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An average speed camera system, the first of its kind in the UK, will begin operating between Canning Town and the Goresbrook Interchange on the A13 from 31 January to help reduce the number of deaths and serious injuries on this stretch of road; notorious for collisions.
January 26th 2011
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The LSCP’s innovative educational resources have won a Prince Michael International Road Safety Award.
The award was presented by HRH Prince Michael of Kent at an event to celebrate achievements and innovations in road safety across the world.
January 10th 2011
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Work will continue through the summer on the installation of average speed cameras on a stretch of the A13 from Canning Town to the Goresbrook Interchange. The system is the first to be used in the UK to enforce the speed limit along a major urban road.
July 12th 2010
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A seventeen year old Enfield pupil has won ten free driving lessons thanks to the LSCP's Parent Pact. Andrew Kozis gave his parents the booklet after receiving it at the Enfield Safe Drive Stay Alive theatre production in October 2009.
April 1st 2010
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The LSCP's new hard-hitting drama resource for young people has launched at www.inaflash.org.uk..
March 11th 2010
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London's residents and media have given their support to average speed cameras being installed on a 7.5 mile stretch of the A13.
January 26th 2010
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Work started today to install average speed cameras on a stretch of the A13 from Canning Town to the Goresbrook Interchange.
January 18th 2010
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Tottenham Hotspur and England striker Jermain Defoe has been banned from driving for six months after losing an appeal against two speeding offences.
November 16th 2009
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Reconstructions were held in Merton, Croydon and Lewisham town centres to remind local residents of the dangers and consequences of inappropriate speed.
November 12th 2009
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The London Safety Camera Partnership (LSCP) would like to thank all schools and Year Six pupils involved in the 2009 Road Safety Week Poster Competition. As usual, the number of entries has been high and the standard impressive!
October 29th 2009
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The LSCP's summer town show visits came to an end recently with highly successful shows in Havering and Enfield.
September 15th 2009
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Transport for London's latest report on casualties shows that in 2008 the number of people killed and seriously injured (KSI) on London's roads fell by 7% from 3,784 in 2007 to 3,526 in 2008.
August 17th 2009
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The Enfield Road Safety Partnership, of which the LSCP is a member, recently carried out a road safety operation at two sites in Enfield Town Centre.
August 7th 2009
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LSCP were delighted to be invited to the Croydon Fire Station Open Day on Saturday 25th July.
August 4th 2009
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The LSCP attended the Dagenham Town Show recently, exhibiting alongside various groups in the Metropolitan Police tent.
July 23rd 2009
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Commander Jerry Savill has been appointed as Chair of the LSCP board, taking over from Commander Shabir Hussain.
July 17th 2009
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Bromley Road Safety Partnership recently held hard hitting driver awareness days at Ravens Wood School and Langley Park School for Boys. The awareness days, 'Driven by Consequence', show young people of driving age that when they get behind the wheel of a car, there are consequences to their actions.
July 16th 2009
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LSCP recently joined thousands of visitors at the Danson Festival in Bexley. A regular on the LSCP's events calendar, the festival is an opportunity for the LSCP and Bexley Road Safety Unit to provide advice and information to Bexley's residents and visitors.
July 16th 2009
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Havering school pupils recently experienced a mock inquest into the death of an 18 year old man. The court, organised by the LSCP and supported by Havering road safety team, gave the audience an insight into the social and emotional trauma of road death.
July 08th 2009
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LSCP joined the armed forces, emergency services and community organisations as ground attractions at the Biggin Hill Air Show 2009.
July 08th 2009
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The LSCP and Transport for London recently co-sponsored the hugely popular National BikeSafe Show for the second year running.
June 23rd 2009
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A regular fixture on the LSCP's summer events calendar, the Marylebone Village Summer Fayre offers visitors fun, entertainment and fine food. The LSCP attended this year's show with a mobile speed camera van to educate adults and children alike about the dangers and consequences of speed and red light running.
June 22nd 2009
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The LSCP are using electronic signs at 22 locations across London to warn speeding drivers to reduce their speed before reaching acamera site.
May 22nd 2009
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The LSCP have expanded on their range of online educational and promotional resources by adding new materials to the online Learning Zone section of the LSCP website.
May 15th 2009
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The LSCP and Greenwich Road Safety Unit teamed up to support the Great Greenwich Get Together at Winn's Common on May 9th.
May 15th 2009
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'Kill your speed or live with it' was the message from Hammersmith & Fulham Council's road safety team during the week beginning March 23rd. A week long campaign saw the Team work with the London Safety Camera Partnership, Metropolitan Police and officers from the local Safer Neighbourhood Team.
March 26th 2009
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Enfield Road Safety Unit, the London Safety Camera Partnership, the Metropolitan Police, London Ambulance Service and London Fire Brigade recently scooped a 'Highly Commended' award at the London Transport Awards for the 'Safe Drive Stay Alive - Enfield' project.
March 26th 2009
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Professor Frank McKenna, the man behind the driver assessment and feedback tools used in the LSCP's Speed Awareness Scheme, has visited Israel to give a keynote speech on the success of the scheme.
March 16th 2009
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The LSCP recently joined Hillingdon Road Safety Unit in Hayes Town Centre to remind residents that if there are street lights and no other signs it's 30 mph.
March 3rd 2009
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Sutton High Street recently played host to a dramatic collision involving a car and scooter during half term break in February as part of a campaign to reduce the number of young people killed or seriously injured as a result of speed.
February 26th 2009
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A test rider for a leading motorcycle publication has been banned from the roads after travelling 50mph above the speed limit.
February 25th 2009
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'Kill your speed or live with it' is the new Department for Transport (DfT) campaign warning drivers that if you kill someone while speeding you will be tormented by it forever.
February 19th 2009
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The LSCP and Transport for London (TfL) advertising campaign 'Kid Again' has been re-launched and is running across London via cinemas, radio, bus backs and billboards. The campaign targets young drivers who speed, drive without insurance or under the influence of drugs.
February 12th 2009
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Posters designed by Year Six pupils from across London are now on display on the LSCP's website. The posters, which have been made into the LSCP's 2009 calendar, were created as part of a Road Safety Week 2008 Poster Competition.
January 9th 2009
Read articleA wealthy property developer who hired the firm run by Nick Freeman - the lawyer dubbed 'Mr Loophole' - in a bid to escape a speeding conviction failed recently in court. The defendant, 44, claimed he did not know who had been driving his Range Rover Sport when it was caught travelling at 44mph in a 30mph zone at Gravel Hill, London in February.
December 19th 2008
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Coulsdon College pupils are being offered a four module Driver Awareness Programme and an LSCP Parent Pact by road safety officers from Croydon Council. The programme, which is being delivered in partnership with the Driving Instructors Association and Approved Driving Instructors (ADI)...
November 24th 2008
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The LSCP's road safety week activities have continued with events for students at Pimlico Academy, Uxbridge College and Chingford Foundation School. Pimlico Academy students were given a lesson in speeding and red light running during road safety week as the LSCP continued their commitment to the award winning Prison Me No Way! initiative.
November 14th 2008
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London's year six pupils have been designing a range of road safety themed posters for the LSCP's annual road safety week poster competition. Road Safety Week is organised by Brake, the road safety charity, and runs from 10th 16th November.
November 11th 2008
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Staff were thrilled to turn out in their own float for the 2008 Lord Mayor's Parade. Standing on the 45 foot long float were 30 Year Six pupils from the Sir John Cass Foundation Primary school in East London, all dressed up as speed cameras and traffic lights - with red-light faces. They took the opportunity to put across some simple road safety messages: "Slow Down" and "Red Means Stop".
November 10th 2008
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The LSCP have recently released a resource for parents of new and learner drivers. The 'Parent Pact' aims to help parents in passing on the skill of safer driving to their children. Parent Pact is designed to show the challenges facing young drivers, giving tips to parents that go beyond simply helping their children pass the driving test. It also includes information which will be useful for the young drivers themselves.
November 4th 2008
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Students at Bromley College of Further and Higher Education were recently shown the consequences of dangerous driving through the full reconstruction of a car crash. Organised by Bromley Councils Road Safety Unit, this event was attended by the LSCP and the Emergency Services to demonstrate to the young audience how and why so many unnecessary collisions happen on our roads each year.
October 24th 2008
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The road safety theatre in education production Safe Drive Stay Alive (SDSA) ran in Enfield for the first time from October 20th 24th.SDSA Enfield was organised by the Enfield Road Safety Partnership, of which the LSCP are a member. Other members include Enfield Council, the Metropolitan Police, London Ambulance Service and London Fire Brigade.
October 20th - 24th 2008
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The LSCP has designed a speed and red-light related road safety workshop as part of the innovative and award-winning Prison Me No Way! initiative.
October 15th 2008
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