Road Danger Reduction

Heard of the Road Danger Reduction Forum?

What an enlightened attitude to assessing transport interventions.

For any intervention ask these 2 questions.*

1. Does it promote benign forms of transport (Like cycling and walking)?
   
2. Does it reduce danger at source?
   
   

Try it...
Cycle lanes

1. Yes people may choose to ride if there is a cycle lane
   
2. No may increase danger since source of danger (Car driver) may not see them
   
   

Helmets

1. No may put people off cycling
   
2. No may even increase danger from source (drivers) because of risk compensation
   
   

Cycle Training

1. Yes people are more likely to ride following training
   
2. Yes people ride where they get seen so drivers more likely to see them
   
   

What about 20mph limits, guard-rails around junctions. HGV driver training, TfL HGV blind spot campaign... etc ?

*Thanks to Richard Ambler of lambeth Council