England and Wales (2022-2024) 15th April 2026 To download this briefing as a pdf click here Key points Amongst pedestrians reported killed and seriously injured (KSI) over a three-year period (2022-2024) in England and Wales[1]: Almost all involved motor vehicles (97%) Four-wheel motor vehicles accounted for 92% Almost three out of four involved a car …
AVZ Briefing – Cycle and car collisions: Who’s getting hurt—
England and Wales (2022-2024) 15th April 2026 To download this briefing as a pdf click here Key points In collisions between cycles and cars in England and Wales (2022-2024), DfT stats[1] show that: There were 7,573 cyclists killed and seriously injured (KSI) compared to 23 car occupant KSIs Thus the cyclist was 329 times more …
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AVZ Blog – Sentencing Act 2026 and motoring offences
30th March 2026 Key points The Sentencing Act 2026 requires a rethink of how serious motoring offences are sanctioned. As of this week, the Sentencing Act 2026 has introduced a presumption against the use of short custodial sentences (12 months and under). This affects 77% of the custodial sentences given for motoring offences - mainly …
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AVZ Blog – Fail to Stop[1]—Who’s getting hurt
12th March 2026 So Fail to Stop (FTS) is included in DfT’s Motoring Offence consultation which is currently open. But not as AVZ would want it. The Department for Transport’s (DfT) consultation includes proposing to increase sanctions for the basic FTS offence but is only asking about the need for a new offence for drivers …
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AVZ Blog – Who’s getting hurt on the roads
20 Feb 2026 The Department for Transport (DfT’s) new Road Safety Strategy aims to reduce the number of people killed and seriously injured (KSIs) by 65% and child KSIs by 70% by 2035, compared to a 2022-24 baseline. No road user modes are prioritised - at least not in the targets. AVZ has already expressed …
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AVZ Briefing – Britain’s Urban rural divide: who’s getting hurt where
19th February 2026 To download this briefing as a pdf click here Key points Almost all road safety strategies have Killed and Seriously Injured (KSI) casualty reduction targets, with no priority allocated to road deaths. This includes DfT's new Road Safety Strategy which aims to reduce KSIs in England and Wales by 65% by 2035. …
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AVZ Blog-Outcomes in fatal crashes
12th February 2026 Last month, the Evening Standard reported Almost 630 drivers who caused fatal crashes have avoided jail in past five years. They did not give any breakdown as to which offences had non-custodial sentences nor any information about disqualifications but did highlight how many drivers had not gone to prison. Is it fair …
AVZ Briefing – Active Travel in London update
26 Jan 2026 Download this briefing as a pdf here Key points Cycling trips are up 47% since 2019, yet cycling’s share of total trips has only increased 1.1%, from 3.6% to 4.7% over this same time. 22% of London residents reported cycling in a year, down from 23% in the previous year. One third …
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AVZ Briefing – DfT Road Safety Strategy
8th January 2026 Click here to download this briefing as a pdf Summary Department for Transport’s (DfT) new Road Safety Strategy: Aims by 2035 to reduce reported numbers Killed and Seriously Injured (KSIs) by 65% and child KSIs by 70%. Continues to be based on the Safe Systems approach and thus design out danger so …
AVZ Briefing-DfT 2024 National Travel Survey findings – Cycling gender gap summary
25th November 2025 To download this briefing as a pdf click here Key findings Compared to 2002, the gender gap in cycling is widening and has worsened in 2024. In 2024, females cycled 34% as often as males and covered 22% the distance; both of these were lower than in 2002 and most of the …
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