Road safety

Background

In 2010, 126 people were killed on London's roads, 2,760 people were seriously injured and 26,003 were slightly injured.

The direction for road safety in London was established in the first Road Safety Plan Opens in a new windowfor London published by the Mayor of London and TfL in 2001. This established targets (which were then further enhanced by the Mayor in 2006) to reduce the number of people killed and seriously injured (KSI), and included specific targets to cut the number of pedestrian, child, cyclist and powered two-wheeler rider KSIs by the end of 2010.

Overall, London has achieved its targets, with a 57% reduction Opens in a new windowover the last decade in the number of people killed and seriously injured on the Capital’s roads. Further figures and information can be found in annual reports Opens in a new windowpublished by TfL. 

In May 2011, the Government published a national Strategic Framework Opens in a new windowfor Road Safety, which sets out the Government’s approach to continuing to reduce KSIs on Britain's roads. In September 2011, the Transport Select Committee announced an inquiry into this national framework.  Read the London Councils' evidence to this inquiry Opens in a new window. 

Our focus 

The Mayor of London and TfL are seeking to develop a new Road Safety Plan for London to cover the period to 2020.

London Councils will work with boroughs, TfL and the Greater London Authority (GLA) and other partners to ensure borough interests and concerns are taken into consideration during the development of this plan.