Transport Safety Policy - Worcestershire County Council

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2.7.7 A number of intervention schemes are offered by UK police authorities as an alternative to a fine,to attempt to bring about permanent change in driver behaviour to bring about casualtyreduction. The schemes aims toImprove driver and rider behaviour.Create a positive culture to the consequences of excessive or inappropriate speed by allusers.Improve respect for speed limits, and in turn improved self-confidence.Worcestershire County Council will support the following schemes in conjunction with the WestMercia Police:- as an alternative to a fine and licenceendorsement for a first offence of driving without due care and attention.- as an alternative to a fine and licence pointsprovided that this option has not been exercised in the previous three years. The offer ismade to the ‘lapsers’, who have generally exceeded the speed limit by 10-14%, to create apositive culture to the consequences of ‘excessive’ speed by all users. Offenders foundguilty of higher speeds must accept the fine and licence endorsement.- aimed at offenders in one of themost vulnerable groups, motorcyclists. The course is designed to create awareness ofcurrent riding behaviour and a positive responsible approach to prevent furtherunnecessary deaths and injuries to motorcyclists and other road users.2.7.8 To encourage newly qualified drivers to continue training to improve their skills, we offer asubsidy for those taking Pass Plus within 12 months of passing the standard driving test. Thescheme, named Pass Plus Extra, is sponsored by the County Council in partnership with WestMercia Police and Hereford & Worcester Fire Service. It requires all applicants to attend a speciallydesigned seminar of two hours duration before taking the standard six hour Pass Plus course.2.7.9 Many initiatives are in place for the implementation of driver training and assessment programmesfor employees of Worcestershire County Council, its employees and subcontractors. As well aslegislative compliance and customer awareness, these programmes include defensive drivingtechniques to address the need to match speed to driving conditions
3.1.1 It is important to acknowledge exactly what meeting our objectives will mean for the county.Meeting the objectives will produce outcomes that deliver a better quality of life by improvingand combining local, regional and national priorities.3.1.2 Whereas previous targets have been achieved in relation to the total numbers of killed andseriously injured, the actual percentage decrease among those fatally injured is somewhatdisappointing. It is anticipated that the co-ordinated approach across Worcestershire, utilising theexpertise of all parties involved will restore this imbalance by raising young driver awareness inparticular culminating in increased skills for life.3.1.3 The skills for life education tool will be greatly assisted and recognisable by the GO SAFE brandedmessage, tailored to suit the needs of any one particular group of road user. This same brandedmessage will continue through the development of the community from young to old. Targets,objectives and indicators are identified below in Table 3.1.Table 3.1 – Transport Safety Targets, Objectives and IndicatorsTo reduce the totalnumber of peoplekilled in road trafficcollisions.Total number offatally injuredcasualties in roadtraffic collisionswithinWorcestershireReduce the baseline 2004–08 average for the fatallyinjured by 22%, shown as arolling three year average,by 2013/2015 aiming for a40% decrease by 2018/202033 2013/2015282018/202021To reduce the totalnumber of peopleseriously injured inroad traffic collisions.Total number ofseriously injuredcasualties in roadtraffic collisionswithinWorcestershireReduce the baseline 2004–08 average for the seriouslyinjured by 33%, shown as arolling three year average,by 2013/2015 aiming for a50% decrease by 2018/2020242 2013/20151722018/2020129To reduce thenumber of children (0to 15 years) killed andseriously injured inroad traffic collisionsTotal number ofchildren eitherkilled or seriouslyinjured in roadtraffic collisionswithinWorcestershireReduce the baseline 2004–08 average for childrenkilled and seriously injuredby 40%, shown as a rollingthree year average, by2013/201521 2013/201512To reduce thenumber of children &young people (0 to 17years) killed andseriously injured inroad traffic collisionsTotal number ofchildren & youngpeople either killedor seriously injuredin road trafficcollisions withinWorcestershireReduce the baseline 2004–08 average for children &young people killed andseriously injured by 50%,shown as a rolling threeyear average, by 2018/202045 2018/202024
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