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Road deaths rise by 20 per cent
THE death toll on Lincolnshire roads is the highest for four years, causing concern for the Lincolnshire Road Safety Partnership (LRSP).
There were 79 deaths on the county's roads in 2007, a figure up by 13 on the 66 deaths in 2006.
In 2003, 104 people were killed, but the figure had dropped into the 60s in the last two years through the efforts of the LRSP, a multi-agency partnership which formed in 2000 to reduce fatalities and casualties.
Communications manager for LRSP Brian Burns said: "The high figure shows there is lots of work to do and refocuses the mind on what we are doing."
Mr Burns highlighted three areas the LRSP is working toward as part of its 10-year strategy as a 40 per cent reduction in killed or serious injured casualties, a 50 per cent reduction in casualties involving children and a 10 per cent reduction in slight casualties.
He added: "Ninety-five per cent of collisions are caused by driver error and we need to look at driver education and change their attitudes and behaviour.
"The figures sound gruelling but we are having successes in our strategies and are reaching our targets."
A staggering 361 people were killed or seriously injured in 2007 to the end of November, compared with 2006's year end figure of 397, and there were 21 fatalities involving motorbikes.
Lincolnshire co-ordinator of the Association of British Drivers Keith Peat believes the rise in road deaths cannot be put down only to driver error.
He said: "They (LRSP) must change from their one trick speed pony, to blaming themselves instead of drivers and listen to experts who are making self-evident and obvious suggestions."
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