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# Our response to local leaders' statements on road safety
- URL: https://www.betterstreetsforbirmingham.org/post/our-response-to-local-leaders-statements-on-road-safety/
- Published: 2024-07-29T14:12:08.000Z
- Updated: 2026-08-19T08:54:29.000Z
- Author: Better Streets for Birmingham
- Tags: General, birmingham city council, cycling infrastructure, infrastructure, open letter, response, road safety, Transport for West Midlands, West Midlands Combined Authority, West Midlands police, #Migrated-1785839530335, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-08-04 10:32

> ⁠We welcome our city and regional authorities' renewed commitments to tackling the road safety emergency in response to [our open letter](https://www.betterstreetsforbirmingham.org/post/open-letter-our-streets-are-in-a-state-of-emergency-and-we-need-sustained-action-now/). However, declaring that there is an emergency and therefore admitting we have a serious problem is the easy part.  
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> We’ve been here before. Last year, following another spate of deaths on our roads, we were promised a raft of measures such as reduced speed limits, increased average speed enforcement cameras none of which have been delivered.  
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> We need a clear plan and a concrete timetable for the urgent changes our roads require. We will continue to hold our leaders accountable to ensure no more opportunities for change are missed.  
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> Only through action and collaboration will we start to tackle road safety. This involves every single person that contributes to enforcement and who make changes to our streets.

You can read statements here:

- [Letter from cabinet members Cllr Mahmood and Cllr Brennan at Birmingham City Council](https://x.com/CllrMajid/status/1816849976154071433?ref=betterstreetsforbirmingham.org)
- [Statement from West Midlands Police](https://www.westmidlands.police.uk/news/west-midlands/news/news/2024/july/each-road-death-is-a-tragedy-and-were-determined-to-make-our-streets-safer/?ref=betterstreetsforbirmingham.org)
- [Statement from Richard Parker, Mayor of the West Midlands](https://x.com/RichParkerLab/status/1817123766394101992?ref=betterstreetsforbirmingham.org)
- [Statement from Simon Foster, West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner](https://x.com/WestMidsPCC/status/1816827868791333237?ref=betterstreetsforbirmingham.org)

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