Road Safety Framework
Scotland's Road Safety Framework to 2030 sets out a vision for Scotland to have the best road safety performance in the world by 2030 and an ambitious long term goal where no one is seriously injured or killed on our roads by 2050.
It sets challenging targets for the years ahead, with a 50 per cent reduction in fatal and serious injuries and a 60 per cent reduction in child fatal and serious injuries by 2030.
For the first time, mode and user specific targets for key priority groups have been created to focus attention by partners on our priority areas.
The framework fully embeds the Safe System approach to road safety. The Safe System is recognised as international best practice in road safety delivery. It includes improved safety aspects of the road, its surrounding environment, vehicle technology and education for all road users. A Safe System involves those who manage and design the roads as well as those who use them; each is responsible for, and must contribute to, eradicating fatal and serious injuries. Ultimately, all road users are expected to use the roads safely and comply with the rules. The holistic approach of the Safe System creates the conditions for road casualties not to occur by focusing efforts not only on road traffic casualty reduction but also on road traffic danger reduction.