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Marion Harvie Communications Officer ‘Go Safe on Scotland’s Roads – it’s Everyone’s Responsibility’ - Scotland’s Road Sa

Marion Harvie Communications Officer ‘Go Safe on Scotland’s Roads – it’s Everyone’s Responsibility’ - Scotland’s Road Safety Framework for 2020. slow down – make Fife safer. What are the aims of the ‘Partnership’?. to reduce the number and severity of road casualties in Fife.

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Marion Harvie Communications Officer ‘Go Safe on Scotland’s Roads – it’s Everyone’s Responsibility’ - Scotland’s Road Sa

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  1. Marion HarvieCommunications Officer‘Go Safe on Scotland’s Roads – it’s Everyone’s Responsibility’- Scotland’s Road Safety Framework for 2020

  2. slow down – make Fife safer What are the aims of the ‘Partnership’? • to reduce the number and severity of road casualties in Fife • encourage better driving through education enforce, where necessary, the speed restrictions …The cost per fatility in Scotland in 2007 was estimated to be in the region of £1.65 million

  3. slow down – make Fife safer • Site selection • History of casualties and/or speed • Website - deployment sites. • Signage indicates the start of site www.fifesafetycamers.org

  4. slow down – make Fife safer Road Traffic Regulation Act, sections 81,86,89 & sch. 6

  5. slow down – make Fife safer Fixed cameras: radar measures speed. Vehicle detected exceeding speed is confirmed with 2 x photos taken 0.5secs apart. Road markings 2.0m apart confirm speed that has been photographed. Mobile cameras: laser measures speed and is linked to video camera that records offence Red light cameras controlled through cables energised when traffic light is red, camera takes photograph. Average speed cameras trial: SPECS - A77 measures speed between 2 distance points. VAS signage acts as a reminder to encourage compliance and offences have reduced on sites where these have been installed – Halbeath Rd.

  6. slow down – make Fife safer • Twenty zones • Mandatory speed limits • Variable-outside schools ….male drivers aged 17-25yrs are more likely to be involved in a collision than females from the same age group

  7. slow down – make Fife safer How do Fife Safety Camera Partnership meet its aims… • Partnership working • Promoting better driving • Providing intelligence led enforcement

  8. slow down – make Fife safer • Partnership working • Road Safety Unit • Institute of Advanced Motorists • Local Community • Safer Travel Task Group ….male drivers aged 17-25yrs are more likely to be involved in a collision than females from the same age group

  9. slow down – make Fife safer Partnership working with Building Services …..up to 1/3 of all road crashes involve someone who is driving for work purposes…..

  10. slow down – make Fife safer • Promote better driving…… • driver training • journey planning www.fifesafetycameras.org • fleet packs, information inserts, speed stickers • educational and awareness campaigns ….more employees are killed in ‘at work road accidents’ than in any other occupational accidents….

  11. slow down – make Fife safer • providing intelligence-led enforcement…. …there are approx. 50 sites across Fife where safety cameras operate. (Road Safety Strategy for Fife 2003-07) 3 penalty points + £60 fine.….. high visibility mobile units 999.9 metre range (1Kilometre) view – 750m range is used in Fife range: both sides of the road

  12. slow down – make Fife safer 2008 Speeding offences reduced by 27% on 2007

  13. www.fifesafetycameras.org

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