The documents below provide more information about road safety in Wakefield.
Road Safety Plan 2008-2011
The plan shows how we will work with our partners and with local people to keep ourselves safe and to help prevent road crashes and casualties. We want the people of Wakefield and our visitors to look after themselves and each other so that they are safe and healthy. Our aim is for the district of Wakefield to be attractive to live, learn, work and invest in and where our diverse towns and villages work together to promote the well being of the whole of the district.
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The Effectiveness of Traffic Calming Schemes in Wakefield District
This report considers the effectiveness of a range of traffic calming measures introduced in 69 schemes in Wakefield District, most installed over the past 6 years.
The effectiveness is measured in terms of:
• Public satisfaction of the schemes taken from completed questionnaires
• The measured indicators of accident reduction and change in traffic speed.
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Evaluating the Effectiveness of Vehicle Activated Signs in the Wakefield District
Vehicle Activated Signs (VAS) in this study are the signs that illuminate a road safety message, accompanied with flashing amber lights, when activated by a vehicle travelling above a pre-set speed. They can be used to warn drivers that they are travelling too fast, to warn of a hazard (such as a bend), approaching a traffic- calmed area, or a school frontage.
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Contacts
David Blackburn
Senior Project Officer (Road Safety)
Highways & Transportation
Newton Bar
Leeds Road
Wakefield
WF1 2TX
T: 01924 305898
E: dblackburn@wakefield.gov.uk