#roaddanger — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #roaddanger, aggregated by home.social.
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RE: https://rssfeed.media/@guardianfeeds/117111482453907217
#Freakonomics covered this ages ago - the effect may be reducing, and monitoring drivers might be the answer
https://freakonomics.com/podcast/do-taylor-swift-and-bad-bunny-have-blood-on-their-hands/
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"Reading named worst place for cyclist safety outside London"
"Statistics showed that in 2024, there were 277 casualties in Reading on the highway where someone was killed or seriously injured, and 80 of these (28.9 per cent) involved an injury to a cyclist."
#cycling #UK #Reading #RoadViolence #RoadDanger #transport #roads #biketooter
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Yeah, but #MicheálMartin is going to ban e-scooters
https://www.thejournal.ie/man-and-woman-70s-die-and-two-others-injured-in-co-louth-crash-7105001-Jul2026/
https://www.thejournal.ie/man-50s-dies-after-single-vehicle-collision-in-co-tipperary-7104867-Jul2026/?utm_source=thejournal&utm_content=top-stories
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The #FT reduces itself to classic clickbait.
"Who's the biggest menace on the roads?"
#cycling #RoadDanger #RoadViolence #ActiveTravel #biketooter
I've found the article, may be paywalled
https://www.ft.com/content/ba1df81f-8eaf-4d22-973d-8c3e4f2c26a2
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"A ROAD safety campaign teaching drivers how to properly pass by horses will take place in Basingstoke next month."
"By bringing together horses, walkers and cyclists on the same route, the ride aims to show how small changes – easing off the accelerator, waiting for a safe place to pass, and giving plenty of room – can make journeys calmer and safer for everyone."
#Baughurst #horses #RoadDanger #Tadley #Basingstoke #cycling #walking
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and another one - the first comment is suggesting that this is a way to make money. No fines would be charged if no-one exceeded the legal limit, this idea that motoring is free from laws is weird.
'Hampshire PCC unveils new camera vans to stop speeding'
“But it’s important to recognise that road safety is a shared responsibility." ... "everyone has the right to use the roads without fear of injury.”
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"Man hit by van in Birmingham after residents take down union flags put up by anti-migrant group
Police investigate incident on Thursday after witness claims seeing Raise the Colours logo on side of vehicle"'The Raise the Colours co-founder Ryan Bridge said in an interview with the BBC that the area was “hijacked” by the “far-left”, adding that they looked like “they were there for trouble”.'
#UK #racism #flagshaggers #Birmingham #RoadViolence #RoadDanger #FarRight
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'A 29-year-old woman has appeared in court charged with attempted murder after a car hit pedestrians in central London on Sunday morning, leaving one woman in a life-threatening condition.'
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cvg0yekk2vko
'Klaudia Zakrzewska, 30, and Anoush Chyche, a man in his 50s, were seriously hurt and another woman received minor injuries.'
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'Zero arrests from 106 hit-and-runs on cyclists in London last year, as cycling campaigners slam “completely unacceptable” figures'
#London #Cycling Campaign: “One of the reasons behind hit-and-runs is the existence of unregistered or uninsured vehicles or drivers. The police can take action to reduce this by using the cameras that they have up on the roads and taking those vehicles off the roads."
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"Too many drivers see road safety rules as a personal affront. It’s time to tighten up UK laws"
"In 2024, 1,602 people were killed on British roads. Only a small proportion of these resulted in a surviving driver being prosecuted"
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proposed EU rules could block large pickup trucks from Europe!
If course we should restrict them, try cycling next to a modern SUV, you will understand the risk.
Most people I see driving this tank-like vehicles are 60+ years old that need an AMI from Citroën -
@fesshole https://www.rac.co.uk/drive/news/motoring-news/drivers-splashing-pedestrians-face-fines-of-up-to-5000/
"...the RAC is warning drivers they face fines of up to £5,000 for splashing pedestrians by speeding through puddles."
"The RAC reminds motorists to be careful when driving on wet roads, particularly as splashing could see them slapped with a public order offence, on top of the hefty fine." -
🚨"Traffic crashes kill and injure people worldwide on a massive scale. This doesn’t happen ‘by accident’"
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RE: https://mstdn.social/@jonpsp/115588439781739887
It's good stuff - the Government gets it, now why can't they get Councils (highways and planning departments) and developers to actually deliver these important road safety fixes?
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'Critical safety issues for walking, wheeling and cycling'
'The recommendation to focus on identifying and removing critical issues was introduced nationally in Local Transport Note 1/20 for cycling and regionally through approaches such as London’s Healthy Streets check and Greater Manchester’s Streets for All check.'
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'Forget EVs. Cycling is revolutionising transport'
https://www.economist.com/international/2025/10/09/forget-evs-cycling-is-revolutionising-transport
https://archive.is/khwYb'The third reason is a spread of bike-friendly infrastructure. Bicycles mostly died out as a form of transport in the mid-20th century not only because cars were faster and cushier, but also because cars made cycling catastrophically dangerous.'
#EVs #ElectricVehicles #ElectricCars #cars #transport #cycling #ActiveTravel #BikeTooter #Environment #RoadDanger
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'Hundreds of pedestrians hurt or killed on Surrey roads last year'
Britain: '1,602 deaths reported last year – the equivalent of four people killed in crashes each day.'
'* 331 pedestrians.
* 1,867 car occupants
* 309 cyclists
* 453 motorcyclists
* 93 van occupants
* 10 HGV occupants
* 15 bus occupants
* 42 other road users'#RoadViolence #RoadDanger #motorists #ActiveTravel #transport #walking #cars #Surrey #England #UK #cycling
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Why does it look like progress in reducing road deaths stopped around 2010 even as collisions reduced - coincidence or #Austerity / #Conservatives ? Then again, collisions have been up again since 2020.
"How Britain built some of the world’s safest roads"
https://ourworldindata.org/britain-safest-roads-history
"Today, the United Kingdom has one of the lowest road death rates in the world.2 You can see it compared to other countries in the chart."
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@yle_bot A refreshing attitude to #RoadDanger:-
'"The children are practising their traffic skills, and it is up to each of us adults to make sure that stepping on a pedestrian crossing is safe. So, let’s be careful and ready to stop whenever we approach a pedestrian crossing," said Eero Sauramäki, Head of Road Traffic Management Centre at Fintraffic said in a press release.'In the UK, this would be seen as an infringement of motorists' rights
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5 people killed per day on UK roads!
"Why we need the media to join the dots on road danger"
https://www.eta.co.uk/news/why-we-need-the-media-to-join-the-dots-on-road-danger
"But it missed something crucial. Harry’s death, while particularly high-profile, was not an isolated incident. On average, five people die on Britain’s roads every day. Families up and down the country are dealing with similar losses, often without the media attention or political outrage."
#RoadDanger #RoadViolence #roads #cars #motorists #UK #transport
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"Mercedes has announced it’s bringing Microsoft Teams video calls into the driver’s seat."
https://www.eta.co.uk/news/office-catchups-at-70mph-the-latest-threat-to-road-safety
'nothing says “road safety” like live-streaming your face while piloting two tonnes of steel through city streets.' .. 'you can beam your image into the boardroom, dashboard glow lighting your cheekbones just-so as you pass the local school at drop off.'
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"LTNS CUT DEATHS AND INJURIES BY OVER A THIRD."
Taken from the #BikeIsBest newsletter https://www.bikeis.best/p/30-cycling-growth-and-good-ltn-news?publication_id=2148339&post_id=167820435&isFreemail=true
"Examining 113 London Low Traffic Neighbourhoods (LTNs) across more than a decade, researchers found that LTNs were associated with a 35% reduction in all injuries, and a 37% drop in deaths and serious injuries (KSIs)."
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jul/07/londons-low-traffic-zones-cut-deaths-and-injuries-by-more-than-a-third#cycling #biketodon #biketodon #walking #ActiveTravel #London #UK #LTN #LTNs #transport #RoadDanger
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I commented somewhere recently that it's unfair to run a town without useful public transport because it encourages people to drive when they shouldn't and harm themselves and others.
Now we see that NHS staff fatigue combines with a lack of public transport to kill them, and others, on the roads.
Not running useful transport at all hospital shift changes is very cruel.
#publictransport #publictransit #transport #roadsafety #RoadDanger #NHS
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If only there was some way of stopping people demolishing things with their cars. Near me, cars have demolished two lampposts at speed, plus a bollard leaving fuel all over the road.
'Residents in Farnham have spoken out about their frustration after they were left for more than a week without broadband.'
'The broadband went down at the end of March after a car collided with an exchange on Weydon Lane.'
https://www.farnhamherald.com/news/farnham-residents-frustrated-by-week-long-broadband-outage-782135
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'A man caught speeding at 66mph in a 40mph zone has avoided disqualification due to "exceptional hardship'
Obviously, the only comment is someone complaining that the fine is too high for this person who drove at 150% of the speed limit without considering that people who depend on him might suffer as a result of his actions.
#motorists #cars #speed #RoadDanger #UK #Basingstoke #Hampshire #England #transport
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from 2023:-
"Outdoor play campaigners call for #UK #traffic curbs to protect children"
"In 2021, 11,580 children aged 15 or under were killed or injured on roads in the UK. The annual average over the past five years is 13,503.
Provisional figures for 2022 show 48 children died on roads in the UK, equivalent to one child almost every week.
Globally, road traffic accidents are the leading cause of death among children and young people aged five to 29." -
🚙 Testing the magnetism of these new car stickers. The 16yo kiddo and I are going to practice driving at the nearby sports complex parking lot.
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From the #BikeIsBest newsletter:-
"It was frustrating this week to see 11 new cycling offences proposed by the government (out of 13 new traffic offences)"
"With someone killed or seriously injured in motor traffic collisions every 20 minutes in England the legal system, police resourcing, public education and enforcement are woefully inadequate."https://road.cc/content/news/10-new-cycling-offences-be-introduced-312337
#Biketodon #cycling #biketooter #UK #politics #ukpol #law #transport #RoadDanger
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"Why Britain has fallen behind on road safety"
https://www.economist.com/britain/2025/01/27/why-britain-has-fallen-behind-on-road-safety
"By 2010 Britain’s roads were, along with Sweden’s, the safest in the world."
"Whereas Sweden implemented “Vision Zero”—a goal of reducing deaths to nil—in 2011 Britain’s Conservative-led government ditched its road-safety target altogether."
"But road deaths are now a third higher per mile travelled than in the Scandinavian country that invented the three-point seatbelt." -
Something changed during #Covid #lockdown - for a while, drivers were nicer and more considerate than usual aided by the changes to the Highway Code, and it felt safe walking on country roads with no pavements. Then some really angry males decided to take back the roads, aided by austerity that had eroded public services, and we got speeding, car meets in supermarket car parks, and a return to aggressive driving.