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Launch of Operation Snap
I was pleased to attend the launch of Operation Snap in Cardiff on December 19th. It has significant implications for traffic law enforcement and the involvement of the public in reporting bad driving...
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2017: A pivotal year for Road Danger Reduction
2017 has seen two important steps forward for Road Danger Reduction (RDR) in the UK. But the transport status quo is still stacked against sustainable/healthy travel policy and the gains can easily be...
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Should cyclists be able to hurt or kill with impunity?
Following the Alliston case (discussed here and here) we have discussed the demands for parity between cyclists and motorists with regard to the response from the criminal justice system, not least...
View ArticleGovernment response to its “Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy (CWIS)...
Today the Government announced its response to the consultation on its “Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy (CWIS) Safety Review”. You can download it here and I suggest anybody interested in...
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Operation Zig Zag – A new operation by West Midlands Police Road Harm...
As Secretariat for WMPRHRT we’re pleased to report on this approach adopted by them and described by PC Mark Hodson at the Leicester University Law School March 29th conference on Law Enforcement and...
View ArticleWithout tackling car culture we won’t make headway with road danger reduction
(This article appeared in the 19th July 2019 issue of Local Transport Today as “Viewpoint” – online here) Last week Lord Berkeley retired after 26 years as President of the Road Danger Reduction Forum...
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What’s wrong with electric cars? Are they a (small) step forward or a red...
Any contemporary discussion about the environmental, health and social problems associated with mass car use will inevitably turn to electric vehicles (EVs). Plainly there may be some advantages to...
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“Reducing road danger: Empowering local communities in London”
We have decided to POSTPONE rather than CANCEL this conference until later this year – we will set a new date in the summer with our speakers as the COVID-19 situation develops. We have had...
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“…this should be a new golden age for cycling…”
Thus spoke Prime Minister Johnson in the House of Commons on 6th May 2020. Next day the Minister for Transport announced a programme which appears to signal the best chance for genuine Governmental...
View Article“ Reducing Road Danger: Empowering Local Communities”.
We’re delighted that our Conference (jointly organised with RoadPeace) which was due to be held in April, will now happen as two webinars on October 22nd and 29th at 4 pm: “ Reducing Road Danger:...
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