Ken's pledge to halve child road deaths

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Ken Livingstone, on a visit to an inner London primary school, claimed his policies had already led to 500 fewer casualties a year.

He promised to work with London boroughs to designate all residential streets as 20mph zones and support more safe pedestrian crossings.

Since 2000, there has been a reduction by 40 per cent of all people killed or injured on the capital's roads.

"This is the result of comprehensive policies to support pedestrians, including more pedestrian crossings and giving pedestrians longer to cross at traffic lights - even if it means cars have to wait a few seconds longer," Mr Livingstone said.

"To maintain real progress my transport manifesto sets out a commitment to now deliver a 50 per cent reduction in all casualties and a 60 per cent reduction in under-16 child road casualties by 2010," he added.

Almost 950 children were killed or seriously injured in 1998, according to Transport for London. By 2006, this number fell to 400, according to casualty figures.