{"id":3096,"date":"2017-01-13T13:06:40","date_gmt":"2017-01-13T13:06:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/roadsandtransport\/safe-travel\/road-safety\/safer-people\/"},"modified":"2025-05-28T21:26:40","modified_gmt":"2025-05-28T20:26:40","slug":"safer-people","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/roads-and-transport\/safe-travel\/road-safety\/safer-people\/","title":{"rendered":"Safer people"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized wp-image-7918 size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"626\" height=\"256\" src=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/roads-and-transport\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/160\/2024\/02\/Girls-crossing-at-zebra.png\" alt=\"five young people laughing crossing the road\" class=\"wp-image-19347\" style=\"width:1023px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/roads-and-transport\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/160\/2024\/02\/Girls-crossing-at-zebra.png 626w, https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/roads-and-transport\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/160\/2024\/02\/Girls-crossing-at-zebra-300x123.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 626px) 100vw, 626px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/publications\/cycling-and-walking-plan-for-england\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gear Change&nbsp;<\/a> &#8211; Cycling and Walking plan for England.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Devon County Council are members of <a href=\"https:\/\/visionzerosouthwest.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Vision Zero South West.<\/a> The ambition is to cut road deaths and serious injuries to zero by 2040 \u2013 and to reduce current numbers by 50% by 2030.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a style=\"font-size: 16px;background-color: #ffffff\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/guidance\/the-highway-code\/rules-for-pedestrians-1-to-35\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Highway Code 1-35 gives Rules for pedestrians<\/a><span style=\"font-size: 16px;background-color: #ffffff\">. Rule 7 is the Green Cross Code &#8211; safe ways for children to cross a road.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Check to see what <a href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/roads-and-transport\/traffic-information\/transport-planning\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">cycling and walking projects<\/a> are happening in Devon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Useful links<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.carwow.co.uk\/blog\/how-to-report-noisy-car-exhaust#gref\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Noisy exhausts and anti-social driving<\/a> should be reported to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.devon-cornwall.police.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Police<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/roads-and-transport\/safe-travel\/road-safety\/safer-people\/drivers\/\">Child Car Seats advice&nbsp;<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/visionzeronetwork.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Vision Zero<\/a> is a strategy to eliminate all traffic fatalities and severe injuries.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What is the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.brake.org.uk\/get-involved\/take-action\/mybrake\/knowledge-centre\/safe-system\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Safe System<\/a> approach? People make mistakes which can lead to crashes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gear Change&nbsp; &#8211; Cycling and Walking plan for England. Devon County Council are members of Vision Zero South West. The ambition is to cut road deaths and serious injuries to zero by 2040 \u2013 and to reduce current numbers by 50% by 2030. Highway Code 1-35 gives Rules for pedestrians. 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