Type
General Knowledge
Author
Dep for Transport, UK
Organization
GRSP
Published in
2006
Submitted by
Rikke Rysgaard
Related theme(s)
Road Safety
Region
All Regions
Country
International

Speed Assessment Framework

 

Balancing the need to travel with the need to improve the quality of life is a key objective of the Department for Transport (DfT). This requires a speed policy that will take account of the contribution of travel speeds to environmental and social objectives as well as to road safety.

This Leaflet supplements the guidance on Rural Single Carriageway Roads set out in DfT Circular 01/2006.Aims of this revised guidance include

the setting of more appropriate local speed limits, including lower or higher speeds where conditions dictate

local speed limits which better reflect the needs of all road users, not just motorised vehicles

improved quality of life for local communities and a better balance between road safety, accessibility, and environmental objectives, especially in rural communities

improved recognition and understanding by road users of the risks involved on different types of road, the speed limits which apply, and the reasons why

improved respect for speed limits, and in turn improved self compliance

continued reductions in the number of road traffic collisions, injuries, and deaths in which excessive or inappropriate speed is a contributory factor.

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