New Vision Zero action plan launched to reduce road danger on London’s roads

The Mayor and Transport for London (TfL) have launched an ambitious new Vision Zero action plan to significantly reduce road danger and prevent deaths and serious injuries on London’s roads over the next five years.

In partnership with the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) and London boroughs, the plan builds on foundations laid by London’s first Vision Zero Action Plan in 2018. As well as highlighting what has been learnt so far, it sets out areas where partners will concentrate efforts over the next five years to drive further progress, prioritising schemes with the potential to reduce the most harm.

The new plan sets out 43 actions to keep reducing risks further and tackle new challenges, from latest safety technology using AI to detect dangerous drivers and a new London Road Danger Reduction Team cracking down on most dangerous offences, to safer speed limits and vital infrastructure like 1,000 new pedestrian crossings.

The new Plan reviews road casualty data against a 2010-14 baseline figure and demonstrates how London has made significant progress in reducing road danger over the past 10 years, with streets becoming safer more quickly than the rest of the country – and equivalent international capitals including Paris, New York, Brussels, Warsaw, Dublin, Montreal, Barcelona, Rome and Lisbon.