Le Fondation pour la sécurité routière et RAC Foundation recently hosted a reception to celebrate winning, along with the Department for Transport, a Prince Michael International Road Safety Award for their “fine example of collaboration” and the “outstanding achievement” of the Safer Roads Fund*.
HRH Prince Michael of Kent presented the award. The RAC Foundation’s Steve Gooding, Road Safety Foundation Chair Lord Whitty and Emma Ward, Director General of the Department of Transport welcomed guests from local authorities and National Highways whose roads** were identified for safety improvements through investment from the fund.
In his speech, Prince Michael said: “We all understand just how important it is to ensure high standard roads for the benefit of the community and the economy to provide roads which are of the highest safety standards is equally important but to do so is expensive. So to have a well-funded, scientifically-based process for determining priorities is essential.”
Steve Gooding, Director of the RAC Foundation, said: “We were delighted to commission and financially support the Road Safety Foundation to embark on the Safer Roads Pathfinder Project, which quickly made the case for a larger scale Safer Roads Fund. The pathfinder and wider Department for Transport project together represent a significant step change in practice in supporting local authorities to apply a new proactive safe systems approach to risk management on exceptionally high-risk routes. The tools and guidance developed by this project will undoubtedly benefit countries beyond the UK. We are delighted that the scope and impact of this work has been recognised with this award.”
Roads Minister Baroness Vere previously said: “I was honoured that our Safer Roads Fund won a Prince Michael International Road Safety Award at yesterday evening’s event. Despite already having some of the safest roads in the world, a light was shone on all the work being done to make them safer still. This fund alone is expected to save nearly 1500 lives over the next twenty years, and we will continue our efforts to save countless more.”
Suzy Charman, Executive Director of the Road Safety Foundation said: “We look forward to building on the success of the Safer Roads Fund in our work with local authorities, continuing to help deliver the best possible outcomes in making their roads safer.”
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A selection of photos from the event are available ICI
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About the Safer Roads Fund
Le Fonds pour des routes plus sûres a été créé suite au succès d'un programme pilote mené par la Fondation pour la sécurité routière, commandité et financé par la Fondation RAC et le ministère des Transports. En 2018, le programme du Fonds pour des routes plus sûres s'est concentré sur la mise en œuvre de mesures correctives d'ingénierie routière sur les 50 tronçons de routes locales de catégorie A les plus à risque en Angleterre. L'ensemble des projets du Fonds pour des routes plus sûres de 2018 devrait permettre d'éviter environ 1 450 accidents mortels et graves au cours des 20 prochaines années. La valeur de la prévention pour ces projets est estimée à 550 millions de livres sterling, contre un coût total des traitements de 125 millions de livres sterling. Le ratio avantages/coûts pour ce portefeuille de routes est estimé à 4,4, ce qui signifie que pour chaque livre sterling investie, 4,40 livres sterling sont récupérées en termes de bénéfice pour la société. Ceci démontre que les interventions en matière de sécurité routière peuvent être compétitives par rapport à d'autres grands projets de transport.
Two reports of the results of the Safer Roads Fund are available here: https://roadsafetyfoundation.org/project/safer-roads-fund/.
About the Award
Le Prince Michael International Road Safety Awards recognise achievements and innovations which will improve road safety. Established by HRH Prince Michael of Kent in 1987 and organised by RoadSafe, each year the most outstanding examples of international road safety initiatives are given public recognition through the scheme.
Reactions to the Award:
In a letter to Dr Suzy Charman, Executive Director of the Road Safety Foundation, His Royal Highness Prince Michael of Kent said: “I was delighted when the Westminster Government announced the Safer Roads Fund. The importance of sound investment at local level will provide many long-overdue improvements, not just in the 50 most dangerous stretches of ‘A’ roads in England, but elsewhere too. The innovative approach which the fund has triggered by bringing new methodologies to so many local authorities is indeed a step-change in practice and a huge stimulus to deploying a Safe Systems approaches by many roads authorities.”
Roads Minister Baroness Vere said: “Our Safer Roads Fund has been recognised for its life saving work. It was designed to prevent thousands of tragedies on our roads, and the Department will continue to work tirelessly on this priority as we move forward.”
Dr Suzy Charman, Executive Director of the Road Safety Foundation said: “The DfT’s investment in the Safer Roads Fund is recognised with this award and we hope that the fund will be replicated both here in UK and overseas. We share this award with the RAC Foundation whose initial support allowed us to undertake the pathfinder project that was a catalyst to the Safer Roads Fund, and of course we also share the award with our local authority partners who worked hard to design and implement their schemes.”
About the Road Safety Foundation (RSF)
Le Fondation pour la sécurité routière is a UK charity, founded in 1986, that aims to help reduce road trauma through employing the Safe System philosophy by:
- Identifier les placements susceptibles de générer des rendements élevés et analyser l'évolution de la sécurité routière au fil du temps.
- Fournir l’approche, les outils et la formation nécessaires pour aider les autorités routières à adopter une approche proactive en matière de réduction des risques routiers.
- Entreprendre des recherches pour faire progresser les connaissances et les politiques.
Over the last 20 years, the charity has maintained a particular focus on safer road infrastructure through the establishment of the European Road Assessment Programme (EuroRAP) and the development of the International Road Assessment Programme (iRAP) and its protocols for measuring infrastructure safety. The RSF is responsible for supporting the Road Assessment Programme in the United Kingdom, and its work serves as a model of what can be achieved, with key research and innovation being replicated in RAP programmes across the world.
Récemment, l'organisme de bienfaisance a :
- A soutenu l'investissement du Fonds pour des routes plus sûres du ministère des Transports (DfT) de 2018 en réalisant des enquêtes sur les 50 routes locales de catégorie A les plus à risque en Angleterre, en formant les autorités locales et en modélisant l'impact des programmes qui, ensemble, ont constitué le portefeuille d'investissement de 100 millions de livres sterling.
- Provided support and technical insight to Highways England in their SRN-wide iRAP initiative
- Undertaken an independent review for the Office of Rail and Road into how Highways England prioritises investments to improve safety outcomes on the strategic road network
- Led the Older Drivers Task Force report with government support to develop the national Older Driver Strategy Supporting Safe Driving into Old Age
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