1. Data led road safety enforcement1
Data led road safety enforcement
February 2018

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3. Vision zero

4. A multi-pronged approach to road safety
Enforcement
Engineering
Education

5. The role of enforcement in road safety
“Exceeding speed limits, drink or distracted driving and failure to wear a seat belt are still the leading causes of death and serious injury on European roads. Despite legislation designed to prevent all four, many drivers involved in fatal traffic collisions clearly failed to comply with one or more road traffic laws at the time of their collision.”
European Transport Safety Council
Enforcement

6. How can we make enforcement effective?
Sustained, on-going action
- As well as regular ‘ops weeks’ (e.g. mobile phones, speed focus), we have a commitment to regular patrols (Op Safeway) at London’s riskiest junctions.

7. How can we make enforcement effective?
Sustained, on-going action
Unpredictable locations
Visible and less visible activities
At the right locations

8. Our analysis app in R!

9. How can we make enforcement effective?
Sustained, on-going action
Unpredictable locations
Visible and less visible activities
At the right locations
Follow up with effective sanctions
Joined up working with transport providers and road safety partners
- New problem solving approach with TfL resources

10. How can we make enforcement effective?
Sustained, on-going action
Unpredictable locations
Visible and less visible activities
At the right locations
Follow up with effective sanctions
Joined up working with transport providers and road safety partners
Publicise!

11. Publicise

12. How can we make enforcement effective?
Sustained, on-going action
Unpredictable locations
Visible and less visible activities
At the right locations
Follow up with effective sanctions
Joined up working with transport providers and road safety partners
Publicise!
Evaluate and learn

13. Evaluation – data returns Personnel and personalities
What are your challenges?
Evaluation – data returns
Personnel and personalities
Organisational differences
Data availability
When is enforcement appropriate and effective?
Limited resources
Open up the discussion

14. A11(A1205)_08 and A11(A1205)_09 – Bow Road
Amy McGeehin
Compliance, Policing and On-Street Services
Transport for London
A11(A1205)_08 and A11(A1205)_09 – Bow Road
Pedal Cyclist
Who
70 Pedal Cycle collisions occurred on this segment between December 2012 and December Where known, pedal cycle casualties were mainly recorded as white European males aged between 25 and 34.
What
Cars were the other vehicle type mostly involved in collisions with pedal cycles along this segment, LGVs were the next most common vehicle type.
When
Most collisions take place on this segment between 16:00 and 18:59. The peak days for pedal cycle collisions are Tuesday and Friday.
How
The main contributory* factor applied to pedal cyclist collisions was for a poor turn or manoeuvre. This was more prevalent when applied to LGV drivers. Being careless, reckless, or in a hurry, was the next most common factor.
Vehicles completing left and right turns into the path of the cyclist was the most common reason for a collision.
* Contributory factors are subjective and down to an officer making a judgement of what happened. There can be multiple contributory factors assigned to an incident (up to six).