Reposted by dr ian greenwooddr ian greenwood @ianmgreenwood.bsky.social · 14/07/2025➕Which road types have demanded the most political & media debate? 🟰Urban roads (35% deaths) with lots of discourse on 20mph limits & smart motorways (all motorway deaths 5%) ➕Which roads are rarely referenced by politicians & the media? 🟰Rural roads which is where 60% road deaths happen. 🤔🤔🤔 033
Reposted by dr ian greenwooddr ian greenwood @ianmgreenwood.bsky.social · 24/08/2025New cars sold in UK could be less safe from US trade deal if current standards are not kept. Has this just happened in UK? It seems that presented with a political choice to improve vehicle safety or a trade deal, our PM chose to lower them (not protect them) in the trade deal. Is this correct? 041
Reposted by dr ian greenwoodDavid Zipper @davidzipper.bsky.social · 26/08/2025Trump is trying to force the EU to legalize US car bloat, and European safety leaders are furious: "Europe now risks being flooded with oversized, under-regulated U.S. pick-up trucks and SUVs – vehicles that are...completely out of step with Europe’s vision for safer, more sustainable mobility."etsc.euETSC: Mutual Recognition Deal with U.S. Will Cost Lives on Europe’s RoadsBy signing up to mutual recognition of vehicle standards with the United States, the European Union has waved the white flag on road safety. This is not a technical detail – it is a political choice… 1727490
dr ian greenwood @ianmgreenwood.bsky.social · 24/08/2025New cars sold in UK could be less safe from US trade deal if current standards are not kept. Has this just happened in UK? It seems that presented with a political choice to improve vehicle safety or a trade deal, our PM chose to lower them (not protect them) in the trade deal. Is this correct? 041
dr ian greenwood @ianmgreenwood.bsky.social · 14/07/2025➕Which road types have demanded the most political & media debate? 🟰Urban roads (35% deaths) with lots of discourse on 20mph limits & smart motorways (all motorway deaths 5%) ➕Which roads are rarely referenced by politicians & the media? 🟰Rural roads which is where 60% road deaths happen. 🤔🤔🤔 033
dr ian greenwood @ianmgreenwood.bsky.social · 25/06/2025 A poignant day, combined with a clear message for Government. Sadly they are not listening, yet! www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... #StopRoadDeath #GDLbbc.co.ukTighter rules for new drivers backed by deputy mayorAlison Lowe, whose sister Debbie was killed by a speeding driver, is calling for graduated licences. 110
Reposted by dr ian greenwoodMeg Howarth @howarthm.bsky.social · 14/06/2025#TransportMatters @transportaction.bsky.social @transportforall.org.uk @ianmgreenwood.bsky.social @20splenty.bsky.social @rantyhighwayman.bsky.social @carolinerussell.bsky.social 021
dr ian greenwood @ianmgreenwood.bsky.social · 24/05/2025Data is data : TfL report a 34% reduction in the number of people killed or seriously injured, yet the sceptics still complain about 20 mph limits. Data is data. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukSpeed limit of 20mph 'reduced crashes and deaths', TfL saysA decrease in serious casualties was recorded - but the data suggests it would have fallen anyway. 041
Reposted by dr ian greenwooddr ian greenwood @ianmgreenwood.bsky.social · 06/04/2025 More than 100,000 people signed the #GDL petition - please read Nicola’s story ⬇️ www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukMum of crash victim backs calls for stricter young driver lawsNicola Bell-Percy says she does not want other parents to go through the same trauma. 033
dr ian greenwood @ianmgreenwood.bsky.social · 07/05/2025Thank you to @lisasmartmp.bsky.social for asking @heidialexander.bsky.social department when the new strategy to address road death & road danger will be published - the answer -later this year”. Not a whole lot clearer but better than “unlikely to be before 2026” I had been told. #StopRoadDeath 010
Reposted by dr ian greenwoodAnine Hartmann @aninehartmann.bsky.social · 04/05/2025Oslo achieved vision zero for pedestrians, cyclists and children in 2019. But did you know the city did it again in 2023? This time, there were no road deaths on city streets at all. 112537
Reposted by dr ian greenwoodStephen Frost @sfrost.bsky.social · 03/05/2025PR from DfT (from 23rd April) on providing more driving test slots is here. This was also discussed at Transport Select Committee where the issue of cost of tests was raised - increasing these could deter ppl from taking tests too soon and help increase the pass rate (currently at c.48%)gov.ukTransport Secretary acts to make thousands of extra driving tests available each monthFurther action to reduce waiting times will see thousands of additional tests made available every month. 031
Reposted by dr ian greenwoodStephen Frost @sfrost.bsky.social · 03/05/2025Two thoughts. 1. Gov is right to be working to fix driving test issues. It’s a mess that is costing ppl money and causing unnecessary stress. 2. Bigger picture = forced car dependence is costing ppl a whole lot more. For many driving isn’t “freedom” - it’s a source of financial anxiety.theguardian.com‘It’s wild’: how the cost of learning to drive in the UK is acceleratingFrom rising prices for lessons to insurance cover, we break down the hefty charges learners now face 6307
dr ian greenwood @ianmgreenwood.bsky.social · 28/04/2025Here we go again! ⬇️ Parents, the police and the judge and many other call for #GDL Gvt still don’t agree, but won’t say why! #StopRoadDeath #GDL 010
dr ian greenwood @ianmgreenwood.bsky.social · 27/04/2025Great shirt, great message, simple solution to #StopRoadDeath www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukIan Wright backs Basingstoke football club's seat belt shirtsNon-league Basingstoke Town FC will wear the shirts for their home match on Saturday. 010
dr ian greenwood @ianmgreenwood.bsky.social · 24/04/2025Another tragic & avoidable example of the consequences of young driver collisions. With these families changed forever, they hold their collective breaths awaiting the sentencing hearing next week. Only then can they begin a long road to recovery & find a different life! www.itv.com/news/central...itv.com 122
dr ian greenwood @ianmgreenwood.bsky.social · 08/04/2025Hard hitting headline from @skynewsrss.bsky.social contrasting a proactive approach in Canada to the UK’s “not (even) considering GDL” approach. news.sky.com/story/calls-...news.sky.comCalls for 'irresponsible' UK government to follow Canada's lead on rules for young driversAs calls for the UK to introduce Graduated Driving Licences (GDLs) grow, Sky News joined Canada's largest road policing unit and driving school to understand exactly how they work. 021
dr ian greenwood @ianmgreenwood.bsky.social · 06/04/2025 More than 100,000 people signed the #GDL petition - please read Nicola’s story ⬇️ www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukMum of crash victim backs calls for stricter young driver lawsNicola Bell-Percy says she does not want other parents to go through the same trauma. 033
dr ian greenwood @ianmgreenwood.bsky.social · 24/03/2025Imagine a transport system where ‘we’ think almost 5 deaths a day from rail, maritime, or air travel were an acceptable price for rail, maritime or air travel? Thankfully, we don’t have to! Yet, ‘we’ accept that level of risk for travelling on Britain’s roads … Go fathom …. !! #StopRoadDeath 071
dr ian greenwood @ianmgreenwood.bsky.social · 23/03/2025A year ago 26 academics called on the (then) Gvt to take action on the devastating impact of young driver collisions @theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/world/2024/m... The letter quotes 4,935 people killed or seriously injured in 2022: this went up to 4,959 in 2023. We await action from the PM.theguardian.comMPs must act to save young drivers’ lives | LetterLetter: Licensing changes have reduced deaths in other countries and are long overdue in Britain, write a group of road safety experts 231
dr ian greenwood @ianmgreenwood.bsky.social · 18/03/2025More deaths in a young driver crash: 3 passengers killed & 3 strangers seriously injured in a second car. A plea hearing avoided a court case, & 3 families left with the devastation of death of their children. #GDL reduces KSIs by up to 40% but we don’t have one! www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...dailymail.co.ukTeen driver who killed three friends in crash faces years in prisonEdward Spencer had been due to go on trial over the deaths of the three teenagers who were killed in April 2023 as they travelled home from school. 031
dr ian greenwood @ianmgreenwood.bsky.social · 18/03/2025As part of a Safe System to #StopRoadDeath safe roads, including maintenance and pot hole repair, need to feature and be connected with road danger and not just vehicle damage or inconvenience. Badly maintained roads can be a contributory factor to death or serious injury. See @metrouk.bsky.social ⬇️ 010
dr ian greenwood @ianmgreenwood.bsky.social · 17/03/2025I enjoy weekends! But, open the news to find these fatal collisions reported with devastating frequency. I never comment on the specifics & send 💔 This one all male: 2 dead (17 & 18); 1 has life threatening injuries; 1 has life changing injuries. Yet #GDL is available! www.bbc.com/news/article...bbc.comSecond teenager dies following car crash near ShifnalA 17-year-old boy dies in hospital following the crash, after an 18-year-old man died at the scene. 010
Reposted by dr ian greenwoodThe Independent @the-independent.com · 05/03/2025‘My brother would still be alive’: Sister of teen killed in 100mph crash calls for new restrictions for young driversindependent.co.ukSister of teen killed in 100mph crash calls for new restrictions for young driversExclusive: Mia Pullen joins dozens of bereaved siblings calling on Sir Keir Starmer to to bring in new licensing laws 1235
dr ian greenwood @ianmgreenwood.bsky.social · 05/03/202568 bereaved siblings who’s brother or sister were killed in a young driver collision signed a letter to @primeministeruk.bsky.social demanding action to save lives with proven interventions #GDL @the-independent.com wrote about why this is so important: www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...independent.co.ukSister of teen killed in 100mph crash calls for new restrictions for young driversExclusive: Mia Pullen joins dozens of bereaved siblings calling on Sir Keir Starmer to to bring in new licensing laws 021
dr ian greenwood @ianmgreenwood.bsky.social · 03/03/2025I am sure Ronan Keating speaks for many after the death of his brother: “you can kill a man .. & walk free .. & we wonder why we keep seeing this kind of behaviour .. why people are dying” on our roads. I am so sorry & thank you for speaking out! #StopRoadDeath www.independent.co.uk/arts-enterta...independent.co.ukRonan Keating says family will ‘never find peace’ as brother’s killer avoids prisonPop singer called Dean Harte’s suspended sentence over the fatal car collision last summer a ‘devastating example’ of ‘how broken our justice system is’ 120
dr ian greenwood @ianmgreenwood.bsky.social · 21/02/2025From the recent debate in Parliament on the risk of death or injury from young driver collisions, Greg Smith MP, said “our challenge is what will protect those freedoms, what will protect those opportunities, what will protect those pleasures in a safer way?” He talked about drivers, no one else! 110
dr ian greenwood @ianmgreenwood.bsky.social · 20/02/2025I am sure Roman Keating speaks for many after the death of his brother in a road collision. He said: “you can kill a man .. & you can walk free .. we wonder why we keep seeing this kind of behaviour on our roads .. why people are dying ..” #StopRoadDeath www.independent.co.uk/arts-enterta...independent.co.ukRonan Keating says family will ‘never find peace’ as brother’s killer avoids prisonPop singer called Dean Harte’s suspended sentence over the fatal car collision last summer a ‘devastating example’ of ‘how broken our justice system is’ 032
dr ian greenwood @ianmgreenwood.bsky.social · 14/02/2025Pleased to support @channel5news.bsky.social raising the issue of reckless speeders - RAC story - truly shocking. But, we need to be careful to not only focus on this small number of dangerous drivers when 57.7% fatalities have speed as a contributory factor, thus showing it’s a much wider problem! 030
dr ian greenwood @ianmgreenwood.bsky.social · 01/02/2025Uncomfortable reading for Gvt but great journalism by @the-independent.com who did thorough research to describe a pattern over decades: Support #GDL in opposition / backbencher; but not in Government. www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli... @brakecharity.bsky.social #StopRoadDeathindependent.co.ukRoads minister abandoned young driver safety plans after taking powerExclusive: Growing calls for licence restrictions fall on deaf ears in the Department for Transport – despite Lilian Greenwood’s former support 021
dr ian greenwood @ianmgreenwood.bsky.social · 30/01/2025Road death / road danger: We have not had a national strategy to #StopRoadDeath for 15 years - we are told one is on its way, and it will include the Safe System approach; a focus on areas of high risk, including young drivers, and it will be guided by the evidence. If these promises … next … 120
dr ian greenwood @ianmgreenwood.bsky.social · 30/01/2025The current position from DfT on how best to support young drivers, together with the current decision “not to consider GDL” for GB creates a big divide within the UK. Northern Ireland will have an extended #GDL once implemented; Scotland wants #GDL but doesn’t have devolved power .. 1/2 120
dr ian greenwood @ianmgreenwood.bsky.social · 20/01/2025As a new guy on here, the choice of my first post was important to me. This video from New South Wales, Australia, widely shared, is a great way to introduce my main area of interest - #StopRoadDeath #VisionZero youtu.be/k2tOye9DKdQ?...youtu.beThere's no one someone won't miss - Man on the street - Towards ZeroYouTube video by Transport Accident Commission Victoria 061