The introduction of traffic enforcement cameras at road junctions will
greatly reduce red light running and drivers ignoring banned right turns or
U-turns as the offending motorists receive £100 fines.
Dave
Dave Wetzel; Vice-Chair; Transport for London.
Tel: 020 7941 4200
-----Original Message-----
From: Michael Nandris [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: 21 January 2005 11:54
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: [UTSG] Multiple red-light jumping
Dear All,
Yesterday I witnessed between 5-7 cars running a red light in Camden. In
years of driving I never saw anything as brazen as this - the herd mentality
in action.
I am sure the 6th or 7th driver was just following the others (why assume
malice when stupidity will suffice as an explanation) but it is tempting to
believe that changes to social norms may be occuring.
I have noticed the Sphexish reaction of some car drivers to cyclists'
running a red light and am wondering whether the social acceptability of
doing so has been adversly influenced.
I am interested in research aimed at spotting changes in social norms and
what is normally regarded as anti-social. I believe things like running red
lights, and using the hard shoulder (quite common on the M11 during the
Stanstead slipway extension) are becoming more common, but difficult to
quantify without data.
regards
M. Nandris
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