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Road Safety - Speed
Warwickshire's Speed Management Strategy

The County Council is responsible for the management of speed on all public roads in Warwickshire, except motorways and trunk roads which are the responsibility of the Highways Agency.

In accordance with the Warwickshire Local Transport Plan the County Council has developed a Speed Management Strategy which is aimed at combating excessive speed with an integrated programme of education, engineering and enforcement. The benefits of managing speed to better suit the local environment include

Red triangular bulletA reduction in the number of road casualties.
Red triangular bulletA reduction in demands on the emergency services.
Red triangular bulletImprovements to the quality of life in local communities
Red triangular bulletEncouragement of more environmentally friendly methods of travel.
Red triangular bulletImprovements in the environment for walking, cycling, and horse riding

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To achieve the above benefits the County Council needs to utilise a combination of the three ‘E’s:


Education – to influence and change the way in which people drive, ride and walk.
Engineering – to design and improve roads to encourage safe and responsible driving.
Enforcement – to work with the Police to carry out targeted enforcement where there are significant road casualties or where unacceptable speeding is a problem.

The overall objective is to attempt to alter the culture of many drivers who consider that they alone can judge what speed is appropriate, into one in which a more sensible attitude prevails.

Red triangular bullet Click here to download a copy of the Speed Management Strategy
Red triangular bullet Click here to contact Road Safety Engineering







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