Traffic safety and traffic calming schemes

How are roads identified?

The need for a safety or traffic calming scheme can be identified in a variety of ways:

• accident history
• concerns raised by local residents

 What happens next?

Once an issue is identified a traffic control assessment will be made.

The assessment considers the following:

• How to best achieve the safe movement of vehicles - including traffic flow, possible restraints and environmental factors.
• The impact on public transport.
• Cyclist and pedestrian access and safety.
• The impact on children, disabled and older people.

What type of measures can be introduced?

There are many solutions including:

• Speed limit changes
• Road humps
• New signage

Road safety around schools

Find out more about school crossing patrols and school road safety schemes.