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URGENT CARE IN SURREY HEARTLANDS

Meeting: 05/07/2023 - Communities, Environment and Highways Select Committee (Item 22)

22 A NEW ROAD SAFETY STRATEGY FOR SURREY pdf icon PDF 237 KB

This draft policy is being revised by Officers and scrutiny has now been postponed. (Note added on 30 June 2023)

 

 

Purpose of report:

 

To inform and seek the views of the Select Committee on the development of a new Road Safety Strategy for Surrey based on the principles of a ‘Vision Zero’ safe system approach that aims to manage vehicle speeds and introduce more 20mph limits, inclusive of a draft new Speed Limit Policy that will shortly be subject to a public and stakeholder consultation.

 

This report also seeks to respond to Will Forster’s (Woking South) Motion to the Council on 23 March 2023 (Item 9 [ii] made under standing order 11) when it was agreed that the matter would be considered by the Communities, Environment and Highways Select Committee.

 

Additional documents:

Minutes:

Witnesses:

Paul Millin, Strategic Transport Group Manager

Key points made during the discussion:

1.    The Chairman explained that scrutiny of the item was postponed to a future meeting and that the draft policy was being revised. The Chairman affirmed the Committee’s interest in the matter and that it was of great importance to residents; and asked when it would be ready for scrutiny. The Strategic Transport Manager answered that this was a short postponement, and that road safety strategy and speed limit policy would come back to the Select Committee in October.