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Average-speed cameras are to be used on an urban road with multiple entrance and exit points for the first time, Transport for London (TfL) says. | |
The 84 cameras are to be installed on a 7.5-mile (12km) stretch of the A13 in east London, ready for use by next summer. | |
They will operate between Canning Town and the Goresbrook interchange. | 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. | However, the speed limit will be raised from 40mph to 50mph on a section of the route once the cameras are in place. |
TfL said it hoped the cameras would halve the number of people killed or seriously injured along the road. | TfL said it hoped the cameras would halve the number of people killed or seriously injured along the road. |
This is exactly the right way to target road safety: take specific action to target a specific problem Prof Stephen GlaisterRAC Foundation director | |
The collision rate on that stretch of the road has been almost a fifth higher than is typical of major roads in London, TfL said. | |
Nearly 500 collisions, including three fatal and 34 serious accidents, were recorded on this stretch of road between 2006 and 2008. | |
TfL said half of these incidents were caused by speeding. | |
RAC Foundation director Professor Stephen Glaister said: "This is exactly the right way to target road safety: take specific action to target a specific problem. | |
"Average speed cameras are already a familiar feature in roadworks and they have the advantage of smoothing traffic flow rather than creating the stop-start sort of driving often associated with fixed cameras. | |
"The fact that the speed limit is actually going to be increased is an acknowledgement of this." |