Graphic by Lukasz Marek Sielski

In my book reviews, I often urge supporters of Road Danger Reduction to read the book I comment on. This book is one which should not only be bought but used as a campaigning tool for engagement with your local “road safety” professionals and/or your UK Police Service. It’s nominally about a niche area of activity – 3^rd party reporting – but the reaction to it tells you a very great deal about driver law-breaking and how we can challenge it.

That’s the key issue here. While the way in which liaison with your local Police can help in cutting specific types of road danger (close passing of cyclists, phone use and in the future speeding) varies, what really counts for me is the massive and hysterical reaction from driver bigots to those involved with 3^rd party reporting.

I’ll be concentrating on these and other issues arising from 3^rd party reporting, rather than just describing Sielski’s history of the practice in the UK.