·         The report is an annual assessment of road safety interventions to date and details of the annual collision site reviews, which provides the evidence to gauge where engineering interventions are recommended for the forthcoming year.  A site review looks at collision data and identifies anywhere that may be deemed as a collision cluster.  Other issues addressed are works to provide safer routes to schools.

·         Appendix 1 to the report summarises Safer Route Schemes to schools to date.

·         Appendix 2 – advises of our approved schemes yet to be implemented. There was a proposal to make the Strand a 20mph zone, however there has been difficulty in implementing this due to recent changes to DfT guidance.  This is to be reviewed and may be brought back to the TWP at a later date.  It was noted that the TDA is also looking at the Strand as part of the list of places that may need Town Centre Investment.

·         Appendix 3 is the analysis of last year’s priorities, recommended from the Road Safety Initiatives Report 2016/17.  Teignmouth Road shows no further serious collisions however monitoring of this area will continue, but there are no further works planned at present.  Sands Road and Totnes Road – schemes expected to be implemented during the forthcoming autumn/winter period.

·         Appendix 4 is the recommendations of priorities for Road Safety Schemes for 2017/18.

·         There remain 3 cluster sites identified as Riviera Way at the junction of Browns Bridge Road, Teignmouth Road (near King George V playing field) and The Strand, Torquay.  The two areas of concern are the sites at Barton Hill Road, junction of Great Hill and Barton Hill Way, Torquay.

·         Riviera Way remains a cluster site however a connection between collisions is not obvious.  A video survey and further research is recommended to be undertaken over a number of days.

·         Barton Hill Road/Great Hill Road has experienced some loss of control collisions – recommend to investigate whether this is due to speed, the surface or the layout or markings

·         Barton Hill Way there is a potential visibility issue due to parking – a review of the layout is required and potential parking restrictions may be proposed.

20mph zones outside schools - continue with 20mph as detailed in Appendix 3 and Appendix 4 details areas to be assessed in the current year.

·         As part of the Road Safety Initiative a scheme to implement advisory 20mph around the area of Oldway School was proposed.  However concerns were raised by Ward Councillors due to the scheme extending beyond the vicinity of the school. The proposal takes into account the extent of the existing traffic calming already in place, the alteration to some parking and is a slight deviation from the current remit given to officers by the Transport Working Party for 20 mph zones around schools. The Executive Lead for Transport requested this scheme be brought to Members for a formal recommendation to progress as proposed, or to progress as a reduced zone and to leave the parking restrictions unaltered.

·         Cllr Ellery raised the need for a 20mph zone to be listed Eden Park School in Brixham.  Cllr Haddock and Cllr Ellery both raised serious concerns regarding safety outside the school due to the parking.  IJ agreed to raise this through the traffic team to look into although advised that quite a lot of work had already been implemented as part of a Transport Action Zone, developed in conjunction with the schools.  

Recommendation

To continue with the Programme of Implementation.

Proposed:

Cllr Ellery.

Seconded.

Cllr Haddock seconded the motion.

All in favour.