Monmouthshire proposes 40% cut in serious casualties among vulnerable road users
Archive article. Published on Thu 1 Oct, 22:09. Conditions may have changed since this reporting.
Monmouthshire County Council is developing a road-safety strategy that proposes reducing deaths and serious injuries among vulnerable road users by at least 40% by 2040. The proposed focus includes pedestrians, cyclists, motorcyclists and people aged 16 to 25. It is a target for a strategy covering 2026 to 2040, rather than a reduction already achieved.
What the council’s figures show
The council says the total number of people killed or seriously injured on Monmouthshire’s roads fell from 63 in 2021 to 42 in 2024. Those figures cover road casualties overall and should not be read as the baseline for the separate vulnerable-user target. Existing work includes road-safety education in schools, cycle training and assessments of school routes. The council says it has completed 25 Active Travel School Plans over three years and around 85 school-route assessments since the start of 2025.
How residents can respond
A public consultation on the draft is planned through Let’s Talk Monmouthshire. The council’s announcement, dated 30 September, says details will follow; it does not give opening or closing dates. The announcement also does not specify individual road schemes, a funding total or the baseline year for the 40% target. Those details will matter when residents assess the draft.