Councillors have backed a plan to make roads in Bristol safer but raised questions about a shortage of money. Over 100 people a year are seriously injured in car crashes on the city’s roads, leading to cross-party calls for Bristol City Council to make driving less dangerous.
A new target was set for zero deaths or serious injuries on Bristol’s roads in seven years time. According to the latest government data, eight people were killed in 2021, and on average 134 people are seriously injured each year in Bristol.
Green Councillor David Wilcox, shadow cabinet member for transport, put forward a motion asking other political parties to back the pledge of zero road deaths by 2030, during a full council meeting on Tuesday, July 11. He suggested the council lower speed limits, install speed bumps and cameras and change the design of dangerous junctions.
