Modeshift welcomes the new report from The Bikeability Trust and Living Streets calling for bold, systemic changes to the way we move around our towns and cities.
The report highlights key recommendations, including a nationwide ban on pavement parking, embedding cycle training into the national curriculum, setting a default 20mph speed limit in urban areas, and retraining police and driving instructors to better support active travel.
These calls are backed by compelling poll insights, which show growing public support for safer, more accessible everyday journeys for all.
The report finds:
- Less than two thirds of adults are able to correctly answer a Highway Code question on pedestrian priority
- Vulnerable road users face disproportionate dangers on Britain’s roads, with women at higher risk
- There is a national mandate to reduce motor traffic around schools
A growing disconnect between the updated Highway Code and all road users is endangering the safety of the most vulnerable people on Britain’s roads, according to a new report out today from The Bikeability Trust and Living Streets.
Safer Streets for All: The Upcoming Government Road Safety Strategy reveals that poor public awareness of 2022 updates to the Highway Code is creating conflict between users of all modes of transport. A YouGov poll commissioned by The Bikeability Trust and Living Streets reveals that people who never cycle are 50% less likely than cyclists to correctly answer a Highway Code question.
Cycle training must be enshrined in the national curriculum alongside swimming
Polling also demonstrated popular public support for cycle training, with respondents selecting this measure in their Top 3 measures for active travel to school across primary and secondary. More than 78% of respondents agreed cycle training was one most important measures needed to enable primary and secondary school pupils to travel to and from school by cycling and/or walking.
For more information and to download the report visit: Revolutionise Britain’s roads, charities urge
