Injuries halved in low-traffic areas

THE number of Londoners injured in road crashes halved in areas with low traffic neighbourhoods.

The first city-wide study, by London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Imperial College and the University of Westminster, today revealed improvements in road safety following the introduction of more than 70 LTN schemes last year to encourage walking and cycling during the pandemic.

It found that inside the LTNs, the average number of casualties between October and December each year fell from 81 before their introduction to 35 in the same three months last year.