A bold target has been set to rid the Liverpool City Region ’s roads of death or serious injury by 2040.
The Liverpool City Region’s Road Safety strategy is being launched in a bid to curb the number of major incidents on the road in Merseyside, with a target of no avoidable collisions. The plan is being unveiled by Emily Spurrell, Merseyside Police and Crime Commissioner and Metro Mayor Steve Rotheram, to coincide with a major safety operation on The Strand in Liverpool city centre.
The plan is also focused on creating a safer environment for people to travel on foot and by bike and more children to walk or cycle to school, while also contributing to improved air quality across the region. The strategy is focused around four pillars - Safe Speeds, Safe Streets, Safe Vehicles, Safe Behaviour – and will be used by the partners who make up the Merseyside Road Safety Partnership (RSP).
