{"id":11854,"date":"2026-07-08T12:38:04","date_gmt":"2026-07-08T02:38:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/irap.org\/?p=11854"},"modified":"2026-07-08T12:39:32","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T02:39:32","slug":"englands-safer-roads-fund-forecast-to-deliver-1-25bn-in-benefits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/irap.org\/nl\/englands-safer-roads-fund-forecast-to-deliver-1-25bn-in-benefits\/","title":{"rendered":"Het Engelse Safer Roads Fund zal naar verwachting 1,25 miljard pond aan voordelen opleveren op het gebied van letselpreventie."},"content":{"rendered":"<section  class=\"text-editor-block section-pt-sm section-pb-sm bg-white\">\n        <div class=\"container\">\n            \n                            <!-- Single Column Layout -->\n                                    <div class=\"anim text-asphalt prose prose-lg text-left\">\n                        <p>Een nieuw rapport dat gisteren werd gepubliceerd, toont de levensreddende impact van het Engelse Safer Roads Fund aan. Het rapport schat dat het programma de komende twintig jaar ongeveer 2.700 doden en ernstige verwondingen zal voorkomen en dat de overheid tot nu toe 195 miljoen pond aan sociale en economische voordelen zal genereren.<\/p>\n<p>Het rapport getiteld <a href=\"https:\/\/downloads.roadsafetyfoundation.org\/Safer_Roads_Fund\/Saving_lives_on_local_A_roads-Safer_Roads_Fund.pdf\">\u201cLevens redden op lokale A-wegen: update over het Safer Roads Fund\u201d<\/a> werd voorbereid door de <a href=\"https:\/\/roadsafetyfoundation.org\/\">Stichting Verkeersveiligheid<\/a> wat leidt tot de <a href=\"https:\/\/roadsafetyfoundation.org\/irap-in-the-uk\/\">Programma voor de beoordeling van wegen in het Verenigd Koninkrijk.<\/a> Het werd gelanceerd in het House of Lords tijdens een belangrijk evenement dat werd bijgewoond door parlementslid Lilian Greenwood, minister van Lokaal Vervoer, parlementslid Peter Swallow, hoogwaardigheidsbekleders, lokale overheden en belanghebbenden op het gebied van verkeersveiligheid.<\/p>\n<p>Het rapport belicht de impact van het Safer Roads Fund van het Department for Transport, dat in 2016 werd opgericht om de veiligheid te verbeteren op enkele van de meest risicovolle A-wegen van lokale overheden in Engeland. Het laat zien hoe een proactieve, op het Safe System afgestemde aanpak van verkeersveiligheid levensreddende resultaten oplevert.<\/p>\n<p>Het rapport, gebaseerd op iRAP-risicobeoordelingen, route-evaluaties en praktijkvoorbeelden, legt uit hoe lokale overheden datagestuurde investeringen, infrastructuurverbeteringen en snelheidsbeheersingsmaatregelen hebben ingezet om waardevolle veiligheidsprojecten te ontwikkelen.<\/p>\n<p>In plaats van uitsluitend te vertrouwen op historische botsingsgegevens, gebruikt het programma International Road Assessment Programme (iRAP) sterrenbeoordelingen om wegen met de grootste inherente veiligheidsrisico&#039;s te identificeren, waardoor verbeteringen kunnen worden doorgevoerd voordat ernstige botsingen plaatsvinden.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sterk rendement op de investering<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Het rapport schat dat het programma een baten-kostenverhouding van 5,3 zal opleveren, wat betekent dat elke ge\u00efnvesteerde pond naar verwachting ongeveer 5,30 pond aan voordelen zal genereren door een afname van het aantal dodelijke slachtoffers en ernstig gewonden.<\/p>\n<p>De investering heeft bijgedragen aan de verbetering van de veiligheid op 100 risicovolle routes, waarbij problemen zoals gevaarlijke kruispuntindelingen, gevaren langs de weg en andere infrastructurele kenmerken die verband houden met het risico op aanrijdingen zijn aangepakt.<\/p>\n<p>Door zich te richten op het ontwerp van wegen in plaats van simpelweg te reageren op eerdere incidenten, wil het programma ongelukken voorkomen voordat ze plaatsvinden.<\/p>\n                    <\/div>\n                            \n                    <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1522\" data-id=\"11873\" src=\"https:\/\/irap.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Portfolio-results-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11873\" srcset=\"https:\/\/irap.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Portfolio-results-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/irap.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Portfolio-results-300x178.jpg 300w, https:\/\/irap.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Portfolio-results-1024x609.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/irap.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Portfolio-results-768x456.jpg 768w, https:\/\/irap.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Portfolio-results-1536x913.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/irap.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Portfolio-results-2048x1217.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/irap.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Portfolio-results-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n\n    <section  class=\"text-editor-block section-pt-sm section-pb-sm bg-white\">\n        <div class=\"container\">\n            \n                            <!-- Single Column Layout -->\n                                    <div class=\"anim text-asphalt prose prose-lg text-left\">\n                        <p>Greg Smith, CEO van iRAP, die het evenement bijwoonde, zei: &quot;Dit is geen lijst met eenmalige projecten. Lokale overheden in het hele Verenigd Koninkrijk integreren deze methoden rechtstreeks in hun dagelijkse werkzaamheden, vaak in combinatie met programma&#039;s voor actieve mobiliteit en onderhoud. Elke verbeterde kilometer, elke aangelegde oversteekplaats en elke verbetering van de sterrenclassificatie vertegenwoordigt de bescherming van echte levens.&quot;\u201c<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Op weg naar proactieve verkeersveiligheid<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Naast fysieke verbeteringen concludeert het rapport dat het Safer Roads Fund heeft bijgedragen aan een verandering in de manier waarop lokale wegbeheerders de verkeersveiligheid benaderen.<\/p>\n<p>Het programma heeft bijgedragen aan een bredere toepassing van de Safe System-aanpak, waardoor gemeenten nieuwe vaardigheden, analytische instrumenten en methodologie\u00ebn hebben verworven om risico&#039;s proactief te identificeren en te verminderen, in plaats van primair te vertrouwen op interventies na een aanrijding.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Suzy Charman OBE, uitvoerend directeur van de Road Safety Foundation, zei dat het programma de waarde aantoont van op bewijs gebaseerde investeringen.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHet Safer Roads Fund laat zien dat gerichte, op bewijs gebaseerde investeringen echt een verschil kunnen maken \u2013 levens redden en tegelijkertijd een uitstekende prijs-kwaliteitverhouding bieden. Door zich te richten op de wegen met het hoogste risico, helpt het programma ernstig letsel te voorkomen en veiliger reizen in het hele land te cre\u00ebren.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ze zei dat de invloed van het programma veel verder reikte dan de projecten zelf.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDit is een werkelijk transformatief programma geweest \u2013 niet alleen vanwege de 100 verbeterde risicovolle routes, maar ook vanwege de manier waarop verkeersveiligheid wordt gewaarborgd.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHet Safer Roads Fund heeft bijgedragen aan de ontwikkeling van vaardigheden, instrumenten en het vertrouwen in veilige systemen binnen wegbeheerders. Hierdoor is de praktijk verschoven van reageren op ongevallen naar het proactief elimineren van risico&#039;s in het wegennet. Deze verandering in capaciteit is een van de belangrijkste voordelen van het programma op de lange termijn.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Focus op risicovolle plattelandswegen<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Een groot deel van de investeringen is gericht op landelijke A-wegen, waar hogere voertuigsnelheden, beperkte alternatieve routes en een uitdagende weginrichting kunnen bijdragen aan een verhoogd risico op ernstige aanrijdingen.<\/p>\n<p>Het rapport suggereert dat het gebruik van de iRAP-sterrenclassificatie in het programma nu van invloed is op het bredere nationale denken over verkeersveiligheid en investeringen in infrastructuur.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ondersteuning van de volgende verkeersveiligheidsstrategie<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Het rapport concludeert dat voortdurende investeringen in proactieve, risicogebaseerde verkeersveiligheidsprogramma&#039;s essentieel zijn als de overheid haar langetermijndoelstelling wil bereiken om het aantal doden en ernstig gewonden op het Engelse wegennet te verminderen.<\/p>\n<p>Het betoogt dat op bewijs gebaseerde interventies, in combinatie met een beter begrip van de risico&#039;s voor de infrastructuur, centraal moeten blijven staan in de toekomstige nationale strategie voor verkeersveiligheid.<\/p>\n<p>Minister sprak tijdens het evenement. <span class=\"_77f943f5 _3b42afd3\">Lilian Greenwood<\/span> Ze vertelde dat programma&#039;s zoals deze de reden waren dat ze de politiek inging \u2013 om een positieve verandering in het leven van mensen te bewerkstelligen. En dat is precies wat het Safer Roads Fund bereikt.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c&quot;Terwijl wereldleiders zich voorbereiden om naar de <span class=\"_77f943f5 _3b42afd3\">Verenigde Naties<\/span> Tijdens de bijeenkomst op hoog niveau over verkeersveiligheid in New York deze maand is het Britse Safer Roads Fund een uitstekend voorbeeld van wat er wereldwijd met vergelijkbare programma&#039;s bereikt zou kunnen worden,&quot; voegde de heer Smith eraan toe.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Gemeenten erkend voor uitmuntende projecten<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Het rapport bevat casestudies van succesvolle projecten en twee projecten van lokale overheden werden tijdens de presentatie geprezen voor hun aanzienlijke verbeteringen op het gebied van veiligheid.<\/p>\n<p>De Urban Safer Roads Fund Scheme Award werd uitgereikt aan de gemeenteraad van Sandwell Metropolitan Borough voor verbeteringen aan de A4030. Dit project zal naar verwachting de komende 20 jaar 24 doden en ernstig gewonden voorkomen.<\/p>\n<p>De Rural Safer Roads Fund Scheme Award werd gezamenlijk toegekend aan Derbyshire County Council en Sheffield City Council voor veiligheidsverbeteringen aan de A57, die naar verwachting 93 doden en ernstig gewonden in dezelfde periode zullen voorkomen.<\/p>\n                    <\/div>\n                            \n                    <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"11859\" src=\"https:\/\/irap.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/UK-Safer-Roads-Fund-2026-Report-launch-070726AL-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11859\" srcset=\"https:\/\/irap.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/UK-Safer-Roads-Fund-2026-Report-launch-070726AL-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/irap.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/UK-Safer-Roads-Fund-2026-Report-launch-070726AL-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/irap.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/UK-Safer-Roads-Fund-2026-Report-launch-070726AL-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/irap.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/UK-Safer-Roads-Fund-2026-Report-launch-070726AL-16x12.jpg 16w, https:\/\/irap.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/UK-Safer-Roads-Fund-2026-Report-launch-070726AL.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/irap.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/UK-Safer-Roads-Fund-2026-Report-launch-070726B2-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11860\" srcset=\"https:\/\/irap.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/UK-Safer-Roads-Fund-2026-Report-launch-070726B2-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/irap.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/UK-Safer-Roads-Fund-2026-Report-launch-070726B2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/irap.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/UK-Safer-Roads-Fund-2026-Report-launch-070726B2-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/irap.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/UK-Safer-Roads-Fund-2026-Report-launch-070726B2-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/irap.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/UK-Safer-Roads-Fund-2026-Report-launch-070726B2-16x12.jpg 16w, https:\/\/irap.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/UK-Safer-Roads-Fund-2026-Report-launch-070726B2.jpg 1726w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n\n    <section  class=\"text-editor-block section-pt-sm section-pb-lg bg-white\">\n        <div class=\"container\">\n            \n                            <!-- Single Column Layout -->\n                                    <div class=\"anim text-asphalt prose prose-lg text-left\">\n                        <p style=\"text-align: center\"><em>Greg Smith, CEO van iRAP, was verheugd de lancering bij te wonen. Hij is hier afgebeeld met Suzy Charman en de winnende lokale overheden.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>De bevindingen onderstrepen de groeiende nadruk op het elimineren van risico&#039;s in het wegennet v\u00f3\u00f3rdat er botsingen plaatsvinden, en tonen aan hoe gerichte investeringen in infrastructuur de veiligheid kunnen verbeteren en tegelijkertijd aanzienlijke economische en maatschappelijke voordelen op lange termijn kunnen opleveren.<\/p>\n                    <\/div>\n                            \n                            <div class=\"anim\">\n                    <div class=\"flex flex-wrap gap-4 mt-8 justify-start\"><a href=\"https:\/\/roadsafetyfoundation.org\/report\/saving-lives-on-local-roads-safer-roads-fund-update\/\" class=\"btn btn-primary inline-flex items-center gap-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Download het rapport<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"h-5 w-5 -rotate-45 translate-x-0.5\" viewbox=\"0 0 20 20\" fill=\"currentColor\"><path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M10.293 3.293a1 1 0 011.414 0l6 6a1 1 0 010 1.414l-6 6a1 1 0 01-1.414-1.414L14.586 11H3a1 1 0 110-2h11.586l-4.293-4.293a1 1 0 010-1.414z\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" \/><\/svg><\/a><\/div>                <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"11861\" src=\"https:\/\/irap.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/UK-Safer-Roads-Fund-2026-Report-launch-070726C-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11861\" srcset=\"https:\/\/irap.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/UK-Safer-Roads-Fund-2026-Report-launch-070726C-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/irap.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/UK-Safer-Roads-Fund-2026-Report-launch-070726C-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/irap.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/UK-Safer-Roads-Fund-2026-Report-launch-070726C-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/irap.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/UK-Safer-Roads-Fund-2026-Report-launch-070726C-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/irap.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/UK-Safer-Roads-Fund-2026-Report-launch-070726C-16x12.jpg 16w, https:\/\/irap.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/UK-Safer-Roads-Fund-2026-Report-launch-070726C.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n\n    <section  class=\"text-editor-block section-pt-sm section-pb-sm bg-white\">\n        <div class=\"container\">\n            \n                            <!-- Single Column Layout -->\n                                    <div class=\"anim text-asphalt prose prose-lg text-left\">\n                        <p style=\"text-align: center\"><em>Ter ere van deze dag, van links naar rechts: Suzy Charman en Kate Fuller, RSF; James Bradford en Julie Sinclair, iRAP; James Bedingfeld, RSF<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Bronvermelding artikel: Met dank aan Safer Highways. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.saferhighways.co.uk\/post\/safer-roads-fund-forecast-to-deliver-1-25bn-in-benefits-by-preventing-thousands-of-serious-collisio\">Bijgedragen content.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n                    <\/div>\n                            \n                    <\/div>\n    <\/section>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":11858,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[28,700,1144],"tags":[277,90,279,447,297],"class_list":["post-11854","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-global-news","category-europe-region","category-impact-investing","tag-england","tag-investment","tag-rsf","tag-safer-roads-fund","tag-uk"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.8 (Yoast SEO v27.9) - 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