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Fans urged to give drink and drug driving the boot during the World Cup
None for the road: Pictured cheering on England at the Transporter Bridge in Middlesbrough are PC Vicky Carr-Duffy and PC Neil Armstrong, both of Cleveland Police, with Linthorpe Community Primary School pupils Adam, Zeenat, Omar and Blessing. People planning to enjoy the FIFA World Cup are being urged to leave their car at home after the latest figures showed a quarter of road fatalities [...]
Drivers urged ‘look twice to save a life’
Look twice: Taking a second look could save a biker’s life. Motorists are being urged to take a second look for motorbikes after new figures revealed that more than half of motorcyclists involved in collisions in the North East were killed or seriously injured. Road Safety GB North East (RSGB NE) reported that the number of biker collisions in the region remains stubbornly high, [...]
Think before you drive message as drink/drug collision rates remain stubbornly high
None for the road: It takes at least one hour for a single unit of alcohol to work its way out of your body. Motorists are being reminded about the dangers of drink/drug driving this Christmas as the latest figures show too many deaths and injuries on the region’s roads are linked to people over the limit. Road Safety GB North East (RSGB NE) is [...]
Drivers urged to look out for children on the roads
Stay safe: Children from the Pauline Quirke Academy are supporting the pedestrian campaign. Pictured (L-R) are Maisie, Isaac, Daniel, Aloiye, and Olivia. Drivers are being urged to watch out for children on North East roads after the latest figures showed that boys aged between 11 and 13 are one of the highest risk pedestrian groups in the region. The figures show that during the [...]
Campaign to save bikers on North East roads
Think bike: Biker Darren Edwards is appealing for people to take a second look for bikes Motorists are urged to take a second look for motorbikes as it’s revealed that during the past year, the number of biker collisions and fatalities has risen across the region. During the last five years over half of all motorcycle collisions in the region resulted in the biker’s [...]
Road safety campaign to safeguard young pedestrians and cyclists during high-risk months
Stay safe: Students from Stockton Riverside College are supporting the pedestrian campaign. Pictured (L-R) are Lily Richardson Vipan, Keiran Beattie-Lewis, Imogen Slingsby, Delroy Witbeen, and Layla Walker. A road safety campaign is aiming to safeguard young people after the latest figures revealed that 58% of serious and fatal road collisions involving 11-17-year-olds occurred during the winter months – with many simply down to a [...]
‘Life on a Bike’ campaign aims to prevent biker deaths and injuries
Look twice: Keen riders (from left) Les Adam, Suzy Baylin and Richard Baylin are supporting the biker campaign. Motorists are being urged to take a second look for motorbikes after it was revealed that more than half of biker collisions on North East roads have resulted in riders being killed or seriously injured. Local authority campaign group Road Safety GB North East (RSGB NE) [...]
Give drink and drug driving the red card for Euros 2024
None for the road: Pictured cheering on England near the Transporter Bridge are pupils from Tilery School with Road Safety Officer and Stockton Council’s principal engineer Anthony Wilton and members from Cleveland Police and Cleveland Fire Brigade. People across the North East are being urged to kick drink and drug driving out of the Euros as the football tournament prepares to get underway this [...]