20mph switch in Wales will save lives and build stronger communities, says Lee Waters
Reducing speed will not only save lives but will help build stronger, safer communities, Deputy Climate Change Minister Lee Waters has said three months before the introduction of the default 20mph speed limit. Described as the ‘biggest step-change in community safety in a generation’, most streets in Wales that currently have a 30mph speed limit […]
Several partners working together to make the roads safer in Birmingham
Birmingham City Council and its partners have set out a vision for safer roads, prioritising people rather than vehicles in the city. The partnership includes Birmingham City Council, West Midlands Police, the West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner, Director of Transport for West Midlands and theregional Cycling and Walking Commissioner. Chief Inspector Rebecca Barnsley, from the […]
SPIE UK wins two Merseytravel Tunnel approach works contracts to improve motorist safety
SPIE UK, a division of the Imtech Group, has been awarded ECI by Merseytravel for works associated with the supply and installation of ten new VMS locations on the approach roads to the Kingsway and Queensway Tunnels. he VMS Contract includes the supply and installation of new signs which will provide safety measures by advising […]
Poor road conditions cause more than half of UK cyclists to feel unsafe on the roads
Poor road conditions, including potholes and lack of cycle lanes, cause more than half of UK cyclists to feel unsafe on the roads Cycle SOS surveyed 2,005 nationally representative UK cyclists to uncover how safe they feel when cycling alone on the roads, and the factors which impact this feeling. 37% of cyclists reported that they […]
Brake calls for 20mph speed limits around schools
Brake is calling for 20mph speed limits to be implemented around all schools in the UK, as parents report roads aren’t safe for their children to walk to school. According to new research published by Brake, parents and carers across the country say they don’t walk their children to school every day because roads are […]
Greater Manchester’s Active Travel Commissioner Dame Sarah Storey sets out Vision Zero commitment to prevent deaths and serious injuries
Active Travel Commissioner, Dame Sarah Storey has set out Greater Manchester’s intention to eliminating deaths and serious injuries on the city-region’s roads through ‘Vision Zero’. In 2021, 858 people were killed or seriously injured in collisions on Greater Manchester’s roads. Vision Zero is the next step in Greater Manchester’s mission to reduce the number of […]
£875,000 awarded to Southampton City Council for improving safety on Portsmouth Road corridor
Southampton City Council has successfully secured £875,000 from the Department for Transport’s Safer Roads Fund, which aims to enhance the safety and ultimately help prevent fatal and serious injuries on the road networks across the country The A3025 Portsmouth Road corridor in Southampton was identified by the Department for Transport as one of the top […]
Road casualties in Scotland rise by 9%
The number of fatalities in crashes involving cars nearly doubled from 55 in 2021 to 101 on Scottish roads, according to the latest Transport Scotland figures. Statisticians have released provisional figures for road casualties showing increases in all severities in 2022. The figures show the total number of casualties rose by 9% between 2021 and 2022 (from […]
New data shows that despite progress, more action is needed to prevent death and serious injury on London’s roads
The number of people killed on London’s roads in 2022 is one of the lowest years on record, noting that 2020 and 2021 were heavily affected by pandemic restrictions and changes to travel patterns . Transport for London (TfL) has published its report on road traffic casualties in the capital during 2022 People walking, cycling and […]
Road deaths increase by 9% in the last 12 months
The latest Department for Transport figures for road casualties have showed that 1,695 people were killed in crashes in 2022, up from 1,558 a year earlier. It showed that road deaths in Britain rose 9% last year, leading to calls for the Government to give the issue “the attention and resources it deserves”. Three out of four fatalities were […]
