The principal audience for this guide is the highways and road safety professionals in local authorities. It is also intended for a wider group of people whose work can complement that of road safety, thereby influencing the reach and success of road safety projects. These include other local authority departments (notably those who are involved in regeneration, education, play and housing), community and voluntary organisations that work closely with disadvantaged communities, schools and other statutory bodies, such as children’s centres, the health sector and fire service. It will also be of value to people with strategic responsibilities, e.g. coordinators in local strategic partnerships (LSPs) and those developing local area agreement bids. The guide has three main purposes: to assist and stimulate people responsible for reducing road casualties in disadvantaged communities to learn from the experiences of those involved in the Neighbourhood Road Safety Initiative NRSI; to provide background information on the connections between road safety and disadvantage so that managers, practitioners and elected members can make a strong case for action in tackling this problem; to help the development of contacts between those people who have a responsibility for reducing road casualties in deprived communities. (Author/publisher)
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