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Roads
Road Safety
Working in partnership we will 'strive to make South Ayrshire a safer place by preventing
accidents at home and on the road through road safety measures and raising of road
safety awareness'. South Ayrshire Council's Vision for the Future: Healthy,
Safe and Caring.
The Council has a statutory obligation to promote road safety initiatives and is
keen to make its Vision a reality. These initiatives are linked to South Ayrshire
Council's Local Transport Strategy 2009-14, expanding on the road safety education,
training and publicity element.
Road crashes are a major cause of death and injury and the Council's road safety
staff within Roads and Transportation has been diligently working towards achieving
the UK government's casualty reduction targets set in 2000.
| |
Summary of South Ayrshire Council's targets within UK Government Casualty Reduction |
1994-1998 average |
Target for 2010 |
SAC achievement 2008 |
|
Target 1 |
40% reduction in the number of people killed or seriously injured in road crashes |
120 |
72 |
54 |
|
Target 2 |
50% reduction in the number of children injured; and |
23 |
11 |
5 |
|
Target 3 |
10% reduction in the slight casualty rate, expressed as the number of people slightly
injured per 100 million vehicle kilometres |
349 |
314 |
219 |
Scotland's Road Safety Framework to 2020 was published in June 2009.