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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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. …
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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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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June 2023 To download this blog as a pdf click here Key points In 2022, 75,833 direct disqualifications were given at court in England and Wales. Of these: 1. Most bans are still being given where they are mandatory, i.e. drink/drug driving. 2. Bans given for speeding are rare (2% England and Wales) and range …
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3rd April 2023 The Mayor of London has set out Vision Zero goals that no-one will be killed or seriously injured on London's roads by 2041. As the Vision Zero Action Plan Progress Report (November 2021) shows, much of the responsibility for this lies with Transport for London. BUT there is a huge amount that …
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30 March 2023 Key points Public can now see data on recent traffic offences detected in London It covers over 500 offences, including arrests for serious offences Updated monthly, it contains sanctions begun (including those which will be cancelled) Over one thousand offences a month reported online by the public resulted in a Notice of …
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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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