Increased police presence.

[martint235]

I think you will always have buttons on the island because otherwise a slow ped could get stranded. It's to do with the number of independent sets of green men. If there's only one set, it's one crossing. If there are two sets of independents ones, it is two crossings.

 

[glenn forger]

Any copper starts lecturing me about plastic bobble hats I swear I'll do time.

 

[benborp]

They're still there!

I saw several riders being offered advice on the ride home this evening.

 

[Ganymede]

Pro-cyclist comment about this phenomenon on the comment page of the Evening Standard today. Crivvens.

 

[mr_cellophane]

Results of the checks are out
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-25618915

Since the beginning of Operation Safeway on 25 November, a total of 13,818 fines have been issued, with 4,085 given to cyclists.
Police said cyclists were fined for jumping red lights, cycling on footpaths and having incorrect lights.
Motorists were given fines for offences including driving without insurance and driving without wearing a seatbelt.
In addition 209 people were arrested during the operation for offences including assault, dangerous driving, driving while disqualified and drink driving.

No motorist caught jumping red lights ?

 

[gaz]

Results of the checks are out
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-25618915


No motorist caught jumping red lights ?

It didn't say that. The wording was offenses including ...

 

[Beebo]

the Evening Standard report is here, 1056 drivers fined for traffic light offences.

 

[mr_cellophane]

Last Monday, the Met carried out spot-checks on cyclists and HGVs in Vauxhall.
In four hours, the officers stopped 70 lorries and issued 15 fixed penalty notices for offences such as the vehicles not being fit for the road.

Just over one in five. That shows where the real problem is.

 

[RedRider]

the Evening Standard report is here, 1056 drivers fined for traffic light offences.

The paper's stance on cycling has been heartening recently. It's editorial from Jan 2 plugs 'presumed liability' saying the courts need to be tougher on motorists who kill cyclists and pedestrians.

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

the Evening Standard report is here, 1056 drivers fined for traffic light offences.

It's hard to get a real feel for the breakdown of offences when the biggest group of offenders - more than all cyclists - is motoring offences classed as other.

• Other (including driving without insurance and faults with vehicle) = 3,687 FPNs/reports for summons

 

[mr_cellophane]

It's hard to get a real feel for the breakdown of offences when the biggest group of offenders - more than all cyclists - is motoring offences classed as other.

Probably because all a cyclist can do wrong it RLJ, Pavement, no lights. Whereas motoring offences are probably in their thousands.

 

[fimm]

42 fines for driving in a cycle lane.

"Det Ch Supt Glyn Jones said: "We've noticed that road users are generally behaving in a much safer manner, and we have issued fewer fixed penalty notices (FPNs) as the operation has progressed." "
...pretty much goes to show that more enforcement makes everyone behave better.