31 Annual Road Traffic Collision and Casualty Report PDF 193 KB
Minutes:
The Board considered a report of the Strategic Director, Community and
Resources, which gave details of road traffic collision and casualty numbers
within the Borough in the year 2014, and recommended a continuance of road
traffic collision reduction work.
The Board was advised that Appendix A to the report set out full details
of the numbers of traffic collisions and casualties in the year 2014, and
compared these figures with those from previous years. These results were
disappointing, with an increase in the numbers of people slightly injured and
of those killed/seriously (KSI) injured, compared to those figures for previous
years. Within the KSI total, both the number of adults and of children
increased, but it was noted that the latter figure was known to be volatile in
Halton and could fluctuate from year to year.
A summary for 2014 was set out in the report. Halton’s
2014 casualty figures reinforced the view that achieving further reductions
would prove to be extremely challenging. Members noted that this should be
considered in the context of a reduction in Government grants for road safety,
and an anticipated continued reduction following the next Government Spending
Review, together with the absence of national road casualty reduction targets.
RESOLVED: That
1) the
overall progress made on casualty reduction in Halton over the past decade be
noted and welcomed; and
2) the
continuing programme of road traffic collision and reduction schemes and road
safety education, training and publicity be endorsed.