Organisation: Road Safety Analysis /Agilysis
Date uploaded: 12th November 2012
Date published/launched: October 2012
A new series of reports which highlights that the way official figures are presented disguises how recent road safety performance differs significantly across the country.
The DfT first published performance measures, known as ‘Key Outcome Indicators’, in 2011 as part of the Strategic Framework for Road Safety. This report highlights how the indicators ignore the vast majority of road casualties and mask important details about how local areas are managing to improve safety for residents.
The results reveal that per head of population, casualty rates are four times higher in the Borough of Westminster, North Yorkshire and Powys than in areas such as Plymouth, East Dunbartonshire and Torfaen. Analysis of casualties based on traffic rates highlight Lambeth, Blackpool and the Isle of Wight as performing up to five times worse than South Gloucestershire, West Berkshire and Newport.
The research is based on five years’ data during which time over 150,000 people have been killed or seriously injured (KSI casualties) on Britain’s roads. The results are expressed as rates, depending on local traffic and population counts, enabling a more accurate comparison of risk to be made for the first time.
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