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Crash mis-reporting : West Midlands Police acknowledge worrying 20mph injury crash reporting errors
We have received a response (below) from West Midlands Police to our concerns about large numbers of mis-reported injury crash details on the very roads the council have made low speed, ie 20mph, zones nearly a decade ago. This zoning was aimed at making neighbourhoods safer for the most vulnerable road users, copying the hugely…
Crash mis-recording – Our analysis of police crash injury records in 20mph zones
We obtained data from Transport for West Midlands to see what effect Low Traffic Neighbourhoods have in South Birmingham on crash injuries. Unsurprisingly the completed Kings Heath Ph 1 LTN had dramatic success in crash injury reduction (16% compared to city wide trends 2017-2021) – according with equivalent studies across London’s LTNs . The ‘F2…
West Midlands Police continue to fail pedestrians – as drivers’ safety prioritised
We are once again asking West Midlands Police and the Police and Crime Commissioner about enforcement of speed limits – particularly on the hundreds of Birmingham streets the elected council have designated as 20 mph to encourage walking and cycling; the very neighbourhoods where most people live, go to school or work and shop. It’s…
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