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  1. Published on: 04/10/2017 01:16 PMReported by: roving-eye
    An increase in the number of vulnerable road users being killed on Britain’s roads shows a need for a renewed push for safety, according to the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA).



    Figures released last week show that 1,792 people were killed in 2016 – the highest number of deaths since 2011. Many of these involved vulnerable road users, with pedestrian deaths up by 10 per cent to 448, compared to 2015, and cyclist deaths up by two per cent to 102.

    Worryingly, the number of children killed is also up by 28 per cent from 2015, with 69 under-15s dying in 2016. Of all child road casualties (15,976), 38 per cent were pedestrians, and nearly a quarter (22 per cent) were killed or injured during the afternoon school run, between the hours of 3-5pm.

    RoSPA, the UK’s leading family safety charity, is calling for a renewed focus on teaching children life-saving road safety skills, including:

    Effective road safety education in schools
    Practical pedestrian training for children
    Providing safe walking and cycling routes to school.
    RoSPA would also like to see greater promotion of the benefits of driving at 20mph in built-up areas, where there will be children walking or cycling to school.

    Nick Lloyd, RoSPA’s road safety manager, said: “When there’s an increase in traffic with economic growth, generally casualty statistics do tend to go up, but this in no way justifies these shocking figures.

    “Britain traditionally has one of the best road safety records in the world, but we must focus our efforts through effective education, engineering and enforcement if we are to make our roads safer for pedestrians and cyclists.

    “These statistics demonstrate the need for motorists to be extra vigilant when travelling during school-run hours – young children can be impulsive, so there is a need to be constantly aware of what’s happening around the car. More than 90 per cent of road crashes involve human error, which demonstrates the need for drivers to concentrate at all times, watch their speed, and avoid distractions.

    “We also urge parents to kit their children out in high-visibility gear for the school journey, especially as the nights are now drawing in.”

    The statistics also show the need for the Government to look again introducing Single/Double Summer Time (SDST), with which we would have an extra hour of daylight in the evenings, for the afternoon school run.

    One piece of encouraging news in the Department for Transport figures is that the number of motorcyclists killed is down by 13 per cent from 365 to 319, despite an increase in the amount of motorcycle traffic, demonstrating that motorcycle safety messaging is having a positive effect.






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  3. Seashells&sand says:04/10/2017 04:27 PM
    So all the money spent on 20mph zones and speed humps has been worth it!

  4. local says:04/10/2017 04:57 PM
    Clearly the road safety campaigns are not working and vulnerable road users need to be removed from danger.
    Perhaps obligatory cycle lane usage and helmet wearing would help.

    Publication of honest reports into pedestrian deaths might help .
    The various speed campaigns are losing their impact as they are seen as cash raisers not life savers and are often irrational.

    Bad drivers who often are the result of accidents need to be highlighted before they cause accidents.
    Why not pay people for footage of bad driving and publish it.

  5. said says:05/10/2017 11:33 AM
    Quote Originally Posted by roving-eye View Post
    An increase in the number of vulnerable road users being killed on Britain’s roads shows a need for a renewed push for safety, according to the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA).



    Figures released last week show that 1,792 people were killed in 2016 – the highest number of deaths since 2011. Many of these involved vulnerable road users, with pedestrian deaths up by 10 per cent to 448, compared to 2015, and cyclist deaths up by two per cent to 102.

    Worryingly, the number of children killed is also up by 28 per cent from 2015, with 69 under-15s dying in 2016. Of all child road casualties (15,976), 38 per cent were pedestrians, and nearly a quarter (22 per cent) were killed or injured during the afternoon school run, between the hours of 3-5pm.

    RoSPA, the UK’s leading family safety charity, is calling for a renewed focus on teaching children life-saving road safety skills, including:

    Effective road safety education in schools
    Practical pedestrian training for children
    Providing safe walking and cycling routes to school.
    RoSPA would also like to see greater promotion of the benefits of driving at 20mph in built-up areas, where there will be children walking or cycling to school.

    Nick Lloyd, RoSPA’s road safety manager, said: “When there’s an increase in traffic with economic growth, generally casualty statistics do tend to go up, but this in no way justifies these shocking figures.

    “Britain traditionally has one of the best road safety records in the world, but we must focus our efforts through effective education, engineering and enforcement if we are to make our roads safer for pedestrians and cyclists.

    “These statistics demonstrate the need for motorists to be extra vigilant when travelling during school-run hours – young children can be impulsive, so there is a need to be constantly aware of what’s happening around the car. More than 90 per cent of road crashes involve human error, which demonstrates the need for drivers to concentrate at all times, watch their speed, and avoid distractions.

    “We also urge parents to kit their children out in high-visibility gear for the school journey, especially as the nights are now drawing in.”

    The statistics also show the need for the Government to look again introducing Single/Double Summer Time (SDST), with which we would have an extra hour of daylight in the evenings, for the afternoon school run.

    One piece of encouraging news in the Department for Transport figures is that the number of motorcyclists killed is down by 13 per cent from 365 to 319, despite an increase in the amount of motorcycle traffic, demonstrating that motorcycle safety messaging is having a positive effect.
    The number of deaths on the roads in the UK are approximately equivalent to the figures for France, Germany, Italy and Poland. Poland is the most surprising since the population is only a half that of the UK. However in the greater majority of countries where there is a far lower population and far fewer cars on the road the number of fatalities drops exponentially. It is not speed - it is how many cars on the roads and how many people in certain areas. Germany has an equivalent fatality rate although on some of the roads there is no speed limit.


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