Vision Zero
Safe system approach to reducing road casualties to zero.
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What is Vision Zero?
Vision Zero focuses on a whole safe system approach that starts with a simple premise - no one should be killed or seriously injured due to a road collision, whichever mode of transport you are using.
The Vision Zero whole system approach encompasses five aspects.
Safe roads and roadside
Designing roads and streets that are safe and forgiving, self-explaining, with features such as speed calming measures, clear signage, segregation of cyclists and vehicles where possible, and safe crossings. Restrictions and measures are supported with appropriate enforcement.
Safe vehicles
Encouraging vehicles with advanced safety features that reduce the risk of collisions, such as automatic emergency braking systems, and lane departure warnings, which provide high levels of protection to vehicle occupants should a collision occur.
Safe speeds
Reducing vehicle speeds to safe levels for all road users, including pedestrians, cyclists, equestrians, motorcyclists, and motorists.
Safe users
Promoting safe behaviour changes by all road users through road safety education, enforcement, and community outreach. Improved road safety for road users also encourages mobility, and sustainable active travel mode shifts.
Post-collision response
Ensuring a holistic post-collision response that prioritises scene safety and stabilisation, from the initial first aid, all the way through to collision analysis and reviews, learning from investigations, and effective and long-term post-collision care.
The County Council’s Cabinet confirmed our commitment to Vision Zero on 21 June 2022. Our Local Transport and Connectivity Plan (LTCP) adopted in July 2022, was a first step in supporting this commitment. Our Vision Zero strategy was then developed and approved by Cabinet in April 2024.
Targets
Whilst there has been a long-term downward trend in reported road collisions and injuries both nationally and in Oxfordshire, recent figures show road safety collisions and injuries are now on the increase, and we need to take a zero-tolerance attitude to anyone else killed or seriously injured on Oxfordshire’s roads.
Our Vision Zero strategy builds on the LTCP and Vision Zero work to date. It outlines how we will achieve our Vision Zero target of zero fatalities and serious injuries from road collisions in Oxfordshire by 2050, with a 50% reduction by 2030.
Our Vision Zero target is reported to cabinet through our LTCP annual report, and our second LTCP annual monitoring report (second annual report (pdf format, 1.8 KB)) was approved by cabinet for publication in November 2024.
Road casualties
We report on the number of road casualties in Oxfordshire annually on our Road casualties webpage.
Road safety on our roads
We deliver road safety across Oxfordshire. For further information, please visit our road safety webpages.