Action Vision Zero blog December 2023 Key points The GLA Police and Crime Committee holding an inquiry into serious injury collision investigation. Call for evidence has been published (first oral evidence session can be watched here). This is a key opportunity to raise the importance of thorough investigations. Deadline to respond is 22 December. The …
AVZ Briefing – London self-reported (online) road casualties
Dec 2023 To download this briefing as a pdf click here Key points - London 2022 Self-reported collisions are where the public, often the casualty, report the collision after the event, usually online. The police were unable to attend the collision. This may be because they were not notified or unable to attend in time, …
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AVZ Briefing – Reported Hit and run casualties in London – Dec 2023
To download this briefing as a pdf click here Key points In hit and run collisions in London: The number of people killed rose to 16 last year, with 804 reported seriously injured (over two a day). Killed and seriously injured (KSI) rose 10% in the last year. Pedestrians account for most of those killed. …
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AVZ Blog – 20mph speed enforcement soars in London
December 2023 To download this blog as a pdf click here Key points In London, 20mph speed enforcement has increased fivefold since 2018, when the London Vision Zero Action Plan was launched. 20mph speed limit offences are now the most common offence and account for over a third (37%) of all speed limit offences. In …
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AVZ Blog: Justice system shake-up and motoring offences – November 2023
To download this blog as a pdf click here Key points Last month, the government announced a ”fundamental shake-up of the justice system”, including the presumption against short prison sentences (less than 12 months), as well as doubling the use of GPS tags and a review of guilty plea discounts. Here Action Vision Zero reviews …
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London Road Casualty Database 2005-2022
3rd October 2023 Transport for London has just released its latest statistics on road casualties in London covering the whole of 2022. These are summarised in an annual report that can be downloaded here. Page 1 of the 2022 TfL Annual Report In addition to the report, TfL also creates data extracts in csv files …
AVZ Blog: Under-reporting of road casualties worsens in 2022
October 2023 To download this blog as a pdf, click here DfT estimates the number of seriously injured in 2022 at 3.6 times that reported by police. Key points Official road casualty statistics (STATS19) severely underestimate the true road casualty toll. Based on National Travel Survey findings, the Department for Transport (DfT) has found under-reporting …
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AVZ Blog: APPG Road Justice report
September 2023 To download this blog as a pdf click here Key points The APPG Road Justice report’s 10 recommendations were chosen to: Bring significant safety benefits (both objective and perceived) to people walking, wheeling and cycling. 2. Span the justice process from detection through to sentencing. 3. Be able to have their progress tracked. …
AVZ Briefing: Roads Policing and Vision Zero
September 2023 To download this briefing as a pdf click here Key points The role of roads policing and traffic law enforcement has been reviewed in five recent Vision Zero road safety strategies/plans – London, Warwickshire, Kent, Essex and Leeds. The police play a vital role in reducing road danger. Vision Zero programmes recognise this …
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AVZ Blog – Good practice in Northamptonshire with online reporting transparency
June 2023 To download this blog as a pdf click here Key points Northamptonshire Police publishes much data on its Operation Snap submissions. It shows which road user modes are submitting, the outcomes, reasons for No Further Action (NFA) as well as which offence was detected. Data is updated on a monthly basis. Action Vision …
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