Nearly 1,800 road casualties recorded in Leeds in 2021 by Department for Transport

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Provisional figures from the Department for Transport suggest there were 1,796 road casualties in Leeds in 2021

Meanwhile, 403 serious injuries were recorded – an increase on the year before, when 304 people were badly hurt.This week, tens of thousands of children marched for safe streets in the UK in a campaign organised byNational figures show 2,261 children were injured and 33 killed on Britain's streets last year.

Overall, across Great Britain there were 127,967 road casualties in 2021 – an 11 per cent rise on the year before – while 1,560 people were killed.The number of pedal cyclists who lost their lives dropped by 20 per cent from 141 in 2020 to 113 last year. "The devastation and trauma caused by these collisions is immense and it is disturbing to see a climb in the numbers of people affected."The organisation's head of roads policy, Nicholas Lyes, said: “RAC research suggests there is a huge level of concern among drivers about the standard of driving on our roads, so we urge the Government to consider reintroducing road safety targets.

 

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What transport we have communities cut off from bus services due to arriva absolute shambles my fares through taxis to work and back have spiralled to £26 per day no wonder the people are turning to benefits

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