Leicestershire County Council manages and maintains 2,575 miles (4,145 km) of roads across the county. We also provide public transport and promote safe and sustainable travel. Where new developments are taking place we ensure that they are properly integrated into the county’s transport system.
The Leicestershire Local Transport Plan 2006 – 2011 was adopted by the County Council in 2006 and included a casualty reduction strategy based on the following themes:
• Providing a safer road environment – by improvements in road planning, safety audits, road maintenance and engineering schemes that include measures such as high friction surfacing, signs, carriageway markings, vehicle activated signs, crossing facilities and visibility screens.
• Managing speed – by use of appropriate speed limits, safety cameras, vehicle
activated signs, school 20mph zones, speed awareness courses and community speed watch.
• Improving safety for vulnerable road users – including children, pedestrians,
cyclists, older people, and motorcyclists by means of education, training and
publicity.
• Encouraging safer driving – by means of safe driver courses for young and old
drivers, by driver improvement courses for those who might otherwise be prosecuted for driving without due care, targeting businesses and conducting road safety publicity campaigns using radio, leaflets and posters.
Contacts
James Gibson
Senior Road Safety Officer
Leicestershire County Council
T: 0116 305 7232
E: james.gibson@leics.gov.uk