Jersey’s Road Safety Plan
Jersey’s Road Safety Plan outlines the actions and commitments to make the Island’s roads safer for all. With a focus on reducing collisions and protecting vulnerable road users, it reflects a collective effort to embrace a culture of shared responsibility for road safety.
This page provides an overview of the plan’s context and key steps being taken to improve road safety across the Island.
Context for Change
In March 2020, a significant road traffic collision prompted the development of the Government Proposition, ‘Improvements to Road Safety,’ which was adopted by the States Assembly in March 2021. This proposition, brought forward by Constable Karen Shenton-Stone, called for a structural review of road safety on the Island, emphasising methods for improvement with a particular focus on vulnerable road users.
In response, the Government of Jersey and the Minister for Infrastructure commissioned an Island Road Safety Review. This landmark review offered a detailed examination of Jersey’s road safety landscape, analysing current statistics and trends to identify key areas of concern. It also marked the beginning of a commitment to adopt fundamental changes in policy, operational direction, and the broader culture of how road risk and road safety are managed—by both the Government and the Island community as a collective.
The findings of the review were published in the Island Road Safety Review and included a comprehensive set of recommendations aimed at reducing road traffic collisions and improving safety for all road users.
Click the links below to access the documents.
Jersey’s Objectives
- Reducing Collisions and Casualties: Reduce the number of collisions and casualties on Jersey's roads by addressing the challenges that contribute to road harm, in line with our strategic plan.
- Policy Development: Develop and implement policies and actions that provide a clear framework for reducing road harm and support the political context and policy direction of our road safety plan.
- Advancing Vision Zero Through The Safe System: Promote a vision for a future with a road network free from harm by adopting the Safe Systems Approach. This approach is globally recognised as a best practice and supports our long-term goal of 'Vision Zero,' which commits us to eliminating all road traffic fatalities and serious injuries.
- Prioritising Key Areas for Action: Identify and prioritise key areas that need to be addressed to effectively reduce the number of collisions and casualties. Ensure that all priority areas are addressed collectively to maximise the reduction of road harm.
- Raising Public Awareness Through Campaigns: Organise and participate in road safety campaigns within the Island to raise public awareness and promote safer road behaviours.
