Road safety
Statistics and targets
In 2009, there were 925 casualties (latest complete statistics) resulting in:
- 6 deaths;
- 113 serious injuries; and
- 806 slight injuries.
The costs of these injuries to the community can be estimated as:
- Each death costs £1,648,390
- Each serious injury costs £185,220
- Each slight injury costs £14,280
Accidents involving children, the elderly, cyclists and motorcyclists cause more serious injuries and long term problems, which can cost the community more. These costs cover emergency and medical services, repairs and loss of earnings.
What we spent on road safety 2009/10
Education, training and campaigns: £228,340.
This includes all training programmes, events, leaflets, literature, posters, salaries and administration.
Local Road Safety Engineering Schemes: £462,000.
This includes design, construction and fees.
School Crossing Patrols: £197,510.
This includes recruitment, training and maintaining the service.
Our road safety targets for 2010
We aim to reduce all deaths and serious injuries by 50% and all slight injuries by 25%.
New initiatives that are coming soon include:
- After school cycle training clubs
- Road safety shows for the elderly
- Exploring the possibility of providing more Level 3 Cycle Training (Advanced) to children
