Road Safety Week (19-25 November) aims to raise awareness about road safety and reduce accidents across the UK.
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The ‘Road Danger Reduction Strategy’ presented by Lambeth Council during Road Safety Week (15-22 November) seeks to reduce the thousands of annually recorded road accidents in the borough.
Last year’s figures show that Lambeth has the second-highest number of road collisions registered in Greater London (1,167), just slightly behind Westminster (1,274). The third-highest sum of accidents on the road is recorded in Tower Hamlets (1,039).
Lambeth’s strategy to minimise road hazards identifies the main factors contributing to collisions. These include insufficient crossing zones, extended wait times for pedestrians, not enough crossing time, high-speed vehicle traffic, inadequate road lighting, and street designs that prioritise motor vehicles over pedestrians and cyclists.
The borough plans to improve visibility for drivers and increase both the number of crossings and time for people to cross.
To tackle speed, Lambeth’s plan concentrates on reconfiguring roads to incorporate dedicated lanes for cyclists, pedestrians and buses.
More roads with a maximum speed limit of 20mph and more Low Traffic Neighbourhoods (LTN) will also be implemented.
Lambeth Council emphasises that narrow roads deter excessive speed.
Lambeth plans to redesign roads to include specific lanes for cyclists and pedestrians. (Associated Press/Matt Dunham)
These solutions reflect this year’s main focus for Road Safety Week: speed.
Brake, a road safety charity that coordinates the campaign, works with the Department for Transport (DfT) to raise awareness about road safety and accidents across the UK.
Ross Moorlock, interim CEO at Brake, emphasises that speed can determine life or death. He says that “speed dictates whether we can stop in time to avoid a crash, and the force of impact if we can’t stop”.
Road accidents in Greater London
Greater London and the City of London reported a total of 23,502 collisions in 2022, of which 3,826 were fatal or serious, according to the DfT.
The annual report also documented 27,259 casualties resulting from road accidents, with 3,967 individuals recorded as killed or seriously injured.
The London Road Safety Council aims to raise awareness about road safety. Its members are selected council members and professional road safety officers from the city’s boroughs. It also includes representation from Transport for London (TfL), the Metropolitan Police, and City of London Police forces.
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StandfirstLambeth has the second-highest number of road collisions in Greater London, with 1,167 in 2022.
The ‘Road Danger Reduction Strategy’ presented by Lambeth Council during Road Safety Week (15-22 November) seeks to reduce the thousands of annually recorded road accidents in the borough.
Last year’s figures show that Lambeth has the second-highest number of road collisions registered in Greater London (1,167), just slightly behind Westminster (1,274). The third-highest sum of accidents on the road is recorded in Tower Hamlets (1,039).
Lambeth’s strategy to minimise road hazards identifies the main factors contributing to collisions. These include insufficient crossing zones, extended wait times for pedestrians, not enough crossing time, high-speed vehicle traffic, inadequate road lighting, and street designs that prioritise motor vehicles over pedestrians and cyclists.
The borough plans to improve visibility for drivers and increase both the number of crossings and time for people to cross.
To tackle speed, Lambeth’s plan concentrates on reconfiguring roads to incorporate dedicated lanes for cyclists, pedestrians and buses.
More roads with a maximum speed limit of 20mph and more Low Traffic Neighbourhoods (LTN) will also be implemented.
Lambeth Council emphasises that narrow roads deter excessive speed.
Lambeth plans to redesign roads to include specific lanes for cyclists and pedestrians. (Associated Press/Matt Dunham)
These solutions reflect this year’s main focus for Road Safety Week: speed.
Brake, a road safety charity that coordinates the campaign, works with the Department for Transport (DfT) to raise awareness about road safety and accidents across the UK.
Ross Moorlock, interim CEO at Brake, emphasises that speed can determine life or death. He says that “speed dictates whether we can stop in time to avoid a crash, and the force of impact if we can’t stop”.
Road accidents in Greater London
Greater London and the City of London reported a total of 23,502 collisions in 2022, of which 3,826 were fatal or serious, according to the DfT.
The annual report also documented 27,259 casualties resulting from road accidents, with 3,967 individuals recorded as killed or seriously injured.
The London Road Safety Council aims to raise awareness about road safety. Its members are selected council members and professional road safety officers from the city’s boroughs. It also includes representation from Transport for London (TfL), the Metropolitan Police, and City of London Police forces.
