Vision Zero

Almost 10,000 people have been killed or suffered life-changing injuries on Greater Manchester’s roads in the last 10 years. Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) has now endorsed a draft Vison Zero Strategy for the city-region. It aims to eliminate road death and life-changing injury by 2040, with a target to achieve a 50 per cent reduction by 2030. The intention is to increase safe, healthy, equitable mobility for all.

Development of the Greater Manchester Vison Zero Strategy and Action Plan is being led by Safer Roads Greater Manchester Partnership, made up of the GMCA, the 10 Greater Manchester local authorities, Transport for Greater Manchester, Greater Manchester Police, Greater Manchester Fire & Rescue Service and National Highways.

Draft Vision Zero Action Plan

Earlier this year we launched the first of two feedback surveys. You gave us an insight into your experiences on the roads of Greater Manchester including things you would like to see improved. Some of these elements affect the whole of the United Kingdom such as national policy changes, licencing and sentences for driving offences.

Your feedback, alongside proposed activity from our statutory partners, has shaped the draft Vision Zero Action Plan. This Action Plan will help guide activity to achieve our ambition of zero fatalities and life-changing injuries on GM roads by 2040.

This second survey is designed to capture your thoughts and feelings on the proposed actions in the draft Vision Zero Action Plan. This is an opportunity for everyone to help shape the Vision Zero Action Plan. No decisions have yet been made.

To support your answers to the questions in this survey, please refer to the draft Vision Zero Action Plan, which is available below.

View the draft Vision Zero Action Plan (PDF, 363KB)

View the draft Vision Zero Action Plan - Text Only Version (Word, 47KB)

The draft Vision Zero Action Plan follows the Safe Systems approach.

More information about the Safe System approach is included below.

About Vision Zero and the Safe System approach

Vision Zero is a strategy to eliminate all traffic fatalities and life-changing injuries, while increasing safe, healthy and equitable mobility for all. First implemented in Sweden in the 1990s, Vision Zero has been adopted in other areas across Europe, the United States and the UK. In the UK, Vision Zero has been adopted in several local authority areas, including regions neighbouring Greater Manchester like West Yorkshire, South Yorkshire, Lancashire and the Liverpool City Region.
Greater Manchester’s Vision Zero Strategy looks to adopt the Safe System approach to road safety. A Safe System is one where people, vehicles and the road infrastructure interact in a way that secures a high level of safety for all. While it is inevitable that there will always be road traffic collisions, adopting the Safe System approach means that the impact of a collision can be minimal, saving lives and preventing life-changing injuries.

Why your views matter

Sharing your experiences and suggestions will help us to get a better understanding of what we need to do to achieve the ambitions set out in the draft Vision Zero Action Plan

You can access the online survey here: www.gmconsult.org/transport/vision-zero-action-plan-engagement

People who would prefer not to complete the survey online can request support to complete the survey in an alternative format by contacting TfGM Customer Contact Centre on 0161 244 1000 or emailing saferroads.group@tfgm.com.

View the Vision Zero Strategy (PDF, 3.43MB)

View the Vision Zero Strategy - Text Only Version (Word Doc, 206KB)

Join the conversation on social media #VisionZeroGM

Email Safer Roads GM on SaferRoads.Group@tfgm.com