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Supporting campaigns to end road danger and traffic harm. #VisionZero #VisionZeroLDN actionvisionzero.org
Excellent feature from @davidzipper.bsky.social on the huge impact that tackling speeding can have in reducing road casualties in urban areas.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Part of our series "Who’s getting hurt on the roads", this blog looks at who tends to get hurt in drink drive crashes. Analysis shows drink driving is a threat to car occupants but it is not a lead source of harm to active road users, especially not cyclists.
actionvisionzero.org/2026/02/20/a...
You’d think London’s roads calm down after work - but after 6pm the West End turns into Wild West, with no congestion charge and few parking controls.
@cleancitiescampaign.org analysis shows dramatic increase of cars entering central London in evening 6-7pm (56%+) compared to morning 8-9am... 1/9
People asked if we should have included the Covid years (2020/21) in this analysis, so revised briefing of where pedestrian and cycling KSIs occur looking at 2024 casualties only. Pattern remains with vast majority of cycling and pedestrian KSIs in urban areas.
actionvisionzero.org/2026/02/17/a...
In the light of the UK Govt's new Road Safety Strategy, AVZ briefing looks at where pedestrian and cycling KSIs occur (predominantly in urban areas). RSS needs more focus on reducing road danger in urban areas and these v high numbers of KSIs.
actionvisionzero.org/2026/02/17/a...
New AVZ blog and briefing highlights inconsistencies in sentencing drivers involved in fatal crashes.
It is very rare for drivers to receive long sentences (jailed for nine years or longer) or lifetime driving bans (which were almost never given).
actionvisionzero.org/2026/02/12/a...
NEW #carspreading danger: @cleancitiescampaign.org analysis reveals a 92% rise in number of US-style pick-up trucks on UK roads. We've now more than half a million pick-up trucks where young children can’t be seen over high bonnet ⚠️ 1/7
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Short AVZ briefing about how well walking, wheeling and cycling are doing in London based on the 2025 Travel In London report.
Good news is growth in the number of cycling trips and the fact that amongst London residents, walking accounts for 38% of all trips.
actionvisionzero.org/2026/01/27/a...
Great to be able to be part of this series of podcasts. Thanks so much for organising and all the best for reducing road danger and making Birmingham a better place for walking, wheeling and cycling.
13.01.2026 15:34 — 👍 6 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
AVZ on new Road Safety Strategy:
1. Ambitious targets BUT long-term Vision Zero needed
2. Themes based on Safe System
3. Focus needed on a)harm motor vehicles pose to people walking and cycling (a third of KSIs), b) reducing vehicle speeds + c) traffic volumes.
actionvisionzero.org/2026/01/08/a...
20's Plenty and it could deliver 20% of the UK Gov's 10-year target of a 65% reduction in casualties in just 20 months.
08.01.2026 08:25 — 👍 17 🔁 9 💬 2 📌 1
The Road Safety Strategy is an opportunity to address the dangers pedestrians face every day, but the vision should be for zero people to lose their lives. We should not accept that a certain number of people will die on our roads.
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DfT Road Safety Strategy now linked on press release website
www.gov.uk/government/n...
🏆 Big congratulations to all of last nights winners at the LCC Awards!
🧑💻 Check out the blog on our website for the full list of prize winners, and nominees: bit.ly/3KZ0PcR
2/2 What would encourage them to cycle? For those open to cycling, both genders reported safer roads, ie slower speeds, less traffic and more considerate driving. Read our summary of the survey findings and see how females and males report the same barriers and encouragement sources with cycling.
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1/2 Latest DfT National Travel Survey found females in England averaged only 8 cycling trips in 2024, just 34% that of males. It is also less than females did in 2002. Read AVZ summary to see how they differ and the change over the last 22 years.
actionvisionzero.org/2025/11/25/a...
New data shows that since @mayoroflondon.bsky.social
launched the Direct Vision Standard lorry safety scheme in London we've seen:
📉a 50% fall in people killed & seriously injured by HGVs
❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️six fewer fatalities every year
tinyurl.com/j3475ua3
Great work again from @londoncycling.bsky.social to update their dangerous junctions map. Don't forget that there is also a map for the most dangerous junctions for pedestrians too.
lcc-dangerous-junctions.streamlit.app
The full exchange with the Met Commissioner is here youtu.be/e0LjiZ9jv2A
May be of interest to @brakecharity.bsky.social @actionvz.bsky.social @londoncycling.bsky.social
New AVZ blog summarises the recent APPGCW report Behind the Headlines: Sentencing after Fatal Crashes and highlights concerns around the quality of road death investigation and the additional suffering that impact of delays in the justice system cause.
actionvisionzero.org/2025/10/31/a...
Unreported road casualties greatly outnumber those reported to the police. For every person reported seriously injured in a crash, 3 more go unreported in Britain.
Read our summary the rise of under-reporting and the increasing cost of road crashes in Britain.
actionvisionzero.org/2025/10/29/a...
5/5 Finally, in spite of all the great work the Met and TfL have done to provide up-to-date statistics on enforcement with the London Vision Zero Enforcement Dashboard, there are a number of relatively simple improvements that could be made to it.
actionvisionzero.org/2025/09/19/a...
4/5 ...and reducing road danger in London is made harder as few drivers are banned for speeding, careless driving or using a mobile phone. VZAP2 should aim to increase the bans given for speeding and careless driving.
actionvisionzero.org/2025/09/15/a...
3/5 ...but the Met Police still lags behind other police forces in three offences that are key to reducing road danger - speeding, careless driving and mobile phone use.
actionvisionzero.org/2025/09/15/a...
2/5 Second there is good news that in recent months London is seeing higher levels of speed enforcement on 20mph and 30mph roads - this is where the vast majority of serious and fatal road casualties occur.
actionvisionzero.org/2025/09/15/a...
1/5 Ahead of the publication of London Vision Zero Action Plan 2 we take a look at the enforcement role the Met Police plays to reduce road crime in London in a short series of briefings. First up a look at speeding, careless driving and mobile phone use:
actionvisionzero.org/2025/09/15/a...
2 years of default urban/village 20mph in Wales has resulted in over 1,000 fewer killed or injured. The data shows a 25% reduction in casualties on the 20/30mph roads. Drivers gain with damage risk, crashes and premiums down. Well done Wales. bit.ly/4ppl030
17.09.2025 05:27 — 👍 124 🔁 45 💬 3 📌 4Few years old now but great summary of how to deliver Vision Zero - focusing on Finland and Helsinki in particular
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Vision Zero plans need to include measures to reduce car use. Delivering the Safe System on its own is not enough; cities also need to reduce driving. The latest AVZ briefing highlights recent research showing that when car use falls casualties fall too.
actionvisionzero.org/2025/07/14/a...
London needs speeding enforcement to focus more on 20 and 30mph roads. 92% of London's KSIs occur on 20 and 30mph roads but only 58% of its speed enforcement does. If it was proportionate, there would be another 280,000 speeding offences detected on these roads.
actionvisionzero.org/2025/07/02/a...
