Hackney pupils interview road safety heroes
Hackney Council’s road safety team has joined forces with a primary school in the borough to interview four people they consider everyday road safety heroes.
‘Innovating for safer roads in London’
A free-to-attend live session, taking place next week as part of the Festival of Road Safety, will look at how London is using data from vehicles to make its streets safer for everyone, in particular people walking and cycling.
AQM sign encourages active travel and reduced vehicle movements
Following a successful eight-month trial at the HQ of a major international retailer based in Leicestershire, an air quality monitoring (AQM) sign is now in permanent use.
DfT figures show 484 e-scooter related casualties in 2020
Government figures show there were 484 casualties in collisions involving e-scooters in 2020, of which 384 were e-scooters users.
Campaign urges London’s drivers to switch off engines when parked
A London-wide advertising campaign has been launched in a bid to cut air pollution and carbon emissions through tackling vehicle idling.
Risks associated with young drivers ‘stem from inexperience, immaturity and lifestyle’
The European Transport Safety Council (ETSC) is calling on the European Union to improve the safety of young drivers, on the back of new data which shows young road users represent a quarter of all road deaths.
2Wheels London urges riders to ‘gear up’ this winter
A London-based campaign group has issued a plea for riders to protect themselves ahead of the clocks changing this weekend.
LRSC forms new partnership with hi-viz designer
The London Road Safety Council has formed an alliance with Gofluo, an innovative company that has recently launched an exciting range of hi-viz garments to help keep walkers, joggers and cyclists safer on the roads.
Residents and workers encouraged to take up free cycle services
The City of London Corporation is calling on residents and workers to take advantage of free cycle services as the Square Mile’s buzz returns.
TfL starts work to improve safety at Battersea Bridge
TfL has started work to make crossing Battersea Bridge safer, in line with its Vision Zero goal of eliminating death and serious injury on the Capital’s road network.