News on Leeds Safer Roads Vision Zero

Last chance to have your say on plans to improve road safety in Leeds

There are just four days left to have your say on plans to transform road safety in Leeds – the consultation closes this Sunday 24 April at midnight.

The draft Leeds Safer Roads Vision Zero 2040 strategy sets out an ambitious plan to stop people being killed and seriously injured on the roads in Leeds. To find out more and have your say, visit https://leedssaferroadsvisionzero.commonplace.is/ . We would like to hear from as many people as possible, and so please share this with your friends, family, colleagues and others.

The strategy, developed by the Leeds Safer Roads Partnership, is made up of five pillars to comprehensively address road danger. The proposals aim to make the roads safer for walking, cycling, and driving, focusing on protecting children and vulnerable people. The five ‘Safe System’ pillars are:

Safe Behaviours and People – encouraging behaviours that help to keep all road-users safe, focusing on preventing speeding, seatbelt offences, drink and drug driving, and distraction.

Safe Speeds – stopping people driving at illegal, dangerous and inappropriate speeds through street design, targeted enforcement, reviewing speed limits and education campaigns.

Safe Roads – designing streets that put the needs of people above those of vehicles. That means creating streets that are safer for active travel, such as walking and cycling, and reduce the likelihood and severity of collisions.

Safe Vehicles – raising awareness about responsibility for roadworthy vehicles, enforcing offences and considering how technology and design features can help to prevent crashes.

Post-collision Learning and Care – raising awareness of support services, improving understanding of road danger and advocating for justice for road-crash victims.

To find out more and have your say, visit https://leedssaferroadsvisionzero.commonplace.is/ .

If you need the survey in a different format or language, please email visionzero@leeds.gov.uk.

Posted on 20th April 2022

by Sam Campion