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Football clubs back campaign to show World Cup drink driving the red card
Football clubs across the region are backing a campaign by Road Safety GB North East and the emergency services to give drink and drug driving the boot during this summer’s World Cup. The road safety group is being joined by Middlesbrough, Hartlepool and Newcastle football clubs as it aims to raise awareness about the dangers of driving under the influence, and ultimately reduce accident and [...]
Plea to motorists as biker season begins
The number of bikers injured in road collisions during the last five years has seen a marked decrease – but biker fatalities are still a problem on North East roads. With Easter almost upon us and spring weather approaching, more and more bikers are likely to take to the roads, which will lead to a higher risk of collisions and deaths. According to recent [...]
Help to keep children safe on the roads
Parents and schools are being urged to remind their children about road safety as the winter months are most prevalent when it comes to pedestrian road accidents. Road Safety GB North East (RSGB NE) has enlisted the support of a new mascot, Look Out Leo, to help educate young people about the dangers of the road, particularly during the winter months when the nights [...]
Grieving family warns against mixing drink and drugs with driving
The heartbroken family of a teenage girl who died at the hands of a drink and drug driver are throwing their support behind a road safety campaign to keep people safe this Christmas. Fun-loving student Lucy Pinder was tragically killed after enjoying a day out at Flamingo Land with friends. Her family said, at that point, life changed for them, with happiness being a distant [...]
A&E doctors urge all pedal cyclists to wear helmets
Accident and emergency doctors at a North East Hospital are urging all pedal cyclists to wear good quality helmets after witnessing first hand the head and face injuries that can occur in bike collisions. The team of consultants at University Hospital of North Tees in Stockton are backing Road Safety GB North East’s cycling safety campaign in the hope of raising awareness about the importance [...]
Drivers urged to give cyclists space in new road safety campaign
Motorists are being urged to give cyclists more room when overtaking with the launch of a new road safety campaign designed to eradicate ‘close pass’ drivers. Road Safety GB North East (RSGB NE) is being joined by police, fire officers, and the Police and Crime Commissioners from both Cleveland and Durham, in the regional initiative to help safeguard cyclists and educate road-users about safer [...]
Road safety group and police urge ‘stay focused on the road’
Road safety experts and police are urging motorists not to be distracted at the wheel of their cars as new legislation comes into force tomorrow (March 1, 2017) that will see people issued with six penalty points and £200 fines for using mobile phones whilst driving. Road Safety GB North East revealed that drivers using a mobile phone whilst driving – either hand-held or [...]
Grieving mother warns ‘it’s not worth it’
Mother Anita Thompson has backed Road Safety GB North East’s drink and drug driving campaign after her own son was killed in a road accident. Her son Nick Davidson, 27, and his friend Grant Benson, 21, were killed when the car they were travelling in crashed into a tree, ricocheted into another tree and burst into flames. The friends had been for a night out [...]