In 2008, the Department for Transport commissioned AECOM, in association with the Tavistock Institute, to develop and deliver a three-year programme of local road user safety evaluation. The evaluation has taken an holistic view of road safety, from strategy development through to scheme delivery and ex-post assessment. The evaluation’s aims were to explore three areas of road safety delivery: • to evaluate the different strategies and plans for delivering road user safety; • to assess what is being delivered, the key processes and how efficient local highway authority (LHA) practices are; and • to identify lessons and areas of good practice in road user safety investment. The evaluation has involved the detailed review and exploration of engineering, enforcement and education, training and publicity (ETP) interventions. A systematic process evaluation has considered the extent and quality of integration between officers responsible for the different elements of road user safety. Two areas of particular focus were local authority capacity building and the ‘synergy’ effect of integrated delivery and partnership working. The evaluation team has worked in collaboration with selected authorities to understanding the key challenges, barriers and constraints to road safety delivery. The evaluation also aimed to identify good practice in delivering interventions targeted towards specific road user groups, as the targeting of investment becomes a more central element of local area strategies. (Author/publisher) This report, and its appendices, may be accessed by Internet users at http://www.dft.gov.uk/publications/rsrr-124
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