Road Safety, in the Context of DfT Funding Dominic Proud Group Manager, Transport, Strategy and Road Safety Telford & Wrekin Council

Aims Look at road safety prior to 2010 and the relationship to funding Look at road safety between 2010 -2015 and the relationship to funding Consider road safety beyond 2015

Killed and serious injury accidents (all roads) 2002-2014 1994-1998 Average

National Road Safety Strategy In March 2000 the national road safety strategy and casualty reduction targets to 2010 were set. These targets, to be achieved by the end of 2010, compared to the 1994-1998 average were: A 40% reduction in the number of people killed or seriously injured; A 50% reduction in the number of children killed or seriously injured; A 10% reduction in the slight casualty rate, expressed as the number of people slightly injured per 100 million vehicle kilometres.

Killed and serious injury accidents (all roads) 2002-2014

2010 – The Perfect Storm? End of National Road Safety Strategy Comprehensive spending review Capital funding cut Road Safety Grant removed Strategic Road Safety Framework 2011

Integrated Transport Funding (£,000) 2004-2020

Statutory Duties for Road Safety The 1988 Road Traffic Act, Section 39, puts a "statutory duty" on local authority to undertake studies into road traffic collisions, and to take steps both to reduce and prevent them. Each local authority must prepare and carry out a programme of measures designed to promote road safety and may make contributions towards the cost of measures for promoting road safety taken by other authorities or bodies. Each local authority - Must carry out studies into accidents arising out of the use of vehicles on roads or parts of roads, other than trunk roads, within their area Must, in the light of those studies, take such measures as appear to the authority to be appropriate to prevent such accidents, including the dissemination of information and advice relating to the use of roads, the giving of practical training to road users or any class or description of road users, the construction, improvement, maintenance or repair of roads for which they are the highway authority and other measures taken in the exercise of their powers for controlling, protecting or assisting the movement of traffic on roads

2010-2015 2015 and beyond Local Sustainable Transport Funding Devolution of major transport scheme funding & LEP Growth Deals 2015 and beyond Localism and devolution EU Funding Bikeability – beyond 15/16?

So what can Local Authorities do? Working with schools and local businesses Joint Strategic Needs Assessment – health Capital Programme S106 Establish Local Road Safety Strategies Reduction in KSI by 40% between 2015 and 2025 PE Premium

Any questions? Contact: dominic.proud@telford.gov.uk 01952 384697