The design of traffic management schemes, including whether to install a shared space scheme, is the responsibility of local authorities. Shared space may incorporate what are sometimes called \u2018courtesy crossings\u2019, but these have no formal definition. They are similar in principle to informal dropped kerb crossings, which can be used to provide a crossing place where a controlled crossing is not justified.<\/p>
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The Department for Transport\u2019s guidance on shared space schemes is given in the attached Local Transport Note 1/11: Shared Space.<\/p>
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The Department has also circulated to local authorities guidance produced by the National Federation for the Blind on \u2018Access for Blind People in Towns\u2019.<\/p>
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The Department receives correspondence on issues relating to all aspects of traffic management, including shared space. The correspondents range from individual members of the public to local authorities, engineering practitioners, and campaign groups.<\/p>
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The Department\u2019s road safety statistics do not record whether an incident took place on a courtesy crossing, as these are not defined.<\/p>
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The design of traffic management schemes, including whether to install a shared space scheme, is the responsibility of local authorities. Shared space may incorporate what are sometimes called \u2018courtesy crossings\u2019, but these have no formal definition. They are similar in principle to informal dropped kerb crossings, which can be used to provide a crossing place where a controlled crossing is not justified.<\/p>
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The Department for Transport\u2019s guidance on shared space schemes is given in the attached Local Transport Note 1/11: Shared Space.<\/p>
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The Department has also circulated to local authorities guidance produced by the National Federation for the Blind on \u2018Access for Blind People in Towns\u2019.<\/p>
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The Department receives correspondence on issues relating to all aspects of traffic management, including shared space. The correspondents range from individual members of the public to local authorities, engineering practitioners, and campaign groups.<\/p>
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The Department\u2019s road safety statistics do not record whether an incident took place on a courtesy crossing, as these are not defined.<\/p>
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The design of traffic management schemes, including whether to install a shared space scheme, is the responsibility of local authorities. Shared space may incorporate what are sometimes called \u2018courtesy crossings\u2019, but these have no formal definition. They are similar in principle to informal dropped kerb crossings, which can be used to provide a crossing place where a controlled crossing is not justified.<\/p>
<\/p>
The Department for Transport\u2019s guidance on shared space schemes is given in the attached Local Transport Note 1/11: Shared Space.<\/p>
<\/p>
The Department has also circulated to local authorities guidance produced by the National Federation for the Blind on \u2018Access for Blind People in Towns\u2019.<\/p>
<\/p>
The Department receives correspondence on issues relating to all aspects of traffic management, including shared space. The correspondents range from individual members of the public to local authorities, engineering practitioners, and campaign groups.<\/p>
<\/p>
The Department\u2019s road safety statistics do not record whether an incident took place on a courtesy crossing, as these are not defined.<\/p>
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The THINK! campaign annual budget since 2009/10 is outlined in the following table:<\/p>
<\/strong><\/p> Financial year<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Allocated annual budget<\/strong><\/p> <\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2009/10<\/p><\/td> £19,200,000<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2010/11<\/p><\/td> £6,800,000<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2011/12<\/p><\/td> £4,100,000<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2012/13<\/p><\/td> £3,570,000<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2013/14<\/p><\/td> £3,750,000<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2014/15<\/p><\/td> £5,500,000<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p> Since June 2010 Government marketing spend has been reduced to help deliver efficiency savings. Since then, only the most essential campaigns \u2013 including the THINK! campaign \u2013 have continued.<\/p> <\/p> It is vital that taxpayers\u2019 money is spent wisely and spend is prioritised using killed and seriously injured statistics for road users. We are delivering more efficient road safety initiatives by focusing spending on those activities which are most likely to reach our target audience. For example to date, our new drink drive film has been viewed 696, 000 times.<\/p> <\/p> We continually monitor attitudes towards drink driving, road casualty statistics and policing data (such as breath tests) to inform our campaign strategies.<\/p> <\/em><\/p> The most recent annual road casualty figures, for 2013, show Britain\u2019s roads are still among the safest in the world and fatalities are the lowest since records began in 1926. But one death on the road is one too many, which is why our focus remains on tackling dangerous drivers and investing in making our roads safer for everyone.<\/p> <\/p> <\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask Her Majesty\u2019s Government what was the annual budget of the THINK! campaign for each year from 2009/10.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/170112/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " Estimates of the amount of working time lost because of traffic jams are not held centrally.<\/p> <\/p> However, the Department does produce statistics on congestion on locally managed roads by monitoring average speeds on these roads during the weekday morning peak, defined as 7am to 10am. Average speeds are measured in both directions of travel.<\/p> <\/p> The Department also produces statistics on the reliability of journeys on the strategic road network by monitoring the percentage of journeys that are \u2018on time\u2019.<\/p> <\/p> These statistics and supporting information can be found at:<\/p>