Organisation: Surrey RoadSafe
Date of publication: September 2024
Uploaded to Knowledge Centre: 7 January 2025
Surrey RoadSafe has unveiled an ambitious new plan aimed at reducing road fatalities and serious injuries to zero by 2050.
The Vision Zero Road Safety Strategy 2024-2035 is a collaborative initiative between Surrey County Council, Surrey Police, Surrey Fire and Rescue, the region’s police and crime commissioner, National Highways and other key partners.
Surrey’s road network has seen between 20 and 30 fatalities annually in recent years, and hundreds of serious injuries.
Vision Zero marks a renewed commitment to addressing these tragic figures, with a more immediate goal of reducing fatal and serious road casualties by 50% by 2035, using a baseline average of 2019 and 2022 figures.
Key highlights of the strategy include:
- Targeting the “fatal five” offences: drink/drug driving, speeding, distracted driving, not wearing seatbelts and careless driving.
- Safe speed Initiatives: investment in speed management, including new speed cameras and traffic calming measures in high-risk areas.
- Education and public awareness: road safety education in schools, media campaigns, and partnerships with local communities will focus on the consequences of unsafe driving.
- Improved infrastructure: strategic road improvements outside schools, in residential areas, and on high-risk rural roads.
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