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Road Safety - By Accident or Design? Guidelines for Improving Road Safety in Regeneration Areas

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Road Safety - By Accident or Design? GUIDELINES FOR IMPROVING ROAD SAFETY IN REGENERATION AREAS

2. Objectives of the guidelines

The guidelines have been developed to provide guidance on an inter-agency approach to road safety in regeneration areas. More specifically they provide guidance on:

  • Identifying the appropriate stakeholders that should work together to improve community safety;
  • Identifying stakeholder roles;
  • An indicative framework for inter-agency working;
  • Ensuring that community safety issues are identified and addressed;
  • Identifying sustainable solutions to road safety problems;
  • Monitoring project outcomes.

The guidelines should be used as a tool to achieving the following objectives:

  • To minimise the risk of road accidents;
  • To improve accessibility and remove perceived barriers;
  • To recognise the role that improved road safety plays in social inclusion;
  • To ensure that road safety is factored into regeneration planning at an early stage;
  • To ensure community safety audits and community consultation are carried out at appropriate times;
  • To ensure that road safety projects are managed with best value in mind;
  • To ensure that all stakeholders are aware of the opportunities that exist to promote road safety in regeneration areas;
  • To take every opportunity, both infrastructural and socially, to promote road safety.

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