DfT


Seven in ten lorries break speed limit on single carriageway roads - so DfT plans to let them go faster

Sustrans condemns proposals saying they conflict with minister's words on improving safety of cyclists and pedestrians

Spring/Summer road casualty figures show drop in 'vulnerable road user' casualties, but it's not all good news

DfT admits that wet weather had more to do with drop in figures than anything else

Government has "wasted opportunity" to take lead on road safety says Commons Transport Committee chair

Report had urged government to take responsibility on issue, but response disappoints MPs and campaigners

DfT's Think Cyclist campaign slammed in Cambridge for being 'soft on drivers'

Aggressive motoring far more dangerous than bad cycling, says campaign group

DfT casualty statistics rank driving, cycling, walking and motorcycling by risk

Motorcyclists are most vulnerable users, but pedestrians and cyclists also exposed to vastly greater risk than car drivers

DfT release 2011 annual report for road casualties

Cycling deaths slightly down but serious injuries rising, plus we take a quick look at SMIDSY and pedestrian data

DfT's new Think Cyclist campaign fails to get cycling organisations on board

Concerns over contradiction of Highway Code, helmet advice and size of budget allocated to initiative

Local transport decisions to be made locally

But will local decision makers ignor walking, cycling and planning for the long term?

New Transport Minister convicted in 2009 of careless driving in incident that left cyclist with broken neck

Conservative MP told police coast was clear as he drove out of Houses of Parliament - CCTV evidence proved otherwise

Cycling's North/South divide revealed by new DfT figures

Breakdown of figures by local authority reveals most areas with high usage in South and East, North lags behind