RSPH Chief Executive Shirley Cramer CBE has signed a letter published in The Times calling for action to address the 32 children that have been killed and 1,608 injured on Britain’s roads in 2013.
The letter calls for:
- Dedicated funding available for local walking and cycling initiatives
- The introduction a 20mph default speed limit for all urban areas
- The transformation of local walking and cycling routes
It was signed by:
- Julie Townsend, Deputy Chief Executive, Brake, the road safety charity
- Dr Simon Festing, Chief Executive, Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management
- Christine Blower, General Secretary, National Union of Teachers
- Amy Aeron-Thomas, Executive Director, RoadPeace
- Dr Hilary Cass, President, Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health
- Sallie Barker, Interim Chief Executive, Sport and Recreation Alliance
- Malcolm Shepherd, Chief Executive, Sustrans
- Philip Darnton OBE, Chair, The Association of Bikeability Schemes
- Benedict Southworth, Chief Executive, The Ramblers
- Tom Mullarkey MBE, Chief Executive, The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents
- Professor John R Ashton CBE, President, Faculty of Public Health
The full letter is available here.
