Road safety since 2010: interim report

This report summarises the development of road safety strategy and its implementation and outcomes since 2010. It is based on key documents, government statistics, workshops with a range of stakeholders, and a survey of local authorities in England, outside London. It considers the UK Government’s special roles with regard to road safety, particularly for leadership, strategy and resources. It recognises that road safety is the responsibility of a range of bodies, including the devolved administrations and local authorities, and that the private and voluntary sectors play increasingly important roles. Its purpose is to provide an evidence base for the incoming Conservative Government which will need to draw up a new road safety strategy and action plan. The report does not, however, prescribe these policies. The research shows the diversity of approach to road safety strategy across the UK. The UK Coalition Government chose not to set national casualty reduction targets and focused instead on its own direct responsibilities, particularly enforcement powers and driver education. This is the context for local authorities in England outside London where approximately two-thirds have set their own road safety targets. The Government did, however, set a casualty reduction target for Highways England to achieve for the Strategic Road Network. In other parts of the UK, the governments and devolved administrations have adopted road safety targets, endorsed the Safe System approach, published detailed action plans and engaged more directly in delivery at the local level. This distinction in approach is partly the result of differences in policy, and partly a reflection of scale and the allocation of roles.

• Record URL:
  http://www.racfoundation.org/assets/rac_foundation/content/downloadables/Road_Safety_Since_2010_Amos_Davies_Fosdick_PACTS_RAC_Foundation_interim_report_May_2015.pdf
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• Supplemental Notes:
  • The report was researched by the Parliamentary Advisory Council for Transport Safety (PACTS) and RSA Ltd and funded by PACTS and the RAC Foundation.
• Corporate Authors:

  RAC Foundation

  London,   United Kingdom 
• Authors:
  • Amos, L
  • DAVIES, D
  • Fosdick, T
• Publication Date: 2015-5

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: 72p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Highway safety; Local government; Policy; Strategic planning
• Uncontrolled Terms: Safe systems (roads)
• Geographic Terms: United Kingdom
• ATRI Terms: Local government; Policy; Road safety; Strategic planning
• Subject Areas: Policy;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01566435
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: ARRB
• Files: ATRI
• Created Date: Jun 15 2015 1:09PM