“City of Cars” Film screening & Road Danger Reduction workshop

Bristol Road Justice & Bristol Cycling Campaign present:

Bristol film premiere of Sarah Chaundler’s “City of Cars” followed by Road Danger Reduction Workshop

In spite of Bristol Council City (BCC) adopting a “Vision Zero” approach, aiming for zero deaths or serious injuries by 2030, our road casualty statistics are not improving. BCC published data reports that during the year ‘24-‘25 138 people were killed or seriously injured on Bristol roads, that’s an increase of 21% on the previous year.

A recent media report by Bristol Live ran the headline “44 people killed on Bristol and Somerset roads”. This terrible toll on lives of the victims & their families is the consequence of more than 700 fatal or serious injury collisions that took place last year, that’s almost two every single day.

Faced with similarly shocking statistics and especially several child fatalities and casualties in 2023, campaign group “Better Streets for Birmingham” organised a number of protests on some of the city’s busiest roads. There followed the creation of a national movement “Safe Streets Now” which held demonstrations in towns and cities across the UK, including in Bristol. Journalist Sarah Chaundler has created a 25 minute film titled “City of Cars”, premiered in Birmingham last year that documents their work, the impact of road danger on the lives of local communities and includes an interview with Sir Chris Boardman, National Active Travel Commissioner.

We will be screening the film in Bristol & we are delighted that Sarah will be introducing the film and be available for a Q&A. City of Cars is an insightful and challenging documentary, whilst it is about Birmingham, we believe that, at this time, it offers a reality check and alarm call for Bristol.

After the screening, we invite those attending to participate in a short workshop session on road danger reduction, with the aim to draw the parallels & learn lessons from the Birmingham experience. The workshop sessions are intended to also create an opportunity to build a network of individuals & organisations who will work together to achieve a better outcome on our roads.

Tea, coffee & water will be available at the venue at no charge