Devon County Council regularly studies its database of road traffic collisions to search for emerging problem sites.

Sites are identified at an annual Cluster Review Process and analysis to find common factors with the collisions takes place. This work is carried out by:

• safety engineers
• road safety officers
• traffic engineers
• designers
• maintenance engineers and
• the police.

Following analysis remedial actions to prevent further collisions are formulated. These actions can be measures to alter the highway environment, education packages to better inform and train drivers or enforcement initiatives to ensure driving is better regulated.

A Countywide programme of highway improvement schemes along with the appropriate funding are approved by the County Council's  Executive Committee, and these schemes are implemented during the following financial year.

Casualty and Severity Reduction (CSR) Schemes

A Casualty and Severity Reduction Scheme (CSR) is a road improvement scheme implemented on local roads to address identified road safety problems and reduce the number and severity of road traffic collisions.  A CSR scheme may involve simple things like adding a new sign or road markings, or more complex things like changing the layout or geometry of the road. A CSR scheme can be applied at a specific site (for example, at a junction), along a route or over an area.

You can search for some of the more recent CSR schemes in your area - and you let us have your comments on them from your perspective as a frequent user of the scheme.