A fall in the number of road accident casualties of just one per cent in the last year shows that "there is no room for complacency" in the fight to make Britain's roads more secure and safe, one expert has claimed.

Sheila Ranger, head of campaigns at the RAC Foundation, says that planners and safety chiefs must look at more "innovative educational solutions, a return to on-road enforcement by traffic police, and a sustained attempt to build positive driver attitudes", in their efforts to bring casualty numbers down.

Ms Ranger was speaking in response to the release of the Road Casualties Great Britain 2006 report, which showed that the number of people killed or seriously injured in the UK has fallen by just one per cent during the last year.

"Although casualties have fallen overall, it's clear that intensive action is particularly needed to reduce the number of child road deaths and injuries in the UK," Ms Ranger commented.

"Over two thousand child pedestrians were killed or seriously injured on the roads last year - the equivalent of 80 classrooms. Our children are much more likely to be killed on the roads than from drugs or violent crime, but the problem is not getting the attention it deserves."

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