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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Pictured: Timothy Hackworth Primary School’s young Junior Road Safety Officers pictured with teacher Mrs Dykes. Pupils have joined the call for drivers to slow down after the latest figures showed that one fifth of fatalities on North East roads involved a speeding driver. Children from Timothy Hackworth Primary School in Shildon, in County Durham [...]
Pictured: Students from Stockton Riverside College, involved in the road safety campaign are, pictured L-R, Connor Errington, Geoffrey Wood, Laura Lillystone, Emily Howard, Sienna Pounder, and Delroy Witbeen. Young motorists are being urged to drive with care after the latest figures released by Road Safety GB North East (RSGB NE) showed the highest number [...]
**Featured image: The children of St Bede’s Catholic Primary School in Sacriston share their road safety messages. Pictured from back left are Daisy, Lydia, Harper, Jude, and Beth. Youngsters are urging people to take better care on the roads after the latest figures showed that more than 2,600 children were injured or killed on [...]
Around a third of people killed in vehicle collisions on North East roads in the past five years were not wearing a seatbelt, the latest figures have revealed. Road Safety GB North East (RSGB NE) is urging drivers to ensure they and their passengers are properly fastened in after revealing that 306 people injured [...]
Motorists are being reminded about the dangers of drink-drug driving as the latest figures show impaired drivers are involved in a growing percentage of road collisions – with seven people killed in the region last year. Road Safety GB North East (RSGB NE) is being joined by the police and fire services in urging [...]
