20mph: Fewer casualties and injuries but scheme still branded a ‘disaster’ in Wales
Cyclist casualties are down 28% and there have been 900 fewer road injuries since the 20mph limit was introduced in Wales, but a driving instructor has called the scheme a “total disaster”. Data to the end of March shows that there have been 348 cyclists killed or injured on all roads since the 20mph law […]
London road casualties lower than pre-pandemic levels, but there’s more to be done
TfL has published the annual casualty statistics that show the number of people killed or seriously injured on London’s roads fell to 3696 in 2024, the lowest level on record outside of the pandemic-affected years. Although London continues to make year-on-year improvements in overall safety performance, 110 people were killed on London’s roads in 2024. This […]
Latest provisional data shows road fatalities rose in 2024
In the last decade road fatality trends have been generally stable (excluding the period impacted by COVID-19), with a steady decline in overall casualties. In reported road collisions in Great Britain in 2024 there were an estimated: Of the road user groups with the most casualties the statistics show that in Great Britain the year […]