The ‘Hot Wheels’ report underscores a crucial need for enhanced cycling infrastructure, emphasizing that 80% of couriers would feel safer using protected lanes, which greatly impacts their work experience.
Traffic reduction is essential not just for climate and health but also addresses inequality, as impoverished communities are disproportionately affected by road accidents, with 23,000 casualties every year.
The overwhelming pressure for food delivery workers to maximize earnings leads them to choose faster yet riskier transport methods, heightening their vulnerability on the roads.
'Vision Zero' by Transport for London aims for a future without road fatalities, which could significantly improve the safety of vulnerable road users like cyclists and delivery riders.
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