Executive Summary

After the success of the Project EDWARD Surround a Town Event in Ely, 2021, the Vision Zero Partnership is running a series of events between May 2022 and November 2022. It was suggested that the partnership should aim for a minimum of six events per year (one in each district across Cambridgeshire and Peterborough) with at least two of these on a large scale, as was the case for Project EDWARD.

The events include a concentrated, visible enforcement presence in and around the city, combined with engagement and information activities in highly populated areas and child car seat checks.

In total, approximately 30 staff and volunteers were involved in running the Cambridge event on the day.

Outcomes from the day show that more efforts are needed to inform Cambridge City residents about road safety initiatives. 11 hours of visible speed enforcement resulted in 94 offences. We successfully delivered 10 bike checks in partnership with Outspoken and 8 children’s car seats were checked, with only 18% initially fitted correctly.