1. Sources of Road Danger and a Vision Zero approach
Leon Daniels
Managing Director,
Surface Transport,
Transport for London
24 January 2016

2. Contents London’s progress in reducing casualties
Adopting Vision Zero for London
Key principles - tackling the Sources of Road Danger
Achievements so far and our future programme
Next steps and working in partnership

3. London’s roads are at their safest since records began, but pedestrians, cyclists and motorcyclists remain a priority
42% reduction in deaths and serious injuries in 2015 (from baseline)
Lowest casualty figures for over 30 years

4. London is growing and aims to be a city with Healthy Streets
London is growing and aims to be a city with Healthy Streets. Vision Zero for London will make our streets safer
Vision Zero for London will be a core part of this change.
Key principles include:
Loss of life and serious injuries are not acceptable nor inevitable
Reducing road danger is a core value for TfL, the boroughs and the police
Targeting road danger at source and reducing the dominance of the motor vehicle
Reducing the dominance of the car on London’s roads

5. Adopting Vision Zero will ensure we achieve Healthy Streets that contribute to improving Londoners’ quality of life
HEALTHY STREETS
Minimising road danger to ensure there is no loss of life or serious injury
Ensuring people feel safe to enable mode shift to walking and cycling and public transport
Recognise the challenge of improving safety while increasing numbers of people walking and cycling
Reduce dominance of motor traffic
People are safer
People feel safer
People from all walks of life feel confident to walk and cycle and use public transport
Mode shift away from private vehicles
VISION ZERO

6. Draft Mayor’s Transport Strategy
TfL is developing its plans for Vision Zero for London and this will be central to the new Mayor’s Transport Strategy
Draft Mayor’s Transport Strategy
including
Vision Zero for London
Autumn Winter Spring 2017

7. No death or serious injury on London’s roads is inevitable or acceptable
We will continue our Safe Systems approach:
People make mistakes
Physical limits to what the human body can tolerate
Shared responsibility for one another’s safety
And tackle the key sources of road danger

8. London has already led the way with innovative and evidence-based road safety interventions
20mph zones and limits
Trials of Average speed camera
Infrastructure to improve cycle safety
Motorcycle safety interventions
Community RoadWatch

9. Our ambitious future programme to reduce road danger for pedestrians, cyclists and motorcyclists, includes
Direct Vision Standard
Safer junctions
Collaboration with Police on education and enforcement
20mph limits

10. Delivering a broad programme of bus safety improvements, reducing the risk posed to other road users
Six workstreams in the ambitious Bus Safety Programme
Focus on vehicle technology and design improvements for London Buses to set a new standard for bus safety
Evidence based approach
Effective solutions for real challenges

11. Working together in partnership to achieve Vision Zero for London
Real progress made in reducing casualties
Vision Zero for London where no loss of life in inevitable or acceptable
Healthy Streets agenda will capture improvements in safety to enable mode shift
TfL’s commitment to the boroughs
Delivering road safety in collaboration with our partners

12. Thank you Leon Daniels Managing Director, Surface Transport,
Transport for London