The A453 from Mile Oak, Tamworth, Staffordshire, to Bassett's Pole roundabout on the A38, has seen a fall in casualties from 1 killed, 7 seriously injured for the period 2001 to 2003, to just 1 serious injury for the period 2004 to 2006. No speed cameras involved in order to claim all the credit, but the provision of pedestrian refuges at Mile Oak so that pedestrians can cross the road to the bus stops, and the reconstruction of the A38 roundabout at Bassett's Pole complete with traffic lights. The police have also clamped down on bikers gathering at Bassett's Pole and the accompanying bike racing on the public road. The unenforced 50 to 40mph speed limit at Mile Oak is incidental, despite the claim from EuroRAP.
EuroRAP say:
"Britain’s most improved road in this year’s analysis by the Road Safety Foundation is the A453 from the A38 to Tamworth in Staffordshire. This rural single carriageway has seen an 88 per cent drop in the number of fatal or serious collisions in the last six years, taking it from a medium risk road to one of the safest. According to the Foundation, this has been achieved by introducing traffic lights, speed limit reductions and village pedestrian facilities."
http://www.eurorap.org/library/pdfs/news/20080627_GB_Results_Release.pdf
EuroRAP
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