Core Strategy Baseline Analysis Study - Bradford Metropolitan ...

Location of primary Council owned car parking spaces across the district can be viewed via
the Direct Gov website:-
http://bluebadge.direct.gov.uk/index.php?br_wid=1024&br_hgt=768&stoneage
9.8 Road Injuries
Road injuries in the District are measured against target reductions to 2010 set in the
National Road Safety Strategy; the West Yorkshire Local Transport Plan – Safer Roads; and
the Local Public Service Agreement (LPSA1 and 2).
These targets included 40% fewer people killed or seriously injured, 50% fewer children
killed or seriously injured, and 50% fewer pedestrians killed or seriously injured. The LPSA 1
target to reduce the number of people killed or seriously injured on the roads in Bradford by a
further 20 people by 31 December 2005 was not met, but the 2010 target reduction in killed
and serious injury to children was met in 2005.
2006 was a year of consolidation after significant falls in road injuries in 2005. Final figures
show that all injuries are slightly more in 2006 than in 2005, with a very small increase in the
numbers of children injured. The figures are still well below those occurring in 2004. The total
for the category ‘All killed and seriously injured’ is marginally above 2005 and more work
needs doing to get back on track to meet the 2010 target reductions. Pedestrian injuries
continue to fall.
LPSA2 target reductions to achieve stretch targets in 2008 in the reduction of killed and
serious injury to children and children overall as pedestrians, cyclists and car passengers,
are still on track.
Further initiatives being developed include pedestrian skills training, speed management and
targeted police enforcement
9.9 Key Facts
• Bradford’s road system is dominated by private vehicles with journeys involving a
wide range of origins, destinations and purposes. Car ownership in Bradford is also
set to rise at a faster rate than nationally.
• Commuters flow between Bradford and Leeds is the highest in Leeds City Region.
There is a net inward flow of commuter into Bradford from all surrounding districts
except Leeds, which receives a net gain Bradford commuters.
• Congestion in Bradford is not a district wide problem though there are hot spots,
especially at peak times at the major radial routes to and from the central part of the
district. In the future, major regeneration projects, particularly in the city centre, and
employment growth in the M606 corridor are likely to lead to increased traffic
movements at inner and outer ring roads. Future growth in the numbers of jobs and
313