Is it time for Vision Zero?
Sadly there has been increasing carnage on our roads in recent times which has kept the road toll steadily rising. As of yesterday morning, for the year to date we've had 35 more deaths compared to the same time last year. With the road toll up currently by over 16% then if the current trend continues then 2015 will be the worst year for 5 years.
The carnage continued yesterday with two serious incidents, one in which a schoolboy was killed after his motorcycle collided with a car and in the second a 14 year old girl was hit and is in a serious condition after a "distracted driver" appears to have mounted a kerb while she was waiting to cross the road.
The increasing road toll and events particularly like the second one raise the question of whether we're doing enough to keep people safe. There is no other area in society where we would consistently allow for so many people to be killed or injured and then do so little about it. Perhaps we need to implement Vision Zero.
More at http://transportblog.co.nz/2015/10/16/time-for-vision-zero/
Recommended http://www.visionzeroinitiative.com/