Using latest Department for Transport figures, the 22 fatal accidents are estimated to have cost more than £45 million* in damage and lost output, not including the emotional impact of the irreplaceable loss of a family member. Somerset Road Safety provides advice to thousands of people year through educational events and also runs Bikeability courses for school children and trains School Crossing Patrols. The team also supports companies through the Mind Your Business programme and has more than 2,000 subscribers through Facebook and Twitter. Please visit for more details. The Council’s Improvement Schemes programme helps to resolve community concerns and road safety problems by providing engineering solutions at priority sites. For more information, please visit . The Government’s THINK! road safety campaign has a designated programme to improve safety on country roads, which is backed by Somerset County Council. Further details are available at
Using latest Department for Transport figures, the 22 fatal accidents are estimated to have cost more than £45 million* in damage and lost output, not including the emotional impact of the irreplaceable loss of a family member. Somerset Road Safety provides advice to thousands of people year through educational events and also runs Bikeability courses for school children and trains School Crossing Patrols. The team also supports companies through the Mind Your Business programme and has more than 2,000 subscribers through Facebook and Twitter. Please visit for more details. The Council’s Improvement Schemes programme helps to resolve community concerns and road safety problems by providing engineering solutions at priority sites. For more information, please visit . The Government’s THINK! road safety campaign has a designated programme to improve safety on country roads, which is backed by Somerset County Council. Further details are available at
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