Reported Road Casualties Great Britain 2008: Annual Report, (RRCGB) provides detailed statistics about the circumstances of personal injury road accidents, including the types of vehicles involved and the consequent casualties. Most of the statistics in this report are based on accidents reported to the police. There are also seven articles containing further analysis on specific road safety topics. These statistics are used to inform public debate and support policy on road safety. In 2008, deaths in road accidents were less than half the number reported in the first edition of this report in 1951. However, on average seven people were killed a day in 2008. The collection and publication of detailed road safety data helps to identify future priorities to further reduce casualties. The Department for Transport has been working with the Scottish Government and the Welsh Assembly Government on a new road safety strategy for the period from 2010. This will establish the approach, targets and measures for reducing casualties in the next decade and beyond. Consultation on the new strategy was carried out from April to July 2009 and it is expected that the final strategy will be published by the end of 2009. (Author/publisher) The full RRCGB report (in PDF format) and tables (in EXCEL format) are available from: http://www.dft.gov.uk/pgr/statistics/datatablespublications/accidents/c…
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