Daughter of Oldham speeding driver victim backs safety campaign | Manchester News

The daughter of a man who was killed by a speeding driver has thrown her support behind a new road safety campaign.

The “No More Flowers” display unveiled by Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) features 154 flowers, representing each of the young people killed or seriously injured between 2021 and 2023 as a result of speeding.

Mark Armstrong, from Oldham, was fatally struck by a vehicle while walking in Chadderton on 8 October 2021.

The 59-year-old’s daughter, Joanne Briggs, said she hoped parents would see the display and “make their children aware” of the dangers of speeding.

Muhammed Numan Ahmad was last month convicted of causing Mr Armstrong’s death by dangerous driving.

He was jailed for seven years.

He had been driving at speeds of up to 60mph (96km/h), considerably higher than the road’s 40mph (64km/h) limit.

“I’m so angry that the stupid actions [of speeding drivers] have caused me and my family so much pain,” said Ms Briggs.

“I can’t put into words how much it’s done to us.”

She said she could not understand some motorists’ desire to speed and questioned why those running late for work could not “just call beforehand and be late”.

Ms Biggs added: “I wish [the drivers] could see the consequences it has, and imagined it was their daughter crying their eyes out at home.”

Peter Boulton, TfGM’s network director for highways, said his organisation wanted to reduce road casualties to zero by 2040.

“Any death or serious injury on our roads is one too many,” he said. “Speeding is the leading cause of fatal road injuries which have a devastating impact on families like Mark’s and countless others every year.

Urging people to slow down on the roads, Mr Boulton said: “The difference of a few miles per hour can mean the difference between life and death.”