A national campaign launched yesterday (18 November) by the charity Brake at the start of Road Safety Week calls on drivers to tune in to road safety, to prevent appalling crashes caused by multi-tasking at the wheel.
The campaign appeals to drivers to turn off their phones or put them in the boot, and urges everyone to refuse to speak on the phone to someone who’s driving. It is being...
Staying safe on our roads, reducing anti-social behaviour and improving community spirit are all coming under the spotlight for Stoke’s Community Focus Week.
Councillor Chris Penberthy, Cabinet member for Co-operatives and Community Development said: “This week of activities starting on 18 November will focus on a number of issues in the neighbourhood and will bring together the...
Plymouth City Council is teaming up with Devon and Cornwall Police, its highways contractor Amey and Radio Plymouth to remind pedestrians, cyclists and motorcyclists to brighten up, now that British Summer Time is over.
The clocks have gone back, the days are getting shorter and winter weather is starting to set in – which means road users are becoming less visible to motorists....
Businesses in Plymouth are being invited to attend a free working breakfast to understand the true cost to them of road safety.
The Better Business breakfast workshop on Tuesday 23 July 2013 at Jurys Inn, Exeter Street, Plymouth between 7.30am to 9.30am will highlight the issue of road safety to local businesses.
It is estimated that a third of all road traffic collisions...
Road safety charity Brake has expressed dismay at an increase in road casualties announced today, and is calling on all political parties to commit to three vital road safety policies, especially to protect pedestrians, cyclists, children and young people. The figures show that deaths and serious injuries on UK roads increased by 4% in the year ending September 2014, with deaths up by 1%....
