dr ian greenwood
@ianmgreenwood.bsky.social
Campaigner to #StopRoadDeath. In memory of my daughter, Alice, killed in an avoidable road traffic collision: forever 12 years old.
I post on road death, road danger and policymaking. Speaker. Writer. Activist.
I post on road death, road danger and policymaking. Speaker. Writer. Activist.
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➕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.
🤔🤔🤔
🟰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.
🤔🤔🤔
July 14, 2025 at 6:40 PM
➕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.
🤔🤔🤔
🟰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.
🤔🤔🤔
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New 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?
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?
August 24, 2025 at 9:00 AM
New 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?
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?
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Trump 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."
"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: Mutual Recognition Deal with U.S. Will Cost Lives on Europe’s Roads
By 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…
etsc.eu
August 26, 2025 at 11:39 AM
Trump 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."
"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."
New 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?
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?
August 24, 2025 at 9:00 AM
New 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?
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?
➕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.
🤔🤔🤔
🟰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.
🤔🤔🤔
July 14, 2025 at 6:40 PM
➕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.
🤔🤔🤔
🟰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.
🤔🤔🤔
A poignant day, combined with a clear message for Government. Sadly they are not listening, yet!
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
#StopRoadDeath #GDL
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
#StopRoadDeath #GDL
Tighter rules for new drivers backed by deputy mayor
Alison Lowe, whose sister Debbie was killed by a speeding driver, is calling for graduated licences.
www.bbc.co.uk
June 25, 2025 at 9:23 PM
A poignant day, combined with a clear message for Government. Sadly they are not listening, yet!
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
#StopRoadDeath #GDL
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
#StopRoadDeath #GDL
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#TransportMatters
@transportaction.bsky.social @transportforall.org.uk @ianmgreenwood.bsky.social @20splenty.bsky.social @rantyhighwayman.bsky.social @carolinerussell.bsky.social
@transportaction.bsky.social @transportforall.org.uk @ianmgreenwood.bsky.social @20splenty.bsky.social @rantyhighwayman.bsky.social @carolinerussell.bsky.social
Interesting new study finds that, although people say they need the flexibility that a car offers, drivers' journeys are no more flexible than people who travel with other modes
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Beyond the flexibility narrative of automobility: How regular are car users’ mobility patterns?
The widespread reliance on cars for daily mobility is often justified by a perceived need for flexibility, allowing travelers to adjust activities, sc…
www.sciencedirect.com
June 14, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Data 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...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Speed limit of 20mph 'reduced crashes and deaths', TfL says
A decrease in serious casualties was recorded - but the data suggests it would have fallen anyway.
www.bbc.co.uk
May 24, 2025 at 7:16 AM
Data 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...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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More than 100,000 people signed the #GDL petition - please read Nicola’s story ⬇️ www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Mum of crash victim backs calls for stricter young driver laws
Nicola Bell-Percy says she does not want other parents to go through the same trauma.
www.bbc.co.uk
April 6, 2025 at 6:54 AM
More than 100,000 people signed the #GDL petition - please read Nicola’s story ⬇️ www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Thank 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
May 7, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Thank 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
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Oslo 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.
But did you know the city did it again in 2023? This time, there were no road deaths on city streets at all.
“They cut speed limits, changed street design, removed space for cars… Now it appears that work is paying off. #Oslo & #Helsinki are reaping the rewards of committed action on making their roads safer, reducing pedestrian fatalities to zero last year.” #VisionZero #SpeedKills
How Helsinki and Oslo cut pedestrian deaths to zero
After years of committed action, neither city recorded a single pedestrian fatality in 2019
www.theguardian.com
May 4, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Oslo 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.
But did you know the city did it again in 2023? This time, there were no road deaths on city streets at all.
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PR 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%)
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%)
Transport Secretary acts to make thousands of extra driving tests available each month
Further action to reduce waiting times will see thousands of additional tests made available every month.
www.gov.uk
May 3, 2025 at 9:17 AM
PR 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%)
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%)
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Two 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.
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.
‘It’s wild’: how the cost of learning to drive in the UK is accelerating
From rising prices for lessons to insurance cover, we break down the hefty charges learners now face
www.theguardian.com
May 3, 2025 at 9:17 AM
Two 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.
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.
Here 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
Parents, the police and the judge and many other call for #GDL
Gvt still don’t agree, but won’t say why!
#StopRoadDeath #GDL
April 28, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Here 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
Parents, the police and the judge and many other call for #GDL
Gvt still don’t agree, but won’t say why!
#StopRoadDeath #GDL
Another 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...
www.itv.com/news/central...
www.itv.com
April 24, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Another 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...
www.itv.com/news/central...
Hard 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.com/story/calls-...
Calls for 'irresponsible' UK government to follow Canada's lead on rules for young drivers
As 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.
news.sky.com
April 8, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Hard 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.com/story/calls-...
More than 100,000 people signed the #GDL petition - please read Nicola’s story ⬇️ www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Mum of crash victim backs calls for stricter young driver laws
Nicola Bell-Percy says she does not want other parents to go through the same trauma.
www.bbc.co.uk
April 6, 2025 at 6:54 AM
More than 100,000 people signed the #GDL petition - please read Nicola’s story ⬇️ www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Imagine 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
Yet, ‘we’ accept that level of risk for travelling on Britain’s roads …
Go fathom …. !!
#StopRoadDeath
March 24, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Imagine 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
Yet, ‘we’ accept that level of risk for travelling on Britain’s roads …
Go fathom …. !!
#StopRoadDeath
A 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.
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.
MPs must act to save young drivers’ lives | Letter
Letter: Licensing changes have reduced deaths in other countries and are long overdue in Britain, write a group of road safety experts
www.theguardian.com
March 23, 2025 at 10:33 AM
A 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.
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.
More 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...
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
Teen driver who killed three friends in crash faces years in prison
Edward 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.
www.dailymail.co.uk
March 18, 2025 at 10:43 AM
More 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...
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
As 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 ⬇️
March 18, 2025 at 8:26 AM
As 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 ⬇️
I 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...
2 dead (17 & 18); 1 has life threatening injuries; 1 has life changing injuries. Yet #GDL is available!
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Second teenager dies following car crash near Shifnal
A 17-year-old boy dies in hospital following the crash, after an 18-year-old man died at the scene.
www.bbc.com
March 17, 2025 at 12:23 PM
I 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...
2 dead (17 & 18); 1 has life threatening injuries; 1 has life changing injuries. Yet #GDL is available!
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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‘My brother would still be alive’: Sister of teen killed in 100mph crash calls for new restrictions for young drivers
Sister of teen killed in 100mph crash calls for new restrictions for young drivers
Exclusive: Mia Pullen joins dozens of bereaved siblings calling on Sir Keir Starmer to to bring in new licensing laws
www.independent.co.uk
March 5, 2025 at 11:54 AM
‘My brother would still be alive’: Sister of teen killed in 100mph crash calls for new restrictions for young drivers
68 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...
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...
Sister of teen killed in 100mph crash calls for new restrictions for young drivers
Exclusive: Mia Pullen joins dozens of bereaved siblings calling on Sir Keir Starmer to to bring in new licensing laws
www.independent.co.uk
March 5, 2025 at 2:40 PM
68 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...
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...