In February 2014 the Mayor and TfL published six safety commitments, which supports the plan and brings focus to the range of actions needed to make London safer. The six key commitments are: 1) To lead the way in achieving a 40 per cent reduction in the number of people killed or seriously injured on the capital's roads by 2020 - with a longer term ambition of freeing London's roads from death and serious injury; 2) To prioritise safety of the most vulnerable groups - pedestrians, cyclists and motorcyclists - which make up 80 per cent of serious and fatal collisions; 3) To provide substantial funding for road safety, invested in the most effective and innovative schemes; 4) To increase efforts with the police and enforcement agencies in tackling illegal, dangerous and careless road user behaviour that puts people at risk; 5) To campaign for changes in national and EU law to make roads, vehicles and drivers safer; and 6) To work in partnership with boroughs and London's road safety stakeholders to spread best practice and share data and information. (Author/publisher)
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