The Department for Transport’s CWIS Cycling and Walking Safety Review

Discuss the issues with the Department for Transport team, share insight and have your say...

Four free regional engagement events to be held in May 2018, all open to the public. Click on the links below to register for your chosen event

Please help the DfT to understand the issues you need to talk about by completing this short (1 min) survey

• London - Vestry Museum, Walthamstow, Wednesday 16th May
• Bristol - City Hall, Friday 18th May
• Birmingham - Room 116, Transport for West Midlands, Summer Lane, Monday 21st May
• Manchester - 2 Piccadily Place, Transport for Greater Manchester, Wednesday 23rd May

Agenda – Each event will last for 2.5 hours and follow the programme below. Starting times vary

We invite anyone with an interest in improving safety for cyclists and pedestrians to join us at one of these special events, for example age and disability groups, parents, teachers and pupils, cyclists, would-be cyclists, pedestrians, joggers, dog walkers, motor cyclists, horse riders, scooters, local, parish and district councillors, public transport operators, professional drivers and couriers...

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If you can't attend in person, but would like to join a webinar (date / time to be announced) please email juliana.orourke@landor.co.uk

If you'd like to contribute to the public Call for Evidence, visit the DfT website here

Why now?

The Department for Transport is currently running a Cycle Safety Review, and has launched a 'call for evidence' that forms part of a wider consultation on road safety issues related to cycling and walking.

What are the issues?

It invites those with an interest in improving safety and perception of safety for cyclists and pedestrians to provide evidence, drawing on experience from the UK or other countries, that can be used to shape future policy decisions. The six key consultation themes are:

• how to improve safety through changes to road infrastructure
• the law and rules of the road
• road user training and testing
• education
• vehicles and equipment
• attitudes, understanding and awareness of different road users

Why we need your insight

The scope of the consultation considers the wider societal benefits of cycling and walking, perceptions of safety – especially for vulnerable road users – and the common misunderstandings and differences of opinion between cyclists and other modes/road users.

Understanding this complexity, the Department for Transport is keen to engage with a wide range of stakeholders, and members of the public, and is facilitating these workshop events to discuss the issues. We invite anyone with an interest in improving safety for cyclists and pedestrians to join us.
Further details of the consultation can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/cycle-safety-review

The call for evidence, which closes on 1st June, can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/cycling-and-walking-investment-strategy-cwis-safety-review