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No margin for error with CCTV
enforcement in Temple Fortune
school zig-zags, banned turns cost me approximately £30 per
and box junctions. second.”
One of the sites under It’s hard to think of any
camera observation is the crime that might be committed
Finchley Road/Bridge Lane box where the perpetrator would
junction in Temple Fortune suffer such a disproportionate
about which the RA’s Roads & penalty as that facing Gill
Traffic Committee has heard Gould. She has been given no
many complaints. Whilst it is quarter over this minor matter,
important that motorists should the camera has caught her and
not block the junction, most with the press of a button
local people would expect the Barnet Council and the DVLA
regulation to be enforced with have co-operated in penalising
common sense. However the her. Yet despite a CCTV presence
case of Oakwood Road resident in the Market Place the post
Gill Gould suggests this is not office raiders have not been
happening. troubled by the authorities.
Mrs Gould received a penalty The Market Place camera,
charge notice of £130 after which for ten years has been so
following a car across the effective at issuing parking tickets
junction whilst heading north for Red Route contraventions,
When Barnet Council consulted on Finchley Road. The first car was useless when it was most
residents in 2014 on the use of unexpectedly stopped just ahead needed because the robbers TfL: “No reason for any changes...”
CCTV enforcement for moving so that part of her car was covered their faces. This sort of
traffic offences the RA responded briefly stationary whilst still thing is hugely corrosive to the The lead article in our last issue The statistics clearly trump the So saving time is one of the
by saying that we opposed the within the box. Barnet’s video trust that should exist between on the safety of pedestrians in observations of those who live reasons those crossing the road
idea. Our reasons were that we recording showed that she had citizen and state and in the The Market Place concluded by on the road. Likewise with the will risk crossing the uncontrolled
expected CCTV powers would come to a halt for no more than long run it may be the state’s noting that, “Suburb News feels pedestrian crossing arrangements; Lyttelton Road rather than The
be used indiscriminately and five seconds. agencies that will suffer most Transport for London (TfL) are there will be no change. TfL Market Place with its pedestrian
without regard to circumstances. A very annoyed Gill Gould from the undermining of the very slow at responding, even remarked that, “Pedestrians were lights. Another reason could be
We added that we sensed the said “I was almost at the extremity confidence of those who should when the safety of road users is not waiting an excessive amount the unavoidable spray from
public was becoming increasingly of the box and so was not be its natural supporters. at stake, and seem to make change of time at any of the crossings, vehicle wheels in wet weather
unhappy about an apparent preventing the movement of Anyone uncertain of box very difficult to accomplish. We all waiting times were under 30 when waiting in the pen for the
disparity between the rigid any traffic either behind me or junction regulations can find them should all wish the RA’s Roads seconds. This shows that the ‘Green Man’ to appear.
enforcement of minor motoring exiting from Bridge Lane. I feel under Rule 174 of the Highway & Traffic Committee and our facilities are good for pedestrians In any event TfL are not willing
offences and the authorities’ this is bureaucracy gone mad Code or can contact the R&T Councillors the best of luck.” particularly considering they are to change anything despite a
lack of ability or willingness to and it’s very unfair to penalise a Committee at ratraffic@hgs.org. The RA’s Roads & Traffic crossing a major road.” lot of pressure from the RA’s
solve or prevent much more pensioner for such a small uk for an explanation. Committee have added a link Your Editor uses the crossings Roads & Traffic Committee and
serious criminality. misdemeanour; at £130 this will GARY SHAW (see below) to their webpage so at Ossulton Way and Kingsley our GS Ward Councillors.
Many residents have told us that residents can now see the Way every day and feels this misses Residents can consider how
they believe it far more likely result of TfL’s investigations on the point by not addressing the difficult it is to get TfL to change
that the owner of a stolen car will The Market Place and Falloden danger to pedestrians of using their existing arrangements in
receive a parking or speeding Way. They looked at speeds, right the Lyttelton Road side of the response to the concerns from
ticket incurred by the thief than turns and pedestrians. Readers junction, where there was a outside their own agency; they
that the thief himself will be will probably not be surprised fatality last year. only seem to be interested in
caught or punished for stealing to hear that TfL can see no Crossing where the lights are self-generated initiatives such
the car! reason for any changes to the pedestrian controlled will take as – if you remember this lengthy
Unfortunately our comments present arrangements. two phases of the lights if you and costly fiasco – removing
were ignored and CCTV cameras There will be no speed cameras, are elderly, have respiratory the bus stops in Falloden Way!
have proliferated across the or speed activated road signs, problems, children in tow, or are TERRY BROOKS
borough over the past few years installed on Falloden Way as the using a pushchair; users are obliged www.hgs.org.uk/ra/roadsand
with several being sited in and speeds recorded were not above to wait in the middle of the road traffic/other/201804tflfallodenway
around the Suburb to enforce the set enforcement schedules. for the lights to change again. summarynote.pdf
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