CLOCS (Construction Logistics and Cyclist Safety) was selected earlier this year as a Prince Michael International Road Safety Award winner, but this Premier award makes it the year’s leading road safety initiative or product.
The TfL-funded CLOCS programme was lauded as innovative, well researched and well managed.
CLOCS has also been celebrated as an example of how public sector leadership can catalyse the private sector – with more than 15 safer HGV designs with low-entry cabs and larger windows built by vehicle manufactures since CLOCS started turning up the heat.
“Further improving the safety of our roads is one of our key priorities, and we have clear commitments and an ambitious target to reduce the number of people killed or seriously injured on London’s roads by 50% by 2020,” explains Ben Plowden, director of surface strategy and planning at TfL.
“Receiving this prestigious award recognises the results of our efforts and is clearly a huge honour for our staff and our colleagues across the construction industry,” he continues.
And he adds: “This recognition is important [because] it will encourage more companies to get on-board the collaborative CLOCS programme to improve road safety at a faster rate.”