Road safety

Road safety is extremely high on our agenda and we will endeavour to do everything we can to make the roads in West Sussex a safer place.

Our list of priorities are vast but include driver training, cycling, horse riders, Safer Routes to Schools, pedestrian safety, and car safety.  Follow the links below to find out more.

• Accident data for West Sussex
  Statistical data and supporting documents providing detailed information on West Sussex road casualties between 2007 and 2011.

• Children
  This section relates to children and road safety, providing information for parents, schools, and children.

• Cyclists
  Information for cyclists relating to safety tips, helmets, basic bike maintenance and cycle training.

• Drivers and riders
  Find out about driver training, safety, drugs, alcohol, motorcyclists, tiredness and accidents.

• Horse riders
  Motorists and horse riders both have a right to use the roads as a means of safe and enjoyable travel. Both should share a responsibility to understand each other's needs and problems.

• Pedestrians
  Find out about the different types of pedestrian crossings in operation and portable traffic signals.

• Safety engineering
  Find out about our road safety engineering schemes, which reduce and prevent the risk of collisions involving personal injury.

• What to do if you hear emergency sirens whilst driving
  Advice on what to do when emergency service vehicles approach you whilst you are driving.

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