Developing Partnerships and ensuring participation

To work in partnership with all relevant organisations to promote better road safety in Leeds
To develop partnerships with local communities to promote better safety
To support and participate in regional and national initiatives to promote better road safety
To promote healthy, safe and sustainable travel, in co-operation with TravelWise and similar initiatives

Changing Physical Features

To continuously monitor casualty and accident trends and use this to identify appropriate measures
To implement safety engineering schemes to address known problems where appropriate, in accordance with current best practice
To ensure that safety is given prime importance in the design of all other highway related works
To use the Council’s function as local planning authority to promote better road safety.

Influencing Opinions and Behaviour

To work with the Police to promote better safety, through education and effective enforcement of restrictions
To promote road safety education to children through work with schools, including the safer routes to school initiative and the development of school travel plans
To provide road safety training to all classes of road users, both in schools and to other age groups as appropriate
To use appropriate publicity and promotions to promote better road safety Specific Actions List of Schemes proposed for implementation in the 2001-2006 Local Transport Plan period.