Road collisions should not be viewed as inevitable. Today I pushed the Government to use the internationally recognised Safe System principles, grounded in harm reduction, as it develops a new road safety strategy.

It's rather cold & wet outside, too many impatient people going about in their 4 wheeled raincoats & showing their selfishness as they choose to speed in this weather & not give room to let others onto the roads in their 4 wheeled raincoats. Me, I had no such problem by using controlled crossings. 😉

Smells like car bloat: "More than 3,800 people were killed almost immediately when they were struck in 2023, an indication that high speeds and larger vehicles are making impacts more violent. The rate at which pedestrians are declared dead at the scene of the crash has more than doubled."

This week is Road Safety Week & a chance to talk about Barbara Castle! Barbara was Transport Minister for three years yet she was able to introduce the Breathalyzer, a proper integrated transport strategy & more! This was done despite fierce opposition. 📸 Photo from the Parliamentary Achieve

This is a welcome effort to calm traffic & favour people. Remember child health expert Professor Maria Bitner-Glindzicz who was horrifically killed in this street while cycling to work at Great Ormond Street Hospital. We need London streets to be safe & convenient for cycling & not wait for tragedy!

Great to see the construction underway for this new scheme in Farringdon: ☔️rain gardens & SuDS 🌳🌹🌻trees & planting 🚲new cycle lane ⚡️EV charging 🪑new seating 👏 @islington-council.bsky.social @rowchampion.bsky.social

We need your votes to win £1,000 to support walking and wheeling projects! Living Streets has been nominated for @benefactgroup's 12 Days of Giving! Please click here to vote for us and help secure £1,000 of funding this Christmas 👉 https://bit.ly/12DaysofGivingLS

Mayor Sadiq Khan has overseen significant investment in sustainable public transport and cycling infrastructure. Yet London's trams, trains, and buses continue to promote the very industries profiting from pollution. 4/5

There were some difficulties with reading this when it was first posted, it should be easier now: How and why Rachel Reeves should increase the price of driving in her forthcoming Budget. rdrf.org.uk/2025/11/17/d... Do repost if you think it's worth reading!

Another great starter pack—highly recommended. It’s worth noting that more of us need to work on multiple important issues simultaneously. Making a city more walkable isn’t just placemaking; it also improves mental health, combats loneliness epidemic, reduces crime, AND helps tackle #climatechange.

🖼️ 🚧The first artwork panels are now up beneath #FalconRoad bridge — a visible shift in the long-criticised #ClaphamJunction underpass. Designs feature local landmarks, lavender, daffodils and bees, with lighting + pigeon-proofing shaped by residents. www.cjag.org/2025/11/19/f... #UrbanDesign

I’m old enough to remember when roads were used for getting to places, and not for storing something which on average is only used 4% of the time. What happened?

In 2024, 1,671 people were killed on UK roads and 28,804 were seriously injured. Do you think this is acceptable? This week is #RoadSafetyWeek and we’re calling on the Government to take action to prevent road death and injury. Read the full news story here: www.brake.org.uk/how-we-help/...

Even in London, old sticks haven't kept up with inflation. Despite Mayor's targets on Transport Strategy, Vision Zero, Net Zero, mode share (TfL data) remained relatively static with only cycling and particularly in central creeping up. Need major bold moves (smart road user charging, obvs) now...

Ridership on Paris region transit systems is now generally at or higher than pre-pandemic levels. Bike use is much higher than pre-pandemic. At the same time, car traffic in Paris and on its ring highway is substantially lower than it was pre-pandemic. www.institutparisregion.fr/mobilite-et-...

I was honoured to join the Vision Zero victims listening session with RoadPeace & TfL. Hearing directly from those affected by road trauma is vital as we work together to better support victims and reduce road danger.

Matters from @activetravelcaf.bsky.social, the slides are now available online as a PDF here (near the top): cityinfinity.co.uk/community/

As winter flooding looms, it's worth noting that a young street tree in an asphalt surface can prevent 60% of the rain that falls on it from reaching the ground, even when not in leaf. Increasing the low levels of urban tree cover should be a strategic national priority.

Wild that the response to this question on pavement obstructions is almost entirely focused on e-scooters and hire bikes (primarily a London problem), rather than the big four-wheeled things which are a national and much greater problem.

Local police are conducting a Walk, Talk and Do event on #Tooting Common tonight, 18 November at 6pm, where local residents can talk to officers about how the police can help women feel safer in the local area. Meet at Doctor Johnson Avenue car park, Tooting SW16 1RT

20 minute neighbourhooods need more vehicles on the street. Public ones like these 💪!

Here's our response to the government announcement that housing developments near railway stations will be given a ‘default yes’...

“As a mum and a wheelchair user, pavement parking puts me and my children in danger every day. I don’t understand why drivers think they can block pavements — they’re for pedestrians.” - Aideen, campaigner Join our campaign against pavement parking https://bit.ly/4hWpLxM

This is how you give people proper choices @heidialexander.bsky.social

Basic principles for the future of the car in cities: ✅ Fewer ✅ Smaller ✅ Slower ✅ Cleaner This can be achieved with: ✅ Parking controls ✅ LTNs ✅ Road User Pricing ✅ Pedestrianisation ✅ Default 20mph roads ✅ Improved public transport ✅ Segregated cycling

Dreadful news of a woman killed by a lorry being driven on Hornsey Rise. My thoughts with her family, friends and work colleagues and with first responders. World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims yesterday. I hope any lessons can be learned from the investigation and any changes made.

How and why Rachel Reeves should increase the price of driving in her forthcoming Budget. Post is here rdrf.org.uk/2025/11/17/d.... Do repost if you think it's worth reading!

Only posted this a few hours ago, but Mr Dashboard says only c.50 of you have read this rdrf.org.uk/2025/11/17/d... and we do think it's important: not just because we need to raise £s, but because it's important to show that motorists do NOT "pay their way". So do read and share!

Barcelona rolled out their early school streets (circa 2021) on a shoestring budget, laying down yellow paint and some street furniture. That seemed enough to make teenage students comfortable sitting in the roadway.

In Helsinki, Vision Zero has become a reality. Cities are not natural formations that we have to accept as we find them. Cities are designed and built - and we have the power to design them better and build them better.

China is bringing the hammer down on hyper-fast EVs, setting a minimum 5 seconds for accelerating from 0 to 100 KMH (62 MPH). For context, the Rivian R1S hits 60 MPH in 2.6 seconds, as does the Tesla Cybertruck in "Beast Mode." (H/t @reillybrennan.com)

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

Perhaps we could limit power-to-weight for EVs, when in cities, the same as we do for e-bikes? 250W for a 100kg bike+rider would translate to around 4kW for an EV (EVs currently have 100kW and up!)

Absolutely. It's so easy to campaign for a specific thing you don't like compared with painting a more complex picture of what accessible streets should actually look like.

This week we're supporting #RoadSafetyWeek 🛣️ According to a YouGov survey, 15% of parents are discouraged from walking their child to school due to unsafe speed limits. Visit @brakecharity.bsky.social find out more https://bit.ly/47Iv3cV

We should expect far better than this @wandsworthcycling.bsky.social

Now do roads. Another thing that was talked about and which got quietly binned. www.gov.uk/government/n...

😮 A sobering statistic for Road Safety Week... In the UK, SUVs are three times more likely to kill a child under the age of 10 and heavier cars are more likely to be involved in fatal collisions. Source: @cleancitiescampaign #roadsafetyweek #roadsafetyweek25 #carspreading #suvs #schoolrun

As it’s Sunday, take a moment to imagine how good life would be if your neighbourhood was built for people.

It is very much worth noting this, today and every day. @betterstreetsforbirmingham.org

lower risk of severe injury, also lower risk of a collision at 30mph. Not aimed at revenue generation - if all drivers observed the speed limit, there would be no fines. In that sense, it's an optional fine. Drivers are choosing to break the law and should take the consequences.

Yet another evidence review argues very strongly that simply providing alternatives to driving doesn't reduce driving This isn't surprising, if only thanks to habit. If I unthinkingly jump in my car for every trip (as many do), new buses won't change that www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Does your council give preferential treatment to children being driven to school by providing a 20mph limit "just outside schools" so leaving those walking or cycling the whole way from home to school in a 30mph street environment where any mistake may cause death or injury?

It's no accident we see "carrots", such as nudges or behaviour change programmes, overrepresented in policy tools used to effect modal change. We need a “new normal” with regard to mobility, which sees sustainable travel as default not an alternative and which actively disrupts current patterns.

When politicians are fabricating & spreading misinformation to build their case (as the MP for Putney has done), they are no better than Cambridge Analytica 2016. Good to see accurate data being presented by WBC @putneylabour.bsky.social @carolinerussell.bsky.social

Dollies improve lives, and I love them. There, I said it.

An astonishing 90% of primary schools in Lambeth now have school streets. These are helping make journeys to school safer, they improving air quality for the children and are enabling more kids to walk, scoot and cycle to school. It is great working with @rezinachowdhury.bsky.social and team.

❓Which boroughs have the highest school-run driving rates? 🚗 In London 65% of primary school journeys over 1 mile in length are driven. 👉Find out in our first-of-its-kind data dashboard bit.ly/3JdNXii #solvetheschoolrun #roadsafety

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