➕Which road types have demanded the most political & media debate? 🟰Urban roads (35% deaths) with lots of discourse on 20mph limits & smart motorways (all motorway deaths 5%) ➕Which roads are rarely referenced by politicians & the media? 🟰Rural roads which is where 60% road deaths happen. 🤔🤔🤔

New cars sold in UK could be less safe from US trade deal if current standards are not kept. Has this just happened in UK? It seems that presented with a political choice to improve vehicle safety or a trade deal, our PM chose to lower them (not protect them) in the trade deal. Is this correct?

Trump is trying to force the EU to legalize US car bloat, and European safety leaders are furious: "Europe now risks being flooded with oversized, under-regulated U.S. pick-up trucks and SUVs – vehicles that are...completely out of step with Europe’s vision for safer, more sustainable mobility."

New cars sold in UK could be less safe from US trade deal if current standards are not kept. Has this just happened in UK? It seems that presented with a political choice to improve vehicle safety or a trade deal, our PM chose to lower them (not protect them) in the trade deal. Is this correct?

➕Which road types have demanded the most political & media debate? 🟰Urban roads (35% deaths) with lots of discourse on 20mph limits & smart motorways (all motorway deaths 5%) ➕Which roads are rarely referenced by politicians & the media? 🟰Rural roads which is where 60% road deaths happen. 🤔🤔🤔

A poignant day, combined with a clear message for Government. Sadly they are not listening, yet! www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... #StopRoadDeath #GDL

#TransportMatters @transportaction.bsky.social @transportforall.org.uk @ianmgreenwood.bsky.social @20splenty.bsky.social @rantyhighwayman.bsky.social @carolinerussell.bsky.social

Data is data : TfL report a 34% reduction in the number of people killed or seriously injured, yet the sceptics still complain about 20 mph limits. Data is data. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

More than 100,000 people signed the #GDL petition - please read Nicola’s story ⬇️ www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Thank you to @lisasmartmp.bsky.social for asking @heidialexander.bsky.social department when the new strategy to address road death & road danger will be published - the answer -later this year”. Not a whole lot clearer but better than “unlikely to be before 2026” I had been told. #StopRoadDeath

Oslo achieved vision zero for pedestrians, cyclists and children in 2019. But did you know the city did it again in 2023? This time, there were no road deaths on city streets at all.

PR from DfT (from 23rd April) on providing more driving test slots is here. This was also discussed at Transport Select Committee where the issue of cost of tests was raised - increasing these could deter ppl from taking tests too soon and help increase the pass rate (currently at c.48%)

Two thoughts. 1. Gov is right to be working to fix driving test issues. It’s a mess that is costing ppl money and causing unnecessary stress. 2. Bigger picture = forced car dependence is costing ppl a whole lot more. For many driving isn’t “freedom” - it’s a source of financial anxiety.

Here we go again! ⬇️ Parents, the police and the judge and many other call for #GDL Gvt still don’t agree, but won’t say why! #StopRoadDeath #GDL

Great shirt, great message, simple solution to #StopRoadDeath www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Another tragic & avoidable example of the consequences of young driver collisions. With these families changed forever, they hold their collective breaths awaiting the sentencing hearing next week. Only then can they begin a long road to recovery & find a different life! www.itv.com/news/central...

Hard hitting headline from @skynewsrss.bsky.social contrasting a proactive approach in Canada to the UK’s “not (even) considering GDL” approach. news.sky.com/story/calls-...

More than 100,000 people signed the #GDL petition - please read Nicola’s story ⬇️ www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Imagine a transport system where ‘we’ think almost 5 deaths a day from rail, maritime, or air travel were an acceptable price for rail, maritime or air travel? Thankfully, we don’t have to! Yet, ‘we’ accept that level of risk for travelling on Britain’s roads … Go fathom …. !! #StopRoadDeath

A year ago 26 academics called on the (then) Gvt to take action on the devastating impact of young driver collisions @theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/world/2024/m... The letter quotes 4,935 people killed or seriously injured in 2022: this went up to 4,959 in 2023. We await action from the PM.

More deaths in a young driver crash: 3 passengers killed & 3 strangers seriously injured in a second car. A plea hearing avoided a court case, & 3 families left with the devastation of death of their children. #GDL reduces KSIs by up to 40% but we don’t have one! www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...

As part of a Safe System to #StopRoadDeath safe roads, including maintenance and pot hole repair, need to feature and be connected with road danger and not just vehicle damage or inconvenience. Badly maintained roads can be a contributory factor to death or serious injury. See @metrouk.bsky.social ⬇️

I enjoy weekends! But, open the news to find these fatal collisions reported with devastating frequency. I never comment on the specifics & send 💔 This one all male: 2 dead (17 & 18); 1 has life threatening injuries; 1 has life changing injuries. Yet #GDL is available! www.bbc.com/news/article...

‘My brother would still be alive’: Sister of teen killed in 100mph crash calls for new restrictions for young drivers

68 bereaved siblings who’s brother or sister were killed in a young driver collision signed a letter to @primeministeruk.bsky.social demanding action to save lives with proven interventions #GDL @the-independent.com wrote about why this is so important: www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...

I am sure Ronan Keating speaks for many after the death of his brother: “you can kill a man .. & walk free .. & we wonder why we keep seeing this kind of behaviour .. why people are dying” on our roads. I am so sorry & thank you for speaking out! #StopRoadDeath www.independent.co.uk/arts-enterta...

From the recent debate in Parliament on the risk of death or injury from young driver collisions, Greg Smith MP, said “our challenge is what will protect those freedoms, what will protect those opportunities, what will protect those pleasures in a safer way?” He talked about drivers, no one else!

I am sure Roman Keating speaks for many after the death of his brother in a road collision. He said: “you can kill a man .. & you can walk free .. we wonder why we keep seeing this kind of behaviour on our roads .. why people are dying ..” #StopRoadDeath www.independent.co.uk/arts-enterta...

I couldn’t resist …

Pleased to support @channel5news.bsky.social raising the issue of reckless speeders - RAC story - truly shocking. But, we need to be careful to not only focus on this small number of dangerous drivers when 57.7% fatalities have speed as a contributory factor, thus showing it’s a much wider problem!

Uncomfortable reading for Gvt but great journalism by @the-independent.com who did thorough research to describe a pattern over decades: Support #GDL in opposition / backbencher; but not in Government. www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli... @brakecharity.bsky.social #StopRoadDeath

Road death / road danger: We have not had a national strategy to #StopRoadDeath for 15 years - we are told one is on its way, and it will include the Safe System approach; a focus on areas of high risk, including young drivers, and it will be guided by the evidence. If these promises … next …

The current position from DfT on how best to support young drivers, together with the current decision “not to consider GDL” for GB creates a big divide within the UK. Northern Ireland will have an extended #GDL once implemented; Scotland wants #GDL but doesn’t have devolved power .. 1/2

As a new guy on here, the choice of my first post was important to me. This video from New South Wales, Australia, widely shared, is a great way to introduce my main area of interest - #StopRoadDeath #VisionZero youtu.be/k2tOye9DKdQ?...