Pollutionwatch: let's rate exhaust fumes as also a lethal road risk
by Gary Fuller from Environment | The Guardian on (#3SS1B)
Vision Zero is a plan that rejects road accident deaths as 'acceptable'. Is it time we called for zero tolerance of deaths from traffic pollution?
The programme Vision Zero refuses to view the continued deaths and injuries from road traffic accidents as an acceptable fact. Like safety in the workplace, risks need to be designed out of road systems, it says. The initiative, which began in Sweden in 1994, founded by the government and industries, is gaining ground with cities in the UK and globally.
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