Welcome to the January 2018 edition of the Road Safety Newsletter. This newsletter has been written for the benefit of those working in the road safety field or who are interested in the topic. Major Road Network Consultation On 23rd December 2017 the Department published a consultation on ‘Proposals for the creation of a…
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Drivers in France caught using their mobile phone at the wheel could face having their licence suspended under new rules. Reuters reports that president Emmanuel Macron’s Government is under pressure to combat rising road deaths – which have been increasing since 2014. The mobile phone ban was one of several measures announced on 9 January,…
A poem which highlights a number of key safety messages for cyclists has been named winner of the Safer Essex Roads Partnership’s (SERP) school road safety poetry competition. Under the school poem competition – which formed part of Project EDWARD 2017 activities in Essex – SERP invited schools to submit the best poem written by…
The DVSA says motorcyclists have given their backing to a ‘raft of improvements’, including new riders having to pass a theory test before they take a CBT course, following a public consultation on proposals to modernise motorcycle training. A public consultation carried out by the DfT and DVSA on nine proposed changes received more than…
Drivers have been warned to leave before lunchtime on “Frantic Friday” to avoid the worst of the Christmas traffic, with 1.3 million motorists expected to clog up UK roads on the last working day before Christmas. Long queues and travel disruption have been predicted for Friday, and rail strikes and fog are expected to worsen…
Ten days into Operation Attention, North Yorkshire Police’s drink and drug driving Christmas campaign, and the force has already arrested 39 drivers for driving under the influence of drink or drugs. Despite the numerous warnings police and partner agencies have issued to drivers about the dangers of getting behind the wheel after consuming alcohol or…
Friday 1 December 2017 sees North Yorkshire Police launch this year’s Christmas operation to keep the road users of the region safe from drink and drug drivers. Op Attention will run throughout the festive period and up until 1 January 2018. Even though officers from North Yorkshire Police target and arrest drink and drug drivers…
The driver, who is in his early 20s, was pulled over by Sgt Chris Harris at Wymondham after he was spotted driving “erratically”. He said the man was traveling at 30mph, despite the speed limit being 70mph. Sgt Harris, from Norfolk Police, said although a breath test and drug wipe both came back negative, the…
THINK! has launched a new child road safety campaign and accompanying resources, with the first phase focusing on pupils aged three to six years. The campaign, launched to coincide with the start of Road Safety Week 2017 (20-26 Nov), features a suite of new education resources including ‘easy to follow’ lesson plans, two new films…
Primary School Kids in Scarborough have become Junior Road Safety Officers. An event was organised by the North Yorkshire County Council Road Safety officer for the Scarborough and Whitby area, Mandy Lees. It was hosted by Sirius Minerals and they will also sponsor the scheme for the next year. It sees two Year Five pupils…