Road Safety

The Road Safety Group aims to tackle many different types of road safety issues and has members from a variety of backgrounds with a range of skills and experience. Our work falls into distinct themes: 

 

Reducing accidents - we keep statistical records so we can look at where and how often road accidents are happening and take action to reduce the number of people injured at these places. We deal with all the requests from residents who want to make their roads safer. 

 

Safety Cameras – to address accidents caused by speeding drivers.

 

Safer Routes to School - to encourage, and make it safe for, children to walk to school.

 

Child Pedestrian Training – to provide children with roadside pedestrian skills. 

 

Safety Audits – all significant traffic/highway schemes have road safety audits.  These are not design checks but checks on whether properly applied standards can combine to produce a layout similar to others where accidents have occurred.  For this reason audits are carried out by people experienced in road accident investigation and prevention.  Auditors view designs from the perspective of all types of road users.  There are four stages of audit: feasibility, detailed design, pre opening/completion and finally accident record checks after one and three years.

 

Safer Cycling - Road Safety Officers work in schools with Pedal Ready to give cycle training.

 

Publicity -  we distribute posters and leaflets to schools and businesses giving road safety advice. The Group takes part in Government led national road safety campaigns.  

 

School Crossing Patrol Wardens  - we give the Wardens training and provide warning signs and road markings. 

 

If you are concerned about road safety on any road in Sheffield there are a number of ways that you can contact us. Please note that we are not responsible for the M1 Motorway or the Stocksbridge Bypass which are looked after by the Highways Agency.

 

 

Email: road_safety@sheffield.gov.uk

 

Telephone: (0114) 273 6166

Fax: (0114) 273 5002

 

Development Services,

Howden House,

1 Union Street,

SHEFFIELD, S1 2SH

 

If you do get in touch, please help us to help you by providing as much detail as possible, particularly your name, address and a contact telephone number or email address so we can get back to you.

 

Please click here to request a road safety or transportation scheme.