The London Safety Camera Partnership launches the first phase of its mobile safety camera strategy for London on Wednesday 11 June 2003.

The Partnership will carry out mobile speed checks from clearly marked vans in "hot spots" identified through consultation with London's boroughs. The service uses mobile vans fitted with cameras able to detect speeding motorists 1 km away.

Jenny Jones (Green Deputy Mayor) Greater London Authority said:

"Too many children are killed or seriously hurt by speeding traffic. These mobile enforcement vans will play an important role in slowing drivers down, especially around schools and in community areas. The toll of death and serious injury on London's roads is the highest in the country (18% of the UK total) and it is vital that we act to change driver behaviour and reduce the number of road crashes. We are confident that mobile enforcement will bring positive change to the speeding culture and reduce casualties."

Speaking in support of the Partnership, Head of the London Road Safety Division TfL Street Management, Chris Lines said:

"We are delighted to launch the mobile speed camera strategy across the Capital and see it as a vital part of Road Safety for London. TfL is pleased to be working with its other partners in the LSCP to reduce the carnage on London's roads.

"Last year 280 people died in road collisions in London, and a further 5,370 were seriously injured. We must reduce these tragic figures and there is no doubt that safety cameras are playing an important role. This new mobile camera strategy allows flexible targeting of our resources for maximum effect."

There are five vans, all are bright yellow and blue, making them highly visible to drivers.

Commander Jo Kaye, Traffic and Transport Division, Metropolitan Police Service said:-

"We plan to use mobile cameras at locations with a history of serious road casualties. Measures to make the vans highly visible to motorists demonstrates our continued commitment to being open about our activities with a view to improving driver behaviour. We want to save thousands of families from the personal trauma of losing loved ones or seeing them seriously injured in road accidents."

Angela Gorman, Wandle Valley Development Manager at Groundwork Merton, would like to ask for your comments for the Wandle Trail Arts Proposals.

If you click on the art programme link and then on each artist you will see their proposals. I would suggest that the work of Andrew Sabin will have most impact on the trail, helping to navigate it and creating interest.

At the moment you can comment by clicking on individual designs, or by going through the contacts section to send comments. I have asked the web designer to make it simpler to comment so please let me know if you have any difficulties. Your feedback is important!

If the answer is yes, then here's a chance to get the council to fill in the potholes, sweep the broken glass away and uproot the rotting weeds. For local roads (not Red-Route roads or TfL Red Route A roads), these are the ways of contacting the council to help make a safer, cleaner environment.