Road Safety
One of the four main strategic priorities of the Force is to provide safer roads with reduced deaths, injury and crime.
In terms of Road Safety, the Force works with a number of partner agencies, including Fire and Rescue, the Scottish Ambulance Service, the Scottish Executive and Trunk Road Authorities, in running a mumber of initiatives in support of the Force strategic priority.
In 1999 the Government challenged the country to reduce deaths and injury on our roads, and set demanding targets for progressive improvement over ten years, based on the average number of casualties between 1994 and 1998.
For more information please refer to the Fatal Collision Statistics document within the Statistics, campaigns and information section on this page.
There are three specific targets:
- 40% reduction in killed and seriously injured casualties by 2010
- 50% reduction in children killed and seriously injured casualties by 2010
- 10% reduction in the slight casualty rate, expressed as the number of people slightly injured per 100 million vehicle kilometres.
Northern Constabulary is fully committed to achieving the Government targets for casualty reduction.
The Force operates the national Bikesafe scheme to encourage safer motorcycling.
Donald Geddes - Road safety campaign
Information about the work that Donald Geddes has been involved in with Police to promote road safety
The Scottish Good Egg Guide to In-Car Child Safety
The Scottish Good Egg Guide to In-car Child safety is an initiative supported by Road Safety Scotland, ACPOS and Arnold Clark. To find out more please visit the Good Egg Guide website.
Statistics, campaigns and information
- Northern Constabulary Fatal Road Collision Statistics 2006 to present (PDF format)
- Road Safety - National and Local Campaigns Diary 2010/2011 (PDF format)