Labour refuse to set improvement target

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The York Council has confirmed that the number of serious injury accidents on York’s road s increased by 14% last year.

The Cabinet member who now has responsibility for accident reduction in the City has refused to set a target for accident reduction this year.

The number of accidents has reduced over the last 7 years from a high of 95 – a figure which gave rise to the “95 alive” campaign which saw a sustained reduction in accident levels.

The latest increase –and Labour’s reaction – does suggest that they have taken their “eye off the ball” and have spent too much money on the ineffective roll out of 20 mph speed limits.