County council's road safety ambitions highlighted at national conference
The county council’s cabinet member for road safety, Cllr Dave Norman, gave a presentation to delegates at the Road Safety Conference 2023 on 31 January.
The conference was hosted by Inside Government, which serves the public and voluntary sectors, and included speakers from organisations including the Department for Transport and the National Fire Chiefs Council (NFCC).
Cllr Norman was chosen to give a presentation to highlight the county council’s long-term goal to halve the number of serious accidents on the roads through its road safety policy, which was approved by cabinet in November last year.
The points made in the talk included:
- The methods and measures included in the ambition to halve the number of serious accidents
- Sharing progress on the work carried out to deliver healthier streets and its impact so far, such as developing more crossing points and reducing speed limits in vulnerable areas
- Highlighting how the county council’s ambitious goals align with Vision Zero, which aspires to stop all traffic fatalities and severe injuries by 2050
- Outlining how the partnership between the county council and the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner (OPCC) enabled £600,000 to be made available to communities through the Community Speedwatch Safety Fund, to deliver safety projects in their areas and access tools to combat unsafe roads
Cllr Dave Norman, cabinet member for road safety, said: “It was a great honour to be asked to give a presentation to delegates at the Road Safety Conference 2023 to highlight the aims of our road safety policy and the work we have done so far.
“Road safety is a priority for us and we are committed to making our roads safe for people to use. I was pleased to share our ambitions with a national audience and we will continue to work closely with our partners and local communities to deliver our aspirations.”
More information about the road safety conference can be found here.