UK Government Road Safety Strategy
PEDESTRIANS HAVE FACED DISPROPORTIONATE RISKS ON OUR ROADS FOR TOO LONG.
The UK Government's upcoming Road Safety Strategy presents an opportunity to make our streets safer, healthier and more inclusive.
On 19 May, Living Streets and The Bikeability Trust launched Safe Streets for All, a report which provided evidence and recommendations to shape the strategy’s development. Over 250 organisations, campaigns and individuals provided written submissions to our study. Check out our report here.
From this, we’ve created five key calls the Government should adopt in the upcoming Strategy. Write to your MP to encourage them to speak up for our calls today.
Photography: Heard in London
HERE ARE OUR FIVE CALLS FOR THE UK GOVERNMENT
1. SCHOOL TRAVEL
Prioritise active travel to school with dedicated funding for Routes to School, School Streets and Bikeability training.
2. PAVEMENT PARKING
Implement a new pavement parking law, similar to existing legislation in London and Scotland.
3. HIGHWAY CODE
Increase compliance and align with street design, including rollout of side road zebra crossings and continuous footways.
4. DRIVER BEHAVIOUR
Introduce stricter penalties for dangerous driving, with longer driving bans, tougher jail sentences and lifetime bans for killers.
5. SAFER VEHICLES
Regulate to curb the size and weight of SUVs and pickup trucks and introduce higher parking charges for large, private vehicles.
LEARN MORE ABOUT SAFER STREETS FOR ALL
On 19 May 2025, we launched Safer Streets for All in Westminster alongside our partners at the Bikeability Trust and Vice-Chair of the All-Parliamentary Group for Cycling & Walking, Olly Glover MP for Didcot and Wantage. Check out our webinar to learn more.