Casualty reduction

About this service

Travel Environment & Leisure have the responsibility for traffic management, road safety and network engineering within the county.

Road safety activities and principles originate from the Road Traffic Act and are based on the three E’s:

  • Education
  • Enforcement
  • Engineering

Wiltshire Council road safety focuses additionally on two further principles:

  • Encouragement
  • Evaluation

Wiltshire has achieved significant casualty reductions and is making good progress towards the targets. The latest casualty data is given in 10th Joint Report 771kb Automatically imported picture. - Road Casualties in Wiltshire & Swindon, of particular importance is the Road Safety Strategy for Wiltshire formulated by the Wiltshire and Swindon Road Safety Partnership. This covers activities concerning collision and casualty reduction to supplement the road safety work of the Government and other agencies.

Contact Details

Email: customerservices@wiltshire.gov.uk
Telephone: 0300 456 0100
Postal Address:
Customer Services
Wiltshire Council
County Hall
Trowbridge
Wiltshire
BA14 8JN

Last updated: 12 June 2009