9th Oct 2024 To download this briefing as a pdf click here Key points Police have stated that the public submitted 150,000 videos of unsafe driving in the past year. In the West Midlands, submissions have increased over 50-fold, from 208 in 2017 to over 11,000 in the last 12 months. Some 90% of submissions …
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1 Aug 2024 Key points Perspective of cycling campaigners presented to NPCC Road Crime Reporting Working Group. Tim Wall, Pushbikes (Birmingham) and AVZ Roads Policing Campaigners, spoke about the importance of citizen engagement, the unique experience of cyclists and key calls from cycling campaigners as to how to improve the effectiveness of road crime reporting. …
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9th July 2024 To download this briefing as a pdf click here Key points Using the provisional reported Killed and Seriously Injured (KSI) casualty data for London in 2023, this briefing highlights how: Pedestrians and cyclists account for over half of reported KSIs (59%). Cars are involved in almost two-thirds of reported serious injuries (SIs) …
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25 June 2024 To download this briefing as a pdf click here Key points Greater Manchester’s consultation on its Vision Zero Draft Action Plan 2024-2027 includes asking what appropriate sentencing for serious road traffic offences looks like. Here Action Vision Zero (AVZ) highlights the sentencing statistics recently published by the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) to …
17 June 2024 To download this briefing as a pdf click here Key points This draft action plan contains no concrete actions and asks for feedback on what they describe as “some actions for Greater Manchester may include”. The target is to have zero road deaths and life changing injuries by 2040. It is based …
16th May 2024 To download this briefing as a pdf click here Key points The Sentencing Council is consulting on their first Disqualification Guideline. Bans (disqualifications) are a key sanction for reducing road danger, with our penalty points system based on the deterrent effect of bans. The draft Guideline summarises existing policy but offers no …
15th March 2024 To download this briefing as a pdf click here Investigation of serious injury collisions are set to improve following the London Assembly’s Police and Crime Committee’s report of findings and recommendations, published today. Key points AVZ believes this is the first time a Local Authority has publicly scrutinised a police force on …
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5th March 2024 To download this briefing as a pdf click here Key points Oxfordshire County Council is consulting on its draft Vision Zero strategy, which aims for zero road deaths and reported serious injuries by 2050, with a 50% decrease by 2030. The strategy aims to embed Healthy Streets and Vision Zero principles and …
24th February 2024 To download this briefing as a pdf click here Key points The Sentencing Council is consulting on a guideline for disqualification, with five questions on disqualification. With this consultation, the Sentencing Council provided no data on the use of disqualifications, unlike with aggravated vehicle taking offences. This is a missed opportunity to …
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22nd February 2024 To download this briefing as a pdf click here Key points The UK government is legislating to suspend custodial sentences of 12 months and under, except for exceptional circumstances, e.g. risk of physical harm. Whilst very few motoring offences (less than 1%) involve a custodial sentence, 84% are for 12 months and …
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