Road Safety Commissioner calls for 20mph speed limits across West Midlands

Safety officials believe that expanding 20mph zones could help prevent dangerous, speeding drivers from causing devastation on West Midlands roads. The region’s Road Safety Commissioner Mat MacDonald said evidence from elsewhere in the UK demonstrated that 20mph was the ‘right’ speed limit for areas where pedestrians and vehicles share space,. says Coventry Live. He made the comments […]

New project launches in Coventry to make school journeys safer

West Midlands Active Travel Commissioner Beccy Marston and Road Safety Commissioner Mat MacDonald have announced the launch of the ‘Kids Streets’ programme, with pilots in Birmingham and potentially Coventry in the next few months, says the Coventry Telegraph. The aim of the scheme is to encourage healthier modes of travel by youngsters, improve road safety […]

West Midlands Road Safety Commissioner driven by ‘rectifying injustices’

When Mat MacDonald was appointed as the West Midlands Combined Authority’s Road Safety Commissioner, it was with the aim of stopping deaths and serious injuries through reckless driving. In his first 12 months in the role, the NHS doctor has been working on progressing key developments including reducing speed limits, introducing red light cameras, improving […]