Operation Safeway Successes

Last week we reported the news that 150 fines were handed out to motorists and cyclists in London, according to BBC News website.

But latest figures now show that the first three days of the Met Police’s crackdown on dangerous and careless road use actually led to over 2,000 fixed penalty notices being served.

The operation was first implemented as a response to the death of six cyclists in the capital within a two-week period. And this shocking number of misdemeanours has only served to highlight the epidemic of incidents that are taking place on a daily basis not only in London but around the UK.

The results of the operation conclude that it isn’t just motorists who are to blame for incidents on the road, too. Between Monday and Wednesday 1,492 penalties were attributed to those in motor vehicles, while a further 755 notices were served to cyclists. The most common reasons Were:

• Jumping red lights
• Using mobile phones
• Cycling on footways
• Having incorrect lighting

Other causes of arrest included assault, possessing drugs, failing to stop, assaulting a police officer and driving while disqualified.

According to Chief Superintendant Glyn Jones of the Met, the focus of Operation Safeway, which will run until Christmas, is on “Getting all road users to behave more safely on the roads, for their benefit and the benefit of others.” He continued, “My hope is that as the operation continues, compliance with the law and the highway code will improve and the need to issue fixed penalty notices will diminish.”

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