UK Defence Forces Road Safety Strategy

21 March 2023

The UK Ministry of Defence Road Safety Strategy is the first pan-Defence approach to keeping its people and other road users safe and represents a long-term commitment to ending the toll of armed forces deaths from road traffic collisions.

The strategy which aplies The Safe System highlights that traffic related fatalities have accounted for around 1 in 5 deaths of armed forces personnel. When adjusted for age and gender, it is estimated that armed forces personnel are at a 50% increased risk of dying from a land traffic collision compared to the general population in Great Britain.

The vision is to establish a world leading safety culture across Defence, eliminating fatalities whilst enhancing capability, and where the value of safety and environmental protection is recognised by everyone. In doing so MOD aims to aim to:

● Eliminate fatalities whilst enhancing capability

● Minimise injury through learning

● Protect the environment from harm
 
The Defence Road Safety Strategy is designed to deliver Defence’s HS&EP Vision in the specific context of road safety.