South Yorkshire Safer Roads Partnership
News
26 Jan 2024
INCREASE IN SERIOUS INJURIES ON OUR ROADS
The latest data for South Yorkshire shows that 791 people were seriously injured as the result of a road traffic collision between July 2022 and June 2023.
During the same period, 39 people lost their lives on South Yorkshire’s roads.
Combined, these figures represent a five per cent increase compared to the same period in the previous 12 months.
When you break it down, that’s more than 15 people seriously injured in a collision every week.
That’s more than 15 people every week who need to be kept in hospital as an in-patient, or suffer any of the following injuries:
We have to work together to stop families and communities suffering the heart-breaking consequences of death and serious injury on our roads.
The question is, how can we prevent the collisions that cause these injuries?
How can we prevent the collisions that lead to loss of loved ones?
South Yorkshire, like other regions, has adopted the Safe System approach to road safety with an ultimate aspiration of eliminating all death and serious injury.
The Safe System relies on shared responsibility to reduce the number of people killed or seriously injured on our roads.
To prevent harm on our roads, the following must be in place:
Every member of the public who uses our road network has a role to play in meeting these aims.
Only by working together can we stop 15 people a week being seriously injured, or even worse, on South Yorkshire roads.
Find out more about our approach here: https://sysrp.co.uk/The-Safe-System
During the same period, 39 people lost their lives on South Yorkshire’s roads.
Combined, these figures represent a five per cent increase compared to the same period in the previous 12 months.
When you break it down, that’s more than 15 people seriously injured in a collision every week.
That’s more than 15 people every week who need to be kept in hospital as an in-patient, or suffer any of the following injuries:
- fractures
- concussion
- internal injuries
- crushings
- burns (excluding friction burns)
- severe cuts
- severe general shock requiring medical treatment
- injuries causing death 30 or more days after the collision.
We have to work together to stop families and communities suffering the heart-breaking consequences of death and serious injury on our roads.
The question is, how can we prevent the collisions that cause these injuries?
How can we prevent the collisions that lead to loss of loved ones?
South Yorkshire, like other regions, has adopted the Safe System approach to road safety with an ultimate aspiration of eliminating all death and serious injury.
The Safe System relies on shared responsibility to reduce the number of people killed or seriously injured on our roads.
To prevent harm on our roads, the following must be in place:
- Safe Roads
- Safe Road Users
- Safe Vehicles
- Safe Speeds
- Effective post-collision response
Every member of the public who uses our road network has a role to play in meeting these aims.
Only by working together can we stop 15 people a week being seriously injured, or even worse, on South Yorkshire roads.
Find out more about our approach here: https://sysrp.co.uk/The-Safe-System
