Safety on Gloucestershire roads to be improved
More is to be done to make Gloucestershire roads safer as 1,232 people were hurt in accidents, according to the latest figures.
Gloucestershire County Council has agreed to set up a group to improve the authority’s road safety policy.
Figures show there were 1,232 casualties on the county’s roads in 2022, up from the 2018 to 2022 average of 1,047.
The group would look into planned and completed safety projects and highlight parts of the policy which need updating.
Councillor Dave Norman, said: “The number of serious road casualties for Gloucestershire remains stubbornly high.
“It’s significant compared to other areas where we are not doing well at all compared to the rest of the UK.
“Primarily, we must reduce the number of those who are killed and seriously injured on our roads and make it a priority."
In 2022, 32 people lost their lives in road accidents. This is a 27 per cent increase on the 2018 to 2022 average.