Supporting campaigns to end road danger and traffic harm
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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To download this blog as a pdf click here Key points Sentencing guidelines for motoring offences are being consulted upon – for the first time in 15 years.In general, the Sentencing Council is proposing higher starting points and sentencing ranges with more use of custodial sentences.With Causing death and serious injury by careless driving, all …
To download this blog as a pdf click here Should drug drivers be rehabilitated? This is the question that the Department for Transport (DfT) is asking. Their consultation “Protecting the public from repeat drug-driving offenders: call for evidence” seeks views on the use of rehabilitation schemes for high risk drug drive offenders. Action Vision …
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Key points New analysis from AVZ makes it possible to see total offences sanctioned by police services (2011-2020)Data on court prosecutions and out of court sanctions has been combined and published by individual police service for the first timeThis shows how enforcement of motoring offences has changed within each police service. Between 2011-2019, 20 police …
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This blog can be downloaded as a pdf here Live or travel in Leeds? Now is your chance to input into the local road safety strategy. The consultation survey closes on 24th April 2022. Here Action Vision Zero shares our thoughts on the draft strategy and key actions proposed, highlighting the good and where it …
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This blog can be downloaded here Careless driving detection is on the rise. Between 2017-2020, careless driving sanctions rose by 30%. We believe this increase has been helped by dedicated members of the public who submit videos of unsafe driving to the police. So, if you were one of these local road danger reduction helpers, …
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This blog can be downloaded as a pdf here Key points New report by The Police Foundation Calls for the Home Office to adopt roads policing as a Strategic Policing Requirement.Advocates adopting Vision Zero with police aiming for zero road deaths.Recommends closer collaboration, including with third sector. The Future of Roads Policing On the 10th …
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This blog can be downloaded as a pdf here The London Vision Zero Action Plan Progress Report, published in November 2021, was produced by Transport for London, the Metropolitan Police Service and London Councils. It included a summary of progress made and further commitments to lower speeds and increase enforcement. Here Action Vision Zero highlights …
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This blog can be downloaded as a pdf here AVZ Blog (Jan22) Getting unsafe drivers off our roads with license suspensions On Monday 10th January, MPs debated whether police should have the power to suspend driving licenses. This was a Westminster Hall debate triggered by the huge public support for this change. Over 104,000 people …
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