Working hard to save lives on devon & Cornwall's roads
What is Vision Zero South West?
Vision Zero South West is a partnership involving many organisations in Devon and Cornwall who share one goal – to eliminate death and serious injury from our roads.
Led by a diverse board of experts — including senior police and fire officers, leading clinicians, councillors, and the Police and Crime Commissioner — the board meets quarterly to discuss strategies and projects aimed at reducing serious collisions.
News & Updates
Who Is Most At Risk?
The UK has some of the world’s safest roads, but we believe any death or serious injury is one too many. Through research and analysis, Vision Zero South West has identified the road users who are most at-risk.
Find detailed statistics and insights including collision data, high harm routes and safety camera figures.
Find out more about some of the innovative projects we are involved with which aim to help reduce collisions. You can also find links to the latest road projects in your area.
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When you set off in your vehicle, how many of you check your tyres for tread as well as looking to see if they're all properly inflated? 🤔
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This video from Tyre Safe shows what can happen to your tyres and vehicle handling if your tyres are underinflated…
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We are exploring the introduction of new road markings and signs designed to support motorcyclists. These have already been used very successfully in Scotland, and have been extremely well‑received.
To help us understand where they could make the biggest difference locally, we would really appreciate your insight. Are there any particular bends, or a sequence of bends, that you find especially tricky to negotiate? We are very keen to hear your views.
If you have any locations in mind, we’d love to hear from you using this link: www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/TZXN58/
📸 Speed cameras were the subject of a BBC Spotlight feature yesterday
️📣 For any who missed it, here's our comment in full…
Adrian Leisk, Head of Road Safety at Devon and Cornwall Police, said: “Speed is one of the Fatal Five causes of road traffic collisions. Travelling too fast gives drivers less time to react if something happens and significantly increases the chance of death or serious injury in the event of a collision.
“Most cameras are installed at collision hotspots and after direct appeals from the communities affected – and they are extremely effective at reducing overall speeds.
“For example, at one 30mph site in Devon, prior to a camera being installed almost 14% of all traffic was travelling at 35mph or more. Two weeks after the camera was installed, this fell to just 1.6%. The current figure is now 0.1%.
“All the safety cameras across Devon and Cornwall have a compliance rate of well over 99% showing that the vast, vast majority of motorists are driving safely, respectfully and within the law.
“All fines issued for speeding offences go directly to central Government in Westminster. Where speed awareness courses are offered, a percentage of the course cost is recovered and comes back to the Vision Zero South West road safety partnership where it can only be spent on road safety projects.
“This includes fantastic schemes such as young pedestrian training for thousands of primary school children, victim services for those who have lost loved ones in collisions, and ground-breaking medical research conducted by IMPACT: The Centre for Post-Collision Research, Innovation and Translation.
“We make no apology for enforcing speed laws on our roads which help keep people safe. As I have said before – if you don’t want to get caught, don’t speed.”
👉 You can watch the full report on iPlayer here: www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m002svsb/spotlight-evening-news-16032026