[sustran] Road deaths - Zero Tolerance

[Eric Britton]

 Forwarded message from   "John Whitelegg"
<John.Whitelegg at phonecoop.coop 

 

Have a look at:

 http://www.york.ac.uk/admin/presspr/pressreleases/zerotolerance.htm 

 

 University of York researchers call for 'Zero Tolerance' on road deaths

 Academics at the University of York are calling on the Government to
adopt

a bold new strategy to reduce deaths and serious injuries on British
roads

to zero.

 

 This is the conclusion of a detailed investigation of the Swedish
"Vision

Zero" road safety policy, carried out on behalf of the UK Department of

Transport, by the Stockholm Environment Institute, based at the
University.

 

 The researchers suggest a range of measures to cut road deaths and

injuries including a 20mph urban speed limit, tougher sentencing of

dangerous drivers and a new accident investigation unit independent of
the

police.

 

 Vision Zero was adopted by the Swedish Parliament in 1997 and has taken

road safety in a new direction by emphasising that:  there is much more

 

 John

 

 

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