Road safety

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We record accident data for roads in Leicestershire to help us identify accident locations and work towards reducing road casualties. We also run a number of campaigns throughout the year to promote safer driving.

If you've been involved in a road traffic incident, or think you may have witnessed an offence on the roads, find out how to Report a road traffic incident (Leicestershire Police)

If you’re 60 or over and want to feel more confident on the road, a refresher driving session could be for you.

The Data Collection Team can provide data on all types of traffic and pedestrian movements from over 262 Automatic Traffic Count (ATC) sites.

Community Speed Watch is an educational scheme to help people reduce speeding traffic though their community.

Driver Education Leicester runs courses, such as the National Speed Awareness Course, on behalf of the Leicestershire Constabulary.

We offer Pre-driver courses for people aged 16/17 who are interested in learning to drive

Provision of Road Traffic Collision (RTC) data for roads within Leicestershire.

A Road Safety Strategy  for Leicestershire has been developed. It sets out what we're doing in Leicestershire to continue to improve road safety and reduce road collisions and casualties. The Strategy supports the government’s road safety objectives, along with wider national and local objectives. A summary document of the strategy is also available.

News

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Service upgrades to begin on 17 March

A chance for residents to have their say

Another step closer for large-scale distributor road scheme