Supporting campaigns to end road danger and traffic harm
Roads policing is included (but only in order to tackle other crime) 3rd March 2023 Download this blog as a pdf here Key points Roads Policing has now been included in the Home Office’s national Strategic Policing Requirements[1]. But this is in a supporting role to tackle the critical national threats which include terrorism and …
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26th February 2023 Download this blog as a pdf here Key points Findings from two trials of retrofitted speed limiters has shown how speeding can be drastically reduced. Both London and New York City are keen to roll out Intelligence Speed Assistance (ISA) wider. Other authorities, including Leeds City Council, are also interested in leading …
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To download this blog as a pdf click here Key points Oxfordshire County Council’s vision aims for zero road deaths and life changing injuries by 2050, with a 50% reduction by 2030. While encouraging, this is less ambitious with a longer end date and narrower focus (life changing injuries rather than serious injuries) than many …
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To download this blog as a pdf click here Key points MPs met with families of those bereaved in hit-and-run drivers, at an event on 18th January 2023 hosted by Rachel Mclean, MP Redditch[i] in Parliament. MPs received copies of our new report, Holding hit-and-run drivers to account, explaining the four key calls: New criminal …
If you would like to download this blog as a pdf, please click here What is it? It is speed enforcement being undertaken by a local Council. It is the first such pilot in the country where a local council is able to sanction speeding drivers with penalty charges (fines). For the pilot, Wandsworth Council …
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If you are interested in reducing road danger and live or work in London, Action Vision Zero are planning to hold regular monthly meetings for London campaigners beginning with a first (online) meeting at 6pm on Monday, 24 October. The aim of the group meeting is to have an opportunity to raise issues around road danger …
Key points Scotland is consulting on sentencing guidelines for causing death by driving. The proposed guidelines include less use of prison and shorter prison sentences. Driving bans are increased in both Scotland and England and Wales with Causing death by dangerous driving and Causing death by careless driving carrying a minimum five-year disqualification (compared to …
Download this blog as a pdf here Key points At court in 2021 (England and Wales), Motoring offences—both prosecutions and convictions - rose by 22% in 2021, faster than other types of crime.Speed limit court prosecutions rose by 24% to 208,493. They account for the largest share of motoring offences prosecuted at court - despite …
Download this blog as a pdf here The tables and chart linked to this blog also appear in the downloadable spreadsheet at the end of this blog Key points In 2021, the Ministry of Justice reports that: Driving bans given at court increased by 31% in 2021, up to 78,816 drivers directly disqualified.Lifetime bans increased …
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To download this blog click here The tables and chart linked to this blog appear in the spreadsheet below Key points (2021/22) The numbers of Roads Policing officers increased to 4,102, up by 11 officers (0.3%).Half of police services reported an increase.As a share of total police numbers, roads policing fell slightly to 3%. Total …
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