House of Commons - Transport, Local Government and the Regions - Ninth Report

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Transport, Local Government and the Regions - Ninth Report

Here you can browse the report together with the Proceedings of the Committee. The published report was ordered by the House of Commons to be printed 13 June 2002.

CONTENTS

Terms of Reference

REPORT

CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

INTRODUCTION

THE CONSEQUENCES OF SPEED
Crashes and casualties
The relationship between speed and casualties
Costs
Who gets killed and injured and where
Where
Who
The quality of life

REASONS FOR SPEEDING
Who speeds
Why people speed

HOW PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH SPEED SHOULD BE TACKLED
Enforcement
The national safety camera scheme
Guidance in respect of the visibility and location of cameras
Traffic police
Penalties
Road engineering, speed limits and road classification
Existing speed limits
Setting speed limits in future
What the speed limits should be and the use of engineering measures to enforce them
Urban areas
The Gloucester 'Safer City Project'
Schools
Rural areas
Villages
C Roads and Unclassified roads
A and B roads
Dual carriageways and Motorways.
Changing speed limits
Local autonomy
Costs
Car design and engineering
Speedometers
Intelligent Speed Adaption
Changing attitudes
What has been and what could be achieved
The role of key groups and organisations
The media and the motor industry
The local media
The national media and motor manufacturers
The portrayal of speed
The Motor Industry
News reporting
The response the BBC, ITC, ASA and the motor manufacturers
The reasons for the national media's reporting, and portrayal, of speed
The consequences of reporting by the national media
Local authorities
The police
The Government
DTLR
The Highways Agency
Health and Safety Commission and Health and Safety Executive
The Department of Health and health authorities
The Government Offices in the Regions
The Home Office
What the Government should do now

CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

LIST OF CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

PROCEEDINGS OF THE COMMITTEE RELATING TO THE REPORT

LIST OF WITNESSES

APPENDICES TO THE MINUTES OF EVIDENCE
UNPUBLISHED MEMORANDA
LIST OF REPORTS IN THE CURRENT PARLIAMENT

MINUTES OF EVIDENCE - VOLUME II (HC 557-II)

Wednesday 30 January 2002
Wednesday 13 February 2002
Wednesday 27 February 2002

APPENDICES TO THE MINUTES OF EVIDENCE - VOLUME II (HC 557-II)

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Prepared 19 June 2002