Transport for London (TfL) has picked up the top accolade at the 2023 Prince Michael International Road Safety Awards’ ceremony, recognising its role in delivering four of this year’s winning schemes.
TfL was named winner of the prestigious Premier Award at the Prince Michael Awards’ annual luncheon in London on 12 December.
Established by HRH Prince Michael of Kent in 1987, each year the ‘most outstanding’ international road safety initiatives receive public recognition through the Prince Michael International Road Safety Award (PMIRSA) scheme.
In 2023, TfL was responsible for no fewer than four of the winning projects, including London’s Direct Vision Standard – which seeks to improve drivers’ direct vision through the cab windows of HGVs and prevent collisions caused by limited visibility.
TfL also received an award for its Bus Safety Standard (BSS), which sets out a requirement for safety features and technology on new buses entering the London bus fleet.
Further awards were presented for TfL’s work to retrofit speed limiting technology to its commercial vehicle fleet – which has led to a 62% reduction in speeding incidents among those vehicles – and for a project to provide insights into cycling conditions and potential risks.
HRH Prince Michael of Kent said: “Although my awards are international, I was proud that four of this year’s winning schemes operate here in London.
“As you have heard the mayor has set an ambition to eliminate all deaths and serious injuries from road collisions on London’s streets by 2041.
“The associated investment and commitment are impressive and for this reason this year I am presenting my Premier Award to Transport for London.”
Click here to see all the 2023 Prince Michael Award winning schemes.
TfL could have run ISA within a scientific trial. I am concerned that their failure to do so means their evidence base may be too weak to be relied upon.
Furthermore, I would have liked to have seen the effect of ISA on collision rates, but this seems to be not mentioned at all in their report. A scientific trial would have provided the best of quality evidence, so is it too late for TfL to do the proper research?
Well done to TfL on the other 3 schemes.
dave finney, slough
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