Septmeber 2025 Download this briefing as a pdf here Key findings (Jan-Jun 2025) 20 mph speed limit offences rose to 204,000 for the first half of 2025. This suggests a total of over 400k for 2025, so up 25% from 2024 and over 10 times that in 2018, when the first London Vision Zero Action …
AVZ Briefing – Road danger reduction and key offences: how the Metropolitan Police compares to other police services
September 2025 Download this briefing as a pdf here Key points London through TfL and the GLA has led the country on reducing road danger in Britain, e.g. 20mph limits, Direct Vision Standards with lorries, and speed limiters in buses and TfL’s fleet. But to be complete, the picture should include work by the police …
AVZ Briefing: Reducing Traffic Volumes and the Link to Reducing Road Casualties (July 2025)
Reducing traffic volumes is emerging as an important factor in delivering Vision Zero. Across the globe, the recent COVID-19 pandemic illustrated how reducing traffic can be linked to reduced road casualties. Much of the background to this comes from research by Todd Litman at the Victoria Transport Policy Institute[1]. His work reveals that exposure, in terms …
AVZ blog – July 2025: Speed enforcement in London:
2024 stats show still not enough where it matters To download this blog as a pdf click here London has recently reported its provisional casualty statistics for 2024[1]. In the last year, road deaths had increased from 95 to 110 whilst those seriously injured fell from 3,615 to 3,586, a decrease of less than 1%. …
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London Vision Zero Enforcement Dashboard—Two Years On
AVZ Blog - 15th April 2025 Transparency is important. Without it, you do not know what is happening and that includes what to criticise or congratulate. And transparency is especially needed with traffic law enforcement as it is often lacking. Whilst the Home Office publishes crime statistics on a monthly basis and at a local …
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AVZ Briefing – Speed Enforcement in London
February 2025 To download this briefing as a pdf click here The tables (Excel file) linked to this briefing can be viewed here Speed enforcement has greatly increased in London in recent years but is it happening on the right roads? AVZ has analysed the statistics on London speeding offences and summarised them in a …
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AVZ Blog (October 2022) Reducing Road Danger in London – Monthly Campaigners Meetings
If you are interested in reducing road danger and live or work in London, Action Vision Zero are planning to hold regular monthly meetings for London campaigners beginning with a first (online) meeting at 6pm on Monday, 24 October. The aim of the group meeting is to have an opportunity to raise issues around road danger …
AVZ Blog (October 2022) Sentencing guidelines on causing death by driving: how Scotland differs from England and Wales
Key points Scotland is consulting on sentencing guidelines for causing death by driving. The proposed guidelines include less use of prison and shorter prison sentences. Driving bans are increased in both Scotland and England and Wales with Causing death by dangerous driving and Causing death by careless driving carrying a minimum five-year disqualification (compared to …
AVZ Blog (August 2022) Motoring offence sentencing consultation: Careless driving and custody
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 (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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