There are nearly three times as many accidents involving cars in rural areas than urban, and rural accidents are more likely to result in serious injuries (22% compared to 15% of urban car accidents)

Although Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service has been attending RTC for decades The Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004 set out for the first time a legal requirement for the service to deal with Road Traffic Collisions (known as Road Traffic Accidents in the Act)

Road Safety Strategy  (PDF 249 Kb)

As with all of our plans, our Road Safety Strategy is a living document that will change if feedback from performance, local or national conditions change or when issues require changes in direction or focus.