Traffic Operational Command Unit Chief Superintendent David Snelling.

Traffic Operational Command Unit

Chief Superintendent David Snelling


Why the ACPO Roads Policing Strategy and traffic enforcement is important

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ACPO Roads Policing Strategy

Deny criminals use of the roads by enforcing the law

Reduce road casualties

Tackle the threat of terrorism

Reduce anti-social use of the roads

Enhance public confidence and reassurance by patrolling the roads


2,538 fatal casualties

28,567 Serious Personal Injury casualties

This equates to 7 fatalities and 78 SPIsa day on the UK’s Roads

In the UK in 2008 there were:

THREAT


In the MPS in 2008 there were:

This equates to 4 fatalities a week and 10 SPIs a day on the Capital’s Roads

204 fatal casualties

3481 Serious Personal Injury casualties


HARM

Nationally the total estimated costs of all road

collisions is £18 billion per year.Source: House of Commons Transport Select Committee

The estimated cost of each Fatal Collision is

£1.5 million.

In London last year there were 232 Fatal Collisions which equates to an estimated cost of £348 million.


Drivers who drive fast regardless of the circumstances have a collision risk 3 – 5 times greater than drivers who don’t.

Source: Roadcraft


Research indicates that up to 95% of road collisions are attributable to human error.


Those who commit traffic offences are more likely to be involved in other criminal activities


Increased traffic enforcement is one way to disrupt or restrict a criminal’s activities


17% of disquals have a previous conviction for disqualified driving

Research has shown that 79% of disqualified drivers have criminal convictions


Uninsured Drivers

“UK Context”

(Motor Insurers’ Bureau)

£380 Million compensation paid out by the Guarantee Fund – In the UK the MIB

300,000 + convictions per year

In the UK an estimated 2 Million or 6.5% (1 in 15) of all drivers are uninsured.

Uninsured drivers add an average of £30 to

every policy


Unlicensed Drivers

Are 2.7 to 9 times more likely to be involved in a collision

NELIs ( NEver held a LIcence )

Provisionals

Disquals

Revocations

In just over 3% of Personal Injury collisions a driver is prosecuted for unlicensed driving


Uninsured Drivers

Road Safety Issues:Uninsured driver 10 x more likely to have a drink drive conviction.

Uninsured drivers 6 x more likely to be driving an unsafe vehicle

Uninsured drivers 3 x more likely to have a conviction for driving without due care and attention

In 2006 uninsured drivers were responsible for killing 160People and injuring 23,000


7 Children are killed or seriously injured EVERY DAY walking or cycling on UK roads


It is estimated that one in five of all crashes is caused by driver fatigue.

In a YouGov poll less than a quarter of people said they planned breaks in their journey whilst 26% had driven for more than four hours without a break.

FATIGUE


Large Goods Vehicles

12.5% of Fatal Collisions involve LGVs.

With the Olympic construction phase just about to start inearnest, it is estimated that in London there will be

1,000 to 3,500 extra LGV journeys a day


Motorcycles

Motorcyclists account for 2% of all UK road users

However ………

They account for over 20% of the Killed and Seriously Injured on the UK’s roads.


Drink / Drug DrivingA study into the attitude of young drivers towards alcohol and drugs revealed:

Source:Sample Data: 8,000 17-24 year olds across United Kingdom.

8% claim to ‘always’ drive whilst under the influence of drugs

17% admit to regularly taking cannabis

12% admit to regularly taking cocaine

10% admit to regularly taking ecstacy

7% claim to ‘always’ drive after drinking more than 2 units of alcohol

More than one in ten young drivers often take to the wheel

under the influence of drink or drugs


The 4 biggest killers on the UK’s roads are:

Speed

Failure to wear a seat belt

Drink Driving

Mobile Phones


SPEED

In 27% Fatal crashes speed is a significant factor

Inappropriate Speed for the conditions or excess speed is a contributory factor in 1 in 3 crashes


of those killed on the roads are victims of

Drink Drivers

15%


TRAFFIC OCU

Main objectives:

By 31/3/2010:To reduce all KSI's by 50%¹ To reduce child KSI's by 60%¹

By 2012:

To reduce blameworthy Polcolls by 5%

¹Compared with 1994-1998 average.


The 4 biggest killers on the UK’s roads are:

Speed

Failure to wear a seat belt

Drink Driving

Mobile Phones


How are we reducing KSI's?

Last year we:

•Issued 30,000 FPN’s for speeding, seat belt and mobile phone offences;•Made 1,600 arrests for drink / drug driving;•Seized over 10,000 vehicles for having no insurance and no driving licence;•12,000 no insurance disposals which includes FPN’s issued, process books completed, arrests for having no insurance and disqualified driving;•Assisted the MPS with over 150 deployments for each of the 5 ANPR Intercept Teams;•Made 1,100 arrests generated by the ANPR in Traffic’s patrol vehicles;•Stopped 1200 Large Goods Vehicles (LGV) through Commercial Vehicle Enforcement.


- Organised Crime linked to London’s roads- Illegal road use

- Nuisance/anti-social road use

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