Safe travel
We are responsible for over 8,000 miles of road, from major principal routes to narrow country lanes. We work with district councils and emergency services to ensure that our roads are as safe as possible for all users.
We encourage all users to Share the Space and be patient and kind on all roads and paths.
Quicklinks
New statutory guidance for highway authorities regarding the urgent need to reallocate road space towards pedestrians, cyclists and ‘active travel’.
Road safety information, training, signposting and services including the ‘road safety offer to schools’.
Find out what we do to maintain our roads, find out how you can help to look after your local roads and get advice on safe driving during winter.
How to share the road with others, being a good driver, and reminder from the Highway Code that drivers can cause the greatest harm in the event of a collision so they need to even more care and reduce the danger they pose to others. This principle applies most strongly to drivers of large goods and passenger vehicles, vans/minibuses, cars/taxis and motorcycles.
Find out about safe travel options for people with restricted mobility, those on low incomes and people who live in isolated rural areas.