Average-speed cameras are to be introduced on a major urban road for the first time.
In total, 84 cameras are to be installed on a 7.5 mile stretch of the A13 in east London, ready for use by next summer. They will operate between Canning Town and the Goresbrook interchange.
However, the speed limit will be raised from 40mph to 50mph on a section of the route once the cameras are in place.
Transport for London said it hoped the cameras would halve the number of people killed or seriously injured along the road.
It added that the collision rate on that stretch of the road has been almost a fifth higher than is typical of major roads in London.
Nearly 500 collisions, including three fatal and 34 serious accidents were recorded on this stretch of road between 2006 and 2008, with half the collisions caused by speeding, according to TfL.
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Re: City gets average speed cameras
Be interesting to see what happens. Average speed cameras make me focus more attention to my speedo than i would do otherwise, which means less attention on the road+-
Re: City gets average speed cameras
500 accidents between 2006 & 2008! That is a terrible figure. It suggests to me that the ROAD is fundamentally dangerous. TfL suggest that over half of the accidents are caused by speeding, but that contradicts general research which says that about 5% of accidents are caused by speed.
I don't know the road, but it sounds like TfL should be taking the blame for not improving a dangerous road instead of blaming drivers. The cameras might reduce accidents a bit, but they don't seem to be addressing the real cause.
Re: City gets average speed cameras
I take it you didn't know Boris Johnson is the Mayor? Ken's been out of the job for almost 2 years.