The War on Britain's Roads (BBC Documentary / tabloid tv)

Cynthia Barlow's statement today:

http://www.roadpeace.org/resources/PR_061212_War_on_Britains_Roads.pdf

The language of war is problematic for some. There is no doubt that a programme focusing on conflict
and danger between cyclists and motorists risks undermining an agenda of promoting cycling as a safe
and healthy activity. There are worries that it will put off some from cycling.
But there are others for whom their daily experience of using our roads, whether on bike or foot, leads
them to agree that a war is playing out daily on our streets. Whether that is through fear or intimidation,
or worse.
Whatever you think about a war on our roads, one thing is certain. Every day there are casualties. Each
and every day five people are killed on our roads, and over 2000 are injured. Lives are cut short,
unfulfilled, and many more families and friends devastated by a sudden traumatic bereavement.
We also know these deaths are preventable. Our transport system poses an unacceptably high risk to
vulnerable road users, and then our justice system treats them unfairly. Founded on road danger
reduction, we believe the solution to safer roads involves tackling danger at source, and that those who
pose the greater risk have a greater duty of care to others.
I hope that the one thing people will remember from The War on Britain’s Roads is that road deaths are
preventable. Last year 1901 people were killed on our roads and more than 80 000 were seriously
injured. We should not, cannot, tolerate this level of carnage on our roads and we don’t need to. We can
prevent this. Whether we are professional drivers, motorists, cyclists, pedestrians, or all of the above, we
all have the responsibility to protect others from harm when they share our space.

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