Road Accidents in Tyne and Wear Annual Report 2007
The Tyne and Wear Traffic and Accident Data Unit (TADU ) Annual Report 2007 provides a summary of road traffic accident and casualty statistics for Tyne and Wear for the last 5 years – 2003–2007, and provides a reference to the baseline year, to which the Government set targets for the reduction of road traffic casualties that are to be attained by 2010. The targets were set with respect to a baseline of the average of 1994 -1998.
This is the twenty second annual report published by TADU on behalf of the Tyne and Wear districts and is produced to comply with part of the statutory duties given to the Highway Authorities under the Road Traffic Act 1988, Section 39. As in previous reports this document includes a breakdown of data at both a Tyne and Wear and district level.
Many changes have been made to this years report compared to the previous reports, it is hoped that the report will answer many queries relating to road traffic accidents and casualties in Tyne and Wear. Data for the period 1974–2002 is available from TADU .
What is TADU ?
The Tyne and Wear Traffic and Accident Data Unit or "TADU " plays a key role to support the delivery of transport solutions and economic development across Tyne and Wear.
TADU is jointly funded by the 5 Tyne and Wear districts, Emma Cuthbertson and Paul Thurgood have joined the team, to replace Sarah Quinan and David Hargreaves who left to take up other posts within Gateshead Council's Transport and Highways Section.
TADU manages two key data sets:
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Road traffic accident data.
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Traffic flow data in Tyne and Wear.
TADU is responsible for collecting traffic flow data from an extensive network of automatic traffic count sites that it manages in Tyne and Wear. It also holds a database of manual traffic counts.
TADU maintains the database of road traffic accident information on behalf of the Tyne and Wear districts. It also meets the statutory requirement for the provision of road traffic accident data to the Department for Transport on behalf of Tyne & Wear and Northumberland authorities.
TADU have had major input into the setting up of a Regional Road Safety Initiative to promote the use of data to formalise road safety calendars. Details can be found at http://www.neroadsafety.org.uk|
What is the data used for?
The data it hosts and collects provides input into a wide range of areas including the following:
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Development and implementation of the Local Transport Plan;
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Strategic transport planning;
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Road safety campaigns and schemes;
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Transport schemes including road and public transport improvements;
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Managing congestion;
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Enhancement of provision for cyclists;
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Planning and development control;
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Environmental planning and control;
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Monitoring the progress of the above.
TADU works in close cooperation with a range of organisations. In addition to the five Tyne and Wear local authorities these include:
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Department for Transport;
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Government Office for the North East;
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Northumbria Police Force;
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The Highways Agency;
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Nexus;
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University and research community;
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Developers submitting planning applications.
The Information provided within the Annual Report represents the data held in the TADU Accident Database on 30th April 2008.