Road Safety Strategy
Our statutory duties
Under the Road Traffic Act 1988, the Mayor of the West Midlands and seven Local Authorities have concurrent statutory duties to:
- Take steps both to reduce and prevent road traffic collisions
- Prepare and carry out a programme of measures designed to promote road safety
- Carry out studies into road traffic collisions arising out of the use of vehicles on roads or part of roads, other than trunk roads, within their area
- Take such measures as appear to the authority to be appropriate to prevent road traffic collisions.
Our strategy outlines our approach to delivering against this statutory duty. In addition, some authorities have created a local strategy to ensure a focus on local road safety challenges.
Regional Road Safety Action Plan
To achieve this significant reduction in road harm, a plan is required that clearly sets out the actions required, roles and responsibilities and timeframes for delivery by which performance can be monitored.
The plan also needs to align with the delivery of a systematic approach to improving road safety (Safe System), that demands the use of a robust evidence-base, collective and collaborative working, innovation and acknowledgement that road users make mistakes.
This is the Regional Road Safety Action Plan 2024-2030 (RRSAP).
Objectives of the Regional Road Safety Action Plan 2024-2030
- Ensure that all actions are evidence-based and focus on the implementation of a systematic approach to improving road safety
- That the actions meet existing challenges as well as emerging themes
- That the actions contained within RRSAP recognise both local and regional priorities and activities, ensuring that all interventions are working collectively towards the long-term mission, casualty reduction target and safety performance indicators
- Provide clarity on roles and responsibilities and timeframes for delivery
- Provide a clear framework for monitoring performance
Refreshed Road Safety Strategy
We're working towards Vision Zero, a long-term mission where nobody is killed or seriously injured on our roads. By 2030 we aim to have halved the number of road deaths and serious injuries.
In 2023 we launched our Refreshed Regional Road Safety Strategy. Our strategy sets out the principles we will follow to achieve our aim. These are:
- Work in partnership with local organisations and communities. Together we will develop and deliver interventions to improve road safety
- Use a Safe Systems approach. This is a well-researched approach to road safety based on data. It involves implementing a variety of different interventions to help keep people safe.
The Refreshed Regional Road Safety Strategy supports the delivery of our Local Transport Plan (LTP) by aiming to create a safe road environment for all road users.
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