National Highways release details of 'Road to Zero Harm Roadmap'

National Highways has released details of its ‘Road to Zero Harm Roadmap’, outlining its vision that no-one should be killed or seriously injured on the UK’s roads.

The roadmap sets out how the highways authority is working with partners to target the highest risks on the road network, prioritising actions based on where research suggests they will make the biggest difference to road safety.

It is adopting a Safe System approach, recognising that different partners are responsible for different parts of the system and that working together in a coordinated way is essential to reducing and ultimately eliminating deaths and serious injuries.

The key areas of focus identified are:

Making our roads and roadsides safer, including upgrading safety barriers, improving junctions and targeting higher-risk routes
Managing speeds so they better reflect how roads are designed and used, supported by improved tools and working with partners on compliance
Supporting safer vehicles, including encouraging the uptake of new safety technologies and working with partners to understand how they are used in real-world conditions
Helping road users stay safe, through targeted campaigns, better information and working with partners to tackle high-risk behaviours
Improving incident response, working with emergency services to make sure people get help as quickly and effectively as possible
Using better data, insight and innovation, so we can understand where risk is highest and continue to improve how we manage road safety over time.

More information about the ‘Road to Zero Harm Roadmap’ can be found on the National Highways website:

https://nationalhighways.co.uk/about-us/what-we-do/road-to-zero-harm/