In a letter to Thomas Turrell, London Assembly Member for Bexley & Bromley, Seb Dance, the Deputy Mayor for Transport, said that as part of TfL’s wider initiatives to reduce speeding on the capital’s roads, the roads mentioned in the petition will be looked into.

The Deputy Mayor suggested other measures, such as roving speed cameras on cars, which Councillors will look into further for potential deployment locally.

Cllrs Josh Coldspring-White, Alexa Michael and Diane Smith said:
“We’re delighted to see our ‘Save our Streets’ campaign get a hearing at City Hall, and are pleased to hear the Deputy Mayor for Transport take residents’ concerns seriously.
“We now call on TfL to set out a timetable for a decision on speed cameras in speeding hotspots across Hayes, Coney Hall & Keston Village. We commit to working constructively with City Hall to ensure our roads are as safe as possible.”

You can read the full letter from the Deputy Mayor for Transport, Seb Dance, below.

Dear Thomas,
Thank you for sharing the petition calling for new speed cameras on roads in Hayes and Coney Hall. I appreciate your advocacy on behalf of your community. As Deputy Mayor for Transport, I am responding on behalf of the Mayor.

 Last year, speeding was a factor in over half of fatal road collisions in London, and these collisions were all preventable.

Transport for London launched Vision Zero Action Plan 2 earlier this year, which includes a joint commitment from London’s local authorities, TfL and the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) to increase speed limit compliance on TfL and borough roads through enforcement. TfL will expand the use of mobile speed cameras, upgrade fixed safety camera infrastructure, and explore new ways to deter speeding. You may have seen that TfL has recently started trialling a new type of radar-based camera across 10 sites in London. These measures will help create a culture in which driving at safe speeds is the norm, reducing the risk of serious harm on London’s roads.

TfL’s immediate focus is on improving the effectiveness of the existing network, which includes over 800 fixed speed cameras and six permanent average speed systems across London, and reletting its major safety camera contracts so that it can continue to enforce speed and red-light offences by cameras. Once TfL is able to expand the network, new locations will be prioritised based on risk using a data-led approach. I have asked that TfL considers roads in Hayes and Coney Hall as part of this work.
Safety cameras are only one way to tackle speed-related deaths and serious injuries on our roads. TfL continues to work with all boroughs to tackle speed non-compliance in other ways, including education and engagement, roadside police enforcement and mobile safety cameras.
Both TfL and I remain committed to eliminating all deaths and serious injuries from London’s transport network by 2041.
Yours sincerely,
Seb Dance
Deputy Mayor for Transport