To download this blog as a pdf click here Key points Sentencing guidelines for motoring offences are being consulted upon – for the first time in 15 years.In general, the Sentencing Council is proposing higher starting points and sentencing ranges with more use of custodial sentences.With Causing death and serious injury by careless driving, all …
AVZ Blog (June 2022) Drug driving, rehabilitation and driving bans
To download this blog as a pdf click here Should drug drivers be rehabilitated? This is the question that the Department for Transport (DfT) is asking. Their consultation “Protecting the public from repeat drug-driving offenders: call for evidence” seeks views on the use of rehabilitation schemes for high risk drug drive offenders. Action Vision …
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AVZ Blog (Mar22) – Leeds Safer Roads Vision Zero Strategy 2040
This blog can be downloaded as a pdf here Live or travel in Leeds? Now is your chance to input into the local road safety strategy. The consultation survey closes on 24th April 2022. Here Action Vision Zero shares our thoughts on the draft strategy and key actions proposed, highlighting the good and where it …
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AVZ Blog (Jan 2022) – Tackling speeding in London – update
This blog can be downloaded as a pdf here The London Vision Zero Action Plan Progress Report, published in November 2021, was produced by Transport for London, the Metropolitan Police Service and London Councils. It included a summary of progress made and further commitments to lower speeds and increase enforcement. Here Action Vision Zero highlights …
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AVZ Blog (November 2021) – London Vision Zero Action Plan Progress Report: good progress but more is still possible
This blog can be downloaded as a pdf here Just published by TfL is their three-year progress report on the Vision Zero Action Plan. The original plan came out in July 2018 and the new report assesses how much progress has been made and the new actions TfL is committed to to ensure the targets …
AVZ blog (September 2021) – Warwickshire consults on new Road Safety Strategy
This blog can be downloaded as a pdf here The Warwickshire Road Safety Partnership (WRSP) is consulting on a new road safety strategy to 2030. Please do not miss this chance to ensure it reduces road danger. Consultation closes on the 15th September and the response form is short. Warwickshire Road Safety Strategy (WRSP) –AVZ …
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AVZ Blog (September 2021) – New campaign to tackle drivers leaving the scene
Drivers should be held to account for the harm they pose. But, this is exactly what is not happening with drivers leaving the scene of a fatal or serious injury crash.
Reducing road danger – What do your police do?
Ever wonder what your police do to reduce the danger posed by road users? Either the actual number of offences they prosecute, what they prioritise or how they compare to other police services? Action Vision Zero has produced an overview for each police service in England and Wales. This is based on the available data …
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Roads policing on the rise
Let’s start the new year with some good news. Roads policing was on the rise in England and Wales in 2020. We had: The first review of roads policing in 22 years by Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary, Fire and Rescue Services (HMICFRS);The Department for Transport’s (DfT) Roads Policing call for evidence;Parliamentary Advisory Council for …