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More than 14,000 motorists and cyclists in London got fixed penalty notices in a road safety campaign after a spate of cycling deaths.

Police issued drivers with 10,140 penalties for offences including using a phone while driving and not wearing a safety belt.

A total of 4,269 cyclists got tickets for offences such as riding through red lights and cycling without lights.

The Met’s Operation Safeway was launched in response to the deaths of six cyclists in London in two weeks. From the operation beginning on November 25 until its conclusion last week no cyclists have died.

Detective Chief Superintendent Glyn Jones, of the Road Traffic Unit, said he believed the operation had changed people’s attitudes to road safety.

He said : “Our aim was to have a sharp and intense period of enforcement and education which would quickly prompt people to behave more safely on the roads. Eight weeks ago we were stopping numerous pedestrians, cyclists, motorists and motorcyclists every day because they were acting in a way that could put their safety, or the safety of others, at risk.

“Eight weeks on, I have seen first-hand that attitudes have changed. This is reflected by the fact that we’ve had to issue fewer fixed penalty notices as the operation has progressed.”

Around 2,500 officers were involved during the rush hour at around 170 key junctions across London.

Cyclists were issued with fixed penalty notices or a summons. This included 1,277 penalties for riding through red lights, 1,608 for riding without lights at night and 1,057 for riding on the pavement.

Police said many of the tickets for riding without lights were cancelled when cyclists attended rendezvous points to show lights had later been fitted.

Motorists were fined, including 1,113 for using a mobile phone while driving, 2,597 for failing to wear a seatbelt, 2,484 for driving without due care and 3,953 for other offences such as driving without insurance or having faults with a vehicle.

In addition, 225 people were arrested for more serious offences including dangerous driving, driving while disqualified, drink-driving and having an offensive weapon. Police will continue to carry out spot checks at busy junctions.

The Mayor’s cycling commissioner, Andrew Gilligan, said: “This operation has been hugely valuable, exposing and deterring significant levels of law-breaking and dangerous road use by all groups, and almost certainly saving life and limb.”

There were 13 cyclist deaths in the Met area last year, the same as 2012. In 2011 there were 16.