A road map of the UK is published today showing the worst accident blackspots. The most dangerous roads are highlighted in a report, Measuring to Manage, which is being released at Westminster. A previous UK report showed how changes made to just 15 roads in the UK prevented over 304 deaths, saving the public purse £50million.
Among those attending the publication is Craig Carey-Clinch, who will represent the Motorcycle Industry Association (MCI).
Measuring to Manage uses parliamentary constituencies to map the safety of the full ‘A’ road network outside city centres, where the majority of British road deaths are concentrated.
The author is the Road Safety Foundation, which produces the report as part of the UK’s commitment to the European Road Assessment Programme (EuroRAP). It says there are some surprising results in terms of which constituents are leading and which are lagging behind in their road safety records.
EuroRAP is an international not-for-profit organisation dedicated to saving lives through safer roads. Members are motoring organisations, national and regional road authorities, research institutions and elected experts.
The government has now proposed that the largest road authority, the Highways Agency, will become a public corporation, thereby opening a debate on priorities and accountability for raising infrastructure safety.