Safer Cheshire East Partnership Response to NI47 - Road Safety
To receive an update from A Waller (Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service) representative of the Safer Cheshire East Partnership
Minutes:
A Waller from the Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service attended the meeting to discuss NI47 – Number of people killed or seriously injured in road traffic accidents, as this indicator was currently underperforming.
It was reported that the indicator was only underperforming due to a badly performing year in 2008, which had a knock on effect on subsequent years. Therefore even though the statistics had since improved, the target could not be achieved.
Member then went on to discuss the split between the number of people seriously injured and those killed. It was agreed that a breakdown of these figures and how the accidents happened would be emailed to the Committee.
A Waller informed the Committee that there were two Road Safety Units in Cheshire East, which were working on improving road safety through education, engineering and enforcement. There was also a strategic plan outlining how this issue would be tackled and by whom.
It was reported that although communication between the partners had improved through the LAP’s, it was still not good enough and that the partners needed to be brought together to enable the public to be better informed and targeted correctly.
It was agreed that A Waller and the relevant Portfolio Holders would attend the Sustainable Communities Scrutiny Committee scheduled to be held on 15 July 2010 to discuss what should be happening, what is not happening and how the Committee can help address any issues.
RESOLVED
1. That A Waller and the relevant Portfolio Holders attend the meeting scheduled to be held on 15 July 2010 to discuss the issues outlined above.
2. That details of the breakdown of those seriously injured and killed, including the cause of the accident be circulated to the Committee.