by Jeremy Leach and Emma Griffin The news that not one pedestrian or person cycling died on Oslo’s streets in 2019 came as a jolt to the countries and cities struggling to meet Vision Zero targets. Last year, 130 people died on London's streets including 71 pedestrians and five cyclists, according to TfL’s provisional figures. This …
Road Casualties in Oslo – Some More Detail.
We were really interested to see the news from Norway that Oslo saw no pedestrian and cyclist deaths in 2019 and wanted to know more about this. There is an excellent article about this from Curbed titled Oslo saw zero pedestrian and cyclist deaths in 2019. Here’s how the city did it but we went …
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Election promises for Vision Zero and active travel
Since 2010, road deaths have stopped decreasing. Five people a day die on Britain’s roads. This is our third national election since 2010. Our third chance to end this dreadful toll and ensure people and our planet are healthier. We have launched Action Vision Zero to ensure greater effort is made to reduce road deaths …
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Announcing Action Vision Zero
Bridget Driscoll was the first person to die on a British road when, on 17th August 1896, a motor car collided with her on the grounds of Crystal Palace in South London. At the inquest, the coroner, Percy Mason, said that he hoped "such a thing would never happen again”. Since then it is estimated that more than …
Announcing Action Vision Zero
Bridget Driscoll was the first person to die on a British road when, on 17th August 1896, a motor car collided with her on the grounds of Crystal Palace in South London. At the inquest, the coroner, Percy Mason, said that he hoped "such a thing would never happen again”. Since then it is estimated that more than …
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