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Southwark Cyclists' volunteer Bob Eva will be under the protection of PCSO Kevin Phillips as he wields the speedgun near the junction of Village Way and Half Moon Lane. Speeding seems to be as popular as ever and the diminished visibility isn't putting anyone off. You can join in: mail Kevin on Kevin.j.phillips@met.police.uk or read […]
Southwark Cyclists' volunteer Bob Eva, the speedgun and his personal protection, PCSO Kevin Phillips will be at the junction of Lordship Lane and Court Lane. This is always a popular spot with the guys -- lots of law-breaking, as anyone who cycles through here can testify. It's a mutual protection society. Kevin protects Bob from […]
A Southwark Cyclist volunteer will be holding the speed gun and shouting out car speeds on Lordship Lane. With him will be PCSO Kevin Phillips writing down car numbers, makes and colours. A succession of drivers, spotting them, will be standing on their brakes. It's a good way to help them remember what the speed […]
A Southwark Cyclist volunteer will be helping the police with their enquiries in Long Lane. Specifically their enquiries into who's driving too fast and not spotting the guys in yellow fluorescent holding a speed gun. Answer: a surprisingly large number. The volunteer holds the gun, clocks the speeds and shouts them out. PCSO Kevin Phillips […]
A Southwark Cyclist volunteer will be pointing a speed gun at hurriedly braking drivers on Salter Road. With her will be PCSO Kevin Phillips writing down number plates, make and colour of those who didn't stamp on the brakes hard enough. Getting noted down for the first time gets you a letter from TfL pointing […]
A Southwark Cyclist volunteer will be holding the speedgun, with police protection in the shape of PCSO Kevin Phillips (see pic). Passing pedestrians can be relied on to support speed control and often suggest other roads which double as race tracks. Passing drivers not so much. There's me thinking that car drivers were peaceful, law-abiding […]
Southwark Cyclists' volunteer Werner will be holding the speedgun in Long Lane with PCSO Kevin Phillips writing down the numbers. Those doing more than 25mph get rude letters from TfL (who fund Kevin) and if they get caught again the Met start to pursue them. Drivers with bad records come back to try and re-assure […]
Southwark Cyclists' volunteer Werner will be holding the speedgun with PCSO Kevin Phillips writing down the numbers of miscreants. TfL fund this bit of the war on the motorist and it's remarkable fun. Kevin picks the locations. He likes to have a long view of the road so that the motorist who is not paying […]
This a first-ever Community Speedwatch on the Heygate in Walworth. Speeds can get very high here, with a nice, straight road ahead. Speedwatch is a collaboration between concerned volunteers, TfL and the Met. A Southwark Cyclists' volunteer will be holding the speedgun and shouting out the speeds "45" "32" Beside her will be a PCSO […]
A Southwark Cyclists' volunteer will be holding the speedgun and PCSO Kevin Phillips (see pic) will be writing down the car numbers, colours and makes. He sends the details, by now including names and addresses, to TfL. At this stage it's TfL who send out deploring letters to the speeding drivers pointing out the error […]