Tayside Fire & Rescue
Tayside Fire & Rescue

Safer Scotland

Provisional figures published by the Scottish Government show that Killed Seriously Injured (KSI) casualties in Scotland fell by 55% in the period 2000-2010, beating the 40% target set by the Department for transport (DfT).

Provisional figures reveal that 208 people were killed in reported road accidents in Scotland in 2010; 4% fewer than in 2009.  1,960 people were seriously injured; 14% fewer than the previous year.  A total of 11,156 people were slightly injured; representing a reduction of 11%.

The target to reduce child KSI's by 2010 was also exceeded, with the final provisional figure being a 73% recuction.

However, from 2009 to 2010 there was no change in the number of pedestrians killed (47) and two more cyclists were killed (7).  The number of female fatalities rose by 15% additionally, the overall 4% reduction in fatalities in the same period was less than reductions seen in previous years.

The news was welcomed by RoSPA.  Kathleen Braidwood, road safety officer at RoSPA Scotland, said: "It is a significant achievement for Scotland to have reduced road casualties further than the targets set in 2000".

"Scotland is now working towards a new set of casualty reduction targets set out in Scotland's Road Safety Framework to 2020, which was published in 2009.  And they are challenging targets: a 40% reduction in fatalities; a 55% reduction in seriously injured casualties; a 50% reduction in under-16's killed; and a 65% reduction in under-16's seriously injured."

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Useful Links
www.safedrivestayalive.org
www.roadsafetyscotland.org.uk
www.brake.org.uk
www.think.direct.gov.uk/roadsafety
www.jrso.com
www.safetayside.co.uk
www.dsa.gov.uk
www.rospa.org.uk
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