The Future of Road
Safety and Casualty
Reduction in the UK
Simon D’Vali
Planning, Transportation and Highways
The Current State of Road Safety
• Removal of Road Safety Grant…no dedicated RS funding
anymore;
• Revenue based funding is always the first target for cuts;
• Casualty levels are still on a downward trend nationally…..well
done everyone!
Identify the problem
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Get clever about data collection!
-Mapping Exercise (casualties across the district);
-Stats 19 and health data;
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Break down the types of injury and casualty;
Make the people responsible for the decision making aware;
Secure enough financial support to deal with the issue.
All Injuries in West Yorkshire
Overcoming the Reduction in
Funding….
• Setting local targets…….
• NI47 and NI48 (Child and All KSIs)
• West Yorkshires Local Transport Plan has an aspirational target
of attaining a 50% reduction in KSIs by 2026 from the 05-09
baseline.
• This helps identify the issue with the people that need to know
and will help with the budget making process;
• Targets have a proven track record.
Partnership Working
• Do you have a Safer Roads Partnership?
• Do you have a Road Safety Plan?
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Emergency Services;
Public Health;
Safe Guarding Board;
Neighbourhood Services;
Road Safety;
Highways
Transport bodies (bus, freight, cycle groups, pedestrian groups).
Public Health – a joint approach
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Strategic Framework for Road Safety
Public Health Outcomes Framework
NICE Guidance
LTP and Local Delivery – linked back to PHOF
JSNA
Road Safety Plan
Safeguarding Children Board/CDOP
Children’s Trust
Health and Well Being Board
PHOF and Road Safety
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Report showing the links between PHOF and Road Safety;
Think outside of Road Safety and look at the wider
determinants of Health….
- Cardio-vascular issues;
- Obesity;
- Movement issues;
- Health inequalities due to poverty.
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Public Health now fund the Road Safety Team from the Public
Health Grant. Extra funding for cycling and walking initiatives.
Engagement and Monitoring
Summary
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Collate robust data;
Set targets even if it is not a corporate objective;
Partnership working leads to other funding opportunities;
Think beyond Road Safety;
Make further links into corporate documents like the JSNA;
Create your own Corporate document if you don’t have one;
Start a Road Safety Partnership, invite anyone with a
professional interest;
• WORK WITH YOUR ENGINEERS…….they can help.
Useful links
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Strategic framework for road safety
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/strategic-framework-forroad-safety
West Yorkshire Local Transport Plan (2011 – 2026)
http://www.wymetro.com/NR/rdonlyres/162A465D-CB21-46D2-831EEB6FA244C31E/0/LSSED18WestYorkshireThirdLocalTransportPlanLT
P.pdf
Bradford Road Safety Plan
http://www.bradford.gov.uk/NR/rdonlyres/16990CC1-A12A-4E34AAC7-4E6FF2876638/0/RoadSafetyPlan2012.pdf
NICE (National Institute for health and Clinical Excellence) Public
Health guidelines: PH 29 and PH 31 www.nice.org.uk