Transport for LondonRed light jumpers learn their lesson
By introducing these workshops we will reduce the likelihood of people re-offending
Now motorists detected jumping a red light could be given the choice of attending an instructive workshop rather than receiving a fixed penalty fine and points on their driving licence.
The workshop, introduced by the London Safety Camera Partnership, aims to change drivers' behaviour, educating them to the danger they put themselves and other road users in if they ignore traffic signals.
Through changing driver behaviour, the course hopes to have a long-term impact on safety for all road users, and help reduce the number of people killed and injured.
Chris Lines, Head of the London Road Safety Unit at Transport for London (TfL), said: 'Although London's roads are getting safer, the 129 deaths and serious injuries in 2006 caused by red light jumping demonstrate there is much more to be done.
'Education plays a vital role in changing motorists' attitudes and we believe that by introducing these workshops we will reduce the likelihood of people re-offending.
'We introduced similar workshops for speeding motorists and they have had a positive impact on all those who have attended.'
The London Safety Camera Partnership is made up of TfL, London Councils, Metropolitan Police Service, City of London Police and Her Majesty's Courts Service.
