The work between policy and practice
Road safety progress depends on more than commitments. It requires sustained action, strong partnerships, and accountability to ensure that policies…
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“Scotland’s Road Safety Framework to 2030 sets out a vision for Scotland to have the best road safety performance in the world by 2030 and an ambitious long-term goal where no one is seriously injured or killed on our roads by 2050.
Road Traffic Accidents are a leading preventable cause of death, serious injury and long-term disability, which significantly impacts on individuals, families, communities and industry, and place a huge burden on our health and social care system, and on society as a whole.
Driving is the most dangerous work activity most people do. The Health and Safety Executive and Department for Transport estimate that more than a quarter of all road traffic incidents involve somebody who is driving as part of their work . Based on Department for Transport figures for Great Britain in 2019 , of 1,752 deaths in total, more than 438 (25%) were estimated to have died in a road accident involving somebody driving as part of their work.
This data drives the ScORSA project, the strategic management of driving and riding for work related risks has many benefits, personal, organisational and societal”
