A few weeks ago I made a presentation to the police teams who run the Operation Snap road crime reporting systems in English and Welsh police forces. Here's the first of a number of threads on my presentation.
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My presentation focused on emphasising the value of civic engagement as a keyway to achieve reductions in road harm and represented the perspective of cyclists who are campaigning to reduce road harm. I emphasised the value of working with cycling campaigners.
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I set out the important point that we need road crime enforcement to reduce the shocking levels of road harm cyclists face, and encourage create an environment in which more people will cycle more often.
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When more people feel able to cycle or walk their journeys, there are less fatal or serious collisions. That’s one way we can get to no cycling or pedestrian deaths on our roads. That creates a healthier urban environment for all of us to live in.
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Road crime reporting engenders a high-level of civic engagement by the police. This research conclusion from a recent piece of research summarises it well:
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We couldn’t put it better than the NPCC roads policing strategy statement
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Police legitimacy and positive interactions emerge from trust and fair decision-making.
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I'll tweet the other sections of my presentation toady and tomorrow.
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Here's the second thread:
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