All is full of sound and fury and signifies nothing if they don't get serious about giving appropriately weighty punishments to motorists who drive into cyclists through sheer carelessness and disregard of human life.
..."The government says that road traffic collisions cost the UK economy around £34bn per year," she explained. "This is not only a huge financial number, but also underplays the human and emotional costs of people being maimed and killed.
"Given we know that
LTNs can reduce pedestrian injuries by 85 per cent (link is external) — and that 22,000 people live in Oxford's LTNs — I think that just £55k per year represents good value for money. Additionally, there are huge public health benefits from cleaner air and more children walking and cycling."...
..."In Cowley alone, the LTNs save eight casualties a year, saving over £168,000 in lost work, medical, police and insurance costs. In addition, more than ten thousand people benefit from cleaner air and reduced noise, reducing physical and mental health problems, and safer streets for their families."...
Saima Wazed gives call to make walking, cycling safe for all on 8th UN Global Road Safety Week
..."The government says that road traffic collisions cost the UK economy around £34bn per year," she explained. "This is not only a huge financial number, but also underplays the human and emotional costs of people being maimed and killed.
"Given we know that
LTNs can reduce pedestrian injuries by 85 per cent (link is external) — and that 22,000 people live in Oxford's LTNs — I think that just £55k per year represents good value for money. Additionally, there are huge public health benefits from cleaner air and more children walking and cycling."
Robin Tucker, spokesperson for Coalition for Healthy Streets and Active Travel (CoHSAT) added: "The £4m Active Travel Tranche 2 funding delivered projects that benefit people's health, safety and mobility in Oxford, Bicester and Witney – all for a fraction of the cost of a road scheme like the £35 million Lodge Hill slip roads.
"In Cowley alone, the LTNs save eight casualties a year, saving over £168,000 in lost work, medical, police and insurance costs. In addition, more than ten thousand people benefit from cleaner air and reduced noise, reducing physical and mental health problems, and safer streets for their families."...
Safety concerns are the main barrier preventing more Irish people from cycling, according to a survey...
...The research found that 56 per cent of adults in Ireland said safety concerns have stopped them from cycling, with women being over 25% more likely than men to cite safety concerns as a barrier (62 per cent vs 49 per cent).
When asked what changes would encourage them or others to cycle more, safer roads and improved driver–cyclist etiquette emerged as the top priority (56 per cent)....
"At least one pedestrian or cyclist is killed on the world’s roads every 2 minutes." — Dr. Etienne Krug, World Health Organization
Every year, nearly 1.2 million people globally lose their lives on the roads, and as many as 50 million more are seriously injured. More than 1 of every 4 deaths occur among pedestrians and cyclists – in the European region alone, cyclist deaths surged by 50% – but only 0.2% of the roads worldwide are equipped with cycle lanes, and many communities around the world lack basic safety infrastructure like sidewalks or pedestrian crossings...
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Dr. Krug:. At least one pedestrian or cyclist is killed on the world’s roads every 2 minutes. More than a quarter (26%) of the 1.2 million annual road traffic deaths occur among people moving by foot (21%) or bicycle (5%), yet 80% of the world’s roads don’t meet pedestrian safety standards and less than 1% have cycle lanes....
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