Partnership News
Welcome to the partnership news page. To view a news article simply click on the title you are interested in, the articles below are listed in date order.
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Friday, 10th May 2013
Taxi driver given suspended prison sentence for wasting police time
A private hire taxi driver has been sentenced to four months imprisonment, suspended for 12 months after trying to dodge a speeding fine.
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Wednesday, 13th February 2013
Operation Obstruct shows that offenders will be caught
Would you try and dodge a speeding fine? Some drivers think they can get away with it but a South Yorkshire operation shows that drivers who provide false details will be caught.
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Monday, 7th January 2013
New Year, New Uniform, New Resolution
School crossing patrols across South Yorkshire are being given a fresh, new look in 2013 to help make them more visible to drivers as they help children to cross the road safely.
A total of 290 school crossing patrols will be wearing the bright uniforms across South Yorkshire for the start of the new school term in 2013, a year that marks the 60th anniversary of the very first school crossing patrol in the UK, set up in 1953. -
Monday, 17th December 2012
Mock trial aims to help businesses turn over a new leaf for the New Year
Every day of the year more than 150 vehicles driven on company business crash and each year there are 14,000 road deaths and serious injuries involving people at work.
With the introduction of the Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act in April 2008, the issue of driving for and at work is something business employers are no longer able to ignore.
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Thursday, 29th November 2012
Think, don’t drink and drive
South Yorkshire Police warn of the consequences of drinking and driving in the run up to Christmas.
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Monday, 19th November 2012
Slower speeds mean happier people in South Yorkshire
South Yorkshire Safer Roads Partnership organises road safety events to support national Road Safety Week.
Nationally, road crashes are the biggest killer of young people and these send shock waves through families and communities. Most collisions are preventable and involve factors like driving too fast or overtaking dangerously, driving whilst using mobile devices, driving on drink, drugs or while tired, failing to belt up or even most commonly as a result of not properly concentrating or paying attention on the road.
The national Road Safety Week runs from 19 – 25 November. This year the key theme is ‘slower speeds mean happier people’ and will be marked with the Yorkshire and Humber regional Brake launch event at the Lifewise Centre in Hellaby on Monday 19 November.
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Monday, 12th November 2012
Senior Citizens Drive Safe
A ground breaking initiative developed by the South Yorkshire Safer Roads Partnership is being offered to help older people to continue driving safely.
The free course, being held at the Lifewise Centre in Rotherham on 10 December, aims to support older drivers by providing them with advice and vital information tailored to meet their needs. Drivers will also be able to take advantage of a practical in-car coaching session to brush up on their driving skills.
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Tuesday, 30th October 2012
South Yorkshire receives prestigious road safety award
The annual Prince Michael International Road Safety Awards recognise achievements and innovations which improve safety. Each year the most outstanding examples of international road safety initiatives are given public recognition through the scheme. The South Yorkshire Safer Roads Partnership is delighted to have received a top award from this year’s nominations for the work it is doing through the Lifewise Centre in Hellaby, Rotherham.
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Wednesday, 24th October 2012
Keep it bright on darker nights
The South Yorkshire Safer Roads Partnership is urging pedestrians and cyclists to be bright and make themselves visible to other road users as the darker nights draw in.
To coincide with the clocks changing, the Safer Roads Partnership is giving away free hi-visibility vests for cyclists and reflective bag strap covers for year six school children as part of the Be Bright, Be Seen campaign. -
Friday, 19th October 2012
Major safety scheme aims to reduce deaths on a notorious South Yorkshire road
Work starts today on a major new road safety initiative aimed at tackling the high level of casualties on a notorious stretch of road which runs through parts of Sheffield and Barnsley.
On the section of the A61, running between Grenoside, Sheffield and the A616 (T) roundabout in Barnsley, six people have been killed and 19 seriously injured in traffic collisions over the last five years. A further 93 have suffered from slight injuries.
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Thursday, 27th September 2012
Safety campaign urges drivers to look out for bikers and cyclists
Drivers in South Yorkshire are being urged to Think Bike and look out for motorcyclists, scooter riders and pedal cyclists on South Yorkshire roads in a bid to reduce the number of collisions involving these vulnerable road users groups.
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Thursday, 30th August 2012
Police engage with bikers to reduce the toll of death and injury on the roads
During this week and next week South Yorkshire Police will be undertaking a special operation in a bid to reduce the number of bikers involved in collisions on our roads.
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Monday, 20th August 2012
South Yorkshire Police join European speeding campaign to help save lives
People who fail to keep to the speed limit while travelling on roads in South Yorkshire will be targeted by the Police and the South Yorkshire Safety Camera Partnership as part of a week-long enforcement campaign which starts on Monday 20 August.
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Friday, 10th August 2012
South Yorkshire roads see too many deaths involving our young drivers
The South Yorkshire Safer Roads Partnership is appealing to our county’s drivers and in particular our younger drivers, to slow down and take more care when out and about in their vehicles over the coming months as we start to enjoy our long awaited summer.
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Monday, 23rd July 2012
161 motorists arrested for drink driving during June
As part of a campaign by South Yorkshire Police targeting known drink-driving hotspots during June, 2,763 drivers were breathalysed and of those 161 (5.8 per cent) tested positive, or refused or failed to provide a breath test. During the same period eight drivers were arrested for driving under the influence of drugs.
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Thursday, 19th July 2012
Big drop in road collisions as South Yorkshire day of action makes mark
A major day of action to tackle road safety resulted in a 70 per cent drop in collisions on South Yorkshire’s highways.
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Friday, 15th June 2012
Uninsured vehicles put on show of shame
South Yorkshire Police are warning drivers about the consequences of not insuring your vehicle, with real vehicles that have been seized being put on display outside the police headquarters in Sheffield city centre and other areas across the county.
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Wednesday, 13th June 2012
Safer Roads Partnership supports Child Safety Week
Children and young people are particularly vulnerable in road traffic collisions. In South Yorkshire last year alone there were two children killed and 72 seriously injured. With Child Safety Week running from 18 – 24 June, the South Yorkshire Safer Roads Partnership is urging parents and carers to think about safety of their children when using the roads, either as pedestrians, cyclists or passengers in vehicles.
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Wednesday, 23rd May 2012
Doncaster Police offer child car seat advice
Police in Doncaster are working with other members of the Safer Roads Partnership and Mothercare to improve the understanding of the law and safety relating to child restraints in cars.
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Wednesday, 2nd May 2012
Tigers team up for road safety
South Yorkshire Safer Roads Partnership is pleased to announce a three-way road safety initiative with the Sheffield Tigers Speedway team and Pirtek Racing.
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Tuesday, 1st May 2012
Signs to make you look twice
Throughout 2011 there were 3 motorcyclists killed and 84 seriously injured on the roads of South Yorkshire.
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Tuesday, 10th April 2012
Rotherham families invited to free Crucial Crew event
On Saturday 14 April, the Lifewise Centre in Hellaby, Rotherham, is holding the first of its ‘Family Crucial Crew’ events for families and members of the general public from Rotherham and the surrounding area.
The Lifewise centre is a life-size film set of a small town, which is used to deliver safety messages to the public.
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Thursday, 5th April 2012
South Yorkshire annual road deaths at record low
The number of people killed on South Yorkshire roads reaches record low according to new figures.
Statistics from the South Yorkshire Safer Roads Partnership show that a total of 30 people were killed on the county’s roads in 2011, the lowest figure since South Yorkshire records began. The overall number of people injured in road traffic collisions also continued on a downward trend.
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Tuesday, 3rd April 2012
James Toseland leads annual Easter Egg Run
Superbike star James Toseland will lead a procession of big hearted bikers through Sheffield on Easter Sunday to raise money for The Children's Hospital Charity.
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Tuesday, 3rd April 2012
Tackling motorcycle casualties in Yorkshire and Humber
Road safety partnerships and Police forces across Yorkshire and
Over the last few years the partnerships have all been working hard to reduce the number of motorcyclists killed or seriously injured on the regions. Provisional casualty figures for 2011 show that 26 motorcyclists were killed and 462 were seriously injured, which the partnerships feel this is still too many.
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Friday, 30th March 2012
Mock trial aims to raise awareness of corporate responsibility and road risk
Every day of the year more than 150 vehicles driven on company business crash and each year there are 14,000 road deaths and serious injuries involving people at work.
With the advent of the Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act in April 2008, the issue of driving for and at work is something business employers are no longer able to ignore.
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Monday, 26th March 2012
Partnership urges all road users to 'Think Bike'
Injuries to motorcyclists are far out of proportion to their presence on our roads: Motorcycles make up just 1% of total road traffic across Great Britain, but account for almost 20% of road user deaths. Provisional figures show that in South Yorkshire alone there were three motorcyclists killed and 85 seriously injured during 2011.
In a bid to increase awareness of motorcyclists and reduce the number of casualties on the road, the South Yorkshire Safer Roads Partnership is asking all drivers to ‘Think Bike’. With the clocks now changed to British Summer Time and the recent spell of warm, sunny weather, the number of motorcycles using the roads has increased noticeably.
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Tuesday, 28th February 2012
You Could Save Yourself
A new road safety campaign starts in South Yorkshire as part of a drive to encourage people to wear their seatbelt every time that they get into a vehicle.
The ‘Save Yourself’ campaign run by the South Yorkshire Safer Roads Partnership encourages drivers and passengers to ‘Save Yourself – Stay alive, always wear your seatbelt’.
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Tuesday, 21st February 2012
South Yorkshire Police runs cycle lights initiative
Cyclists riding after dark without lights are a hazard on the road according to the South Yorkshire Safer Roads Partnership and as a result Police in Doncaster and Barnsley are clamping down on cyclists riding illegally on footpaths or without lights.
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Monday, 20th February 2012
Olympic dreams for South Yorkshire students
From Monday 20 February, Theatre in Education performances will run across South Yorkshire, delivering important road safety messages to over 3,000 year 8 students.
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Friday, 17th February 2012
Bikers urged to check their equipment is safe and legal
Injuries to motorcyclists are far out of proportion to their presence on our roads: Motorbikes are just 1% of total road traffic, but account for 18% of all Great Britain's road user deaths. In South Yorkshire alone there were 67 motorcyclists killed or seriously injured in 2010.
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Tuesday, 14th February 2012
Staying safe on the road to love
This Valentine’s Day the South Yorkshire Safer Roads Partnership is urging young men to take special care of their girlfriends, highlighting the fact that more young women aged 17-24 are killed or seriously injured as car passengers than as drivers.
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Thursday, 2nd February 2012
Consider others when travelling through roadworks
The South Yorkshire Safer Roads Partnership is urging drivers to be considerate to other road users and road workers when travelling through roadworks.
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Friday, 20th January 2012
4,690 motorists tested for drink driving during December
As part of a campaign by South Yorkshire Police targeting known drink-driving hotspots during December, 4,690 drivers were breathalysed and of those 239 (5.1 per cent) tested positive, or refused or failed to provide a breath test.
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Tuesday, 10th January 2012
Rotherham Fixed Speed Camera Review
In 2009, the South Yorkshire Safety Camera Partnership began a review of its fixed speed camera sites, identifying sites that, based on their location, speed profiles and casualty history should be considered for decommissioning. Five fixed camera sites within the Rotherham area were identified as part of the review.
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Tuesday, 3rd January 2012
Make a new year's resolution that could save your life
Abandoning bad habits when using the road should be considered as part of a road safety-focussed new year's resolution, members of the South Yorkshire Safer Roads Partnership have urged.
According to national figures, failure to look properly is the most frequently reported contributory factor is collisions and is recorded in 40 per cent of collisions reported to the police.
Whether you are a pedestrian, driver, cyclist or motorcyclist you can make a simple new year’s resolution which may just save your life.
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Monday, 5th December 2011
Allow extra time for your journey as winter weather hits South Yorkshire
With the first snow of December landing in South Yorkshire this week, the Safer Roads Partnership is urging drivers to pay increased attention to winter driving conditions, allowing extra time for journeys and preparing themselves accordingly for bad weather.
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Wednesday, 30th November 2011
Free high visibility vests for South Yorkshire cyclists
Every year across the country around 17,000 cyclists are involved in road traffic collisions, with approximately 2,500 being killed or seriously injured.
With dark nights and winter weather upon us, the South Yorkshire Safer Roads Partnership aims to reduce this figure, encouraging cyclists to think about how they can make themselves safer and more visible to other road users.
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Monday, 21st November 2011
Are you too young to die?
South Yorkshire Safer Roads Partnership organises road safety events to support the national Road Safety Week.
Nationally, road crashes are the biggest killer of young people and these casualties send shock waves through families and communities. Yet these casualties are preventable, often for reasons like driving too fast or overtaking dangerously, driving whilst using a mobile, driving on drink, drugs or while tired, failing to belt up or even most commonly as a result of not properly concentrating or paying attention on the road.
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Tuesday, 8th November 2011
South Yorkshire motorists urged to make time for winter
The South Yorkshire Safer Roads Partnership is advising the county’s motorists to think carefully about the changing weather in relation to driving conditions as we approach winter.
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Friday, 4th November 2011
South Yorkshire Safer Roads Partnership uses new approach to reduce casualties across the county
A brand new way of engaging with
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Friday, 28th October 2011
Over 3,500 students to see Dummy Run
From Monday 31 October, Theatre in Education performances will run across
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Wednesday, 26th October 2011
Safer Roads Partnership encourages pedestrians to be bright, be seen as the clocks change this weekend
As the clocks change this weekend, the South Yorkshire Safer Roads Partnership is encouraging pedestrians to be bright, be seen.
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Wednesday, 12th October 2011
Students 'court' out by local Magistrate
STUDENTS have today (12 October 2011) experienced the trauma of a court case at Sheffield Magistrates Court following a road traffic collision.
Eighteen-year old Michael Higgins had been driving his car when he was passed his mobile phone by his girlfriend and was distracted by two young children in the back of the car. As a result he ran a red light, was involved in a collision with a Ford Transit van and his girlfriend in the car passenger seat was killed instantly.
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Wednesday, 5th October 2011
South Yorkshire students develop hard hitting videos to help save lives
Students from Rotherham College of Arts and Technology have today seen the launch of a series of new road safety videos that have been developed by their fellow students.
The four video clips, developed for use as part of the Drive for Life initiative and aimed at 17-24 year old drivers across South Yorkshire focus on four real life case studies, featuring real people and real families that have been affected by collisions on the roads of South Yorkshire. They also feature Christine Talbot from ITV Calendar News who introduces each clip.
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Tuesday, 27th September 2011
Campaign urges drivers to look out for bikers
Riders across Yorkshire and Humber are being given the chance to help drivers see them this month as the latest phase of the Someone’s Son road safety campaign gets underway.
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Monday, 12th September 2011
South Yorkshire Police launch seat belt safety campaign
Wearing a seat belt is one of the simplest ways that everyone can make themselves safer and less likely to suffer serious harm. People who fail to wear a seat belt while travelling on roads in South Yorkshire will be targeted by the Police as part of a week-long enforcement campaign which starts on Monday 12 September.
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Monday, 1st August 2011
Police target known drink driving hotspots
As part of an enforcement initiative by South Yorkshire Police targeting known drink-driving hotspots during June, 1,595 drivers were breathalysed and of those 99 (6.2 per cent) tested positive, or refused or failed to provide a breath test.
The initiative was part of a national crackdown by the Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO) which ran from 1 – 30 June. It aimed to reduce the number of people killed and injured on our roads by people who drink and drive.
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Wednesday, 11th May 2011
South Yorkshire road safety events mark international campaign launch
On
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Monday, 18th April 2011
Tackling motorcycle casualties in Yorkshire and Humber
Road safety partnerships and Police forces across Yorkshire and Humber are teaming up this summer in what will be the largest road safety campaign ever undertaken in the region.
This joint working is in response to the number of bikers who are still being injured or killed on the roads, despite widespread publicity around the consequences of irresponsible riding and driving.
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Friday, 15th April 2011
James Toseland leads annual Easter Egg Run
Superbike star James Toseland will lead a procession of big hearted bikers through Sheffield on Easter Sunday (Sunday 24 April 2011) in a charity Easter Egg Run to raise money for The Children's Hospital Charity.
The Doncaster-born star will head up the charity convoy from the South Yorkshire Police Operations Complex on Europa Link near the Parkway, through Attercliffe, the Wicker, West Bar and up to Weston Park, opposite The Children’s Hospital, Sheffield.
The annual Easter Egg Run is organised by the Three Shires Honda Owners Club with support from South Yorkshire Police, a member of the South Yorkshire Safer Roads Partnership.
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Friday, 1st April 2011
Annual road deaths and serious injuries at record low
The number of fatalities and serious injuries on South Yorkshire roads has fallen to a record low according to new figures.
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Wednesday, 26th January 2011
Supercar used to drive home the road safety message
South Yorkshire Safer Roads Partnership is working with Lotus and Meadowhall to drive home the road safety message. On Saturday 29 January, South Yorkshire Safer Roads Partnership will be showing off the brand new Lotus Evora in the Meadhowhall Shopping Centre as they launch their latest road safety campaign, focusing on the importance of wearing a seatbelt and the illegal use of mobile phones while driving.
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Thursday, 20th January 2011
316 motorists arrested for drink driving during December
As part of a campaign by South Yorkshire Police targeting known drink-driving hotspots during December, 7,729 drivers were breathalysed and of those 316 (4.1 per cent) tested positive, or refused or failed to provide a breath test.
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Thursday, 6th January 2011
Cycle helmets win prizes as well as saving your life
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Wednesday, 1st December 2010
Motorists warned about the dangers of drinking and driving
With the festive celebrations fast approaching, the start of a month-long campaign by the South Yorkshire Safer Roads Partnership to highlight the dangers of drink or drug driving and the consequences of ignoring their advice, begins on Wednesday 1 December 2010.
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Monday, 29th November 2010
Fixed speed cameras across the county to be reviewed
Speed cameras will not be removed completely from
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Thursday, 18th November 2010
Children's voices are heard this road safety week
Children across
Next week (commencing 22 November) is National Road Safety Week as part of the South Yorkshire Safer Roads Partnership, Sheffield City Council is giving children a voice and is asking them how speed affects their lives; at home, school and play. A range of activities will be taking place across the city to highlight the dangers of speeding.
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Wednesday, 3rd November 2010
Beddy says, “Don’t Speed!” - Your Pledge To Stick To The Speed Limit
Statistically one in seven people break the speed limit (RTA Consult) and as Road Safety Week approaches, the road safety initiative, Beddy, is urging Yorkshire drivers to stick to the speed limit.
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Tuesday, 2nd November 2010
Engagement and education helps reduce casualties on South Yorkshire roads
Motorcyclists represent a large proportion of road casualties in relation to their numbers. They make up around 1 per cent of road traffic but suffer around 18 per cent of deaths and serious injuries.
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Wednesday, 27th October 2010
Rotherham man found guilty of multiple offences
A HIRE car driver yesterday (October 26, 2010) received 12 points on his driving licence and a hefty fine after telling a series of lies in a bid to escape two speeding convictions.
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Monday, 4th October 2010
You Could Save Yourself
A new road safety campaign starts in South Yorkshire today as part of a drive to encourage people to wear their seatbelt every time that they get into a vehicle.
The ‘Save Yourself’ campaign run by the South Yorkshire Safer Roads Partnership encourages drivers and passengers to ‘Save Yourself – Stay alive, always wear your seatbelt’.
Figures produced by the Department for Transport show you are twice as likely to die in a car crash if you are not wearing a seatbelt and that approximately 300 lives per year could be saved if all road users wore seatbelts for every journey.
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Thursday, 30th September 2010
Motorcyclists encouraged to ‘Ride for Life’ at activity day
Statistics show that motorbikes are just 1% of total road traffic, but account for 19% of all
In an effort to reduce the number of motorcyclists killed and injured on the county’s roads, South Yorkshire Safer Roads Partnership has developed a motorcycle safety scheme called ‘Riding for Life’ and its first activity day is taking place on Monday 4th October.
The Riding for Life activity day takes place at
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Wednesday, 29th September 2010
South Yorkshire Safety Camera Patnership works with Doncaster South SNT
On Tuesday 28th September 2010 the Safety Camera Partnership teamed up with Police and PCSO's from Doncaster South SNT to deal with speeding drivers in Rossington.
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Friday, 17th September 2010
Mock collision to highlight drink drive dangers
New students will see the consequences of drinking and driving next week as an injured passenger is cut from a smashed car in Sheffield.
Thankfully, on this occasion, the situation is a mock collision, part of a hard-hitting ‘Drive for Life’ presentation taking place at Sheffield Hallam University on Monday, 20 September, aimed at educating young drivers about potential dangers when getting behind the wheel.
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Monday, 6th September 2010
Roadworks update - M18, Junction 3 (St Catherine's) to Junction 4 (West Moor)
Slight delays are expected on the M18 between Junction 3 (St Catherine's) and Junction 4 (West Moor) south-east of Doncaster due to central reserve barrier works.
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Wednesday, 18th August 2010
No love for driver perverting the course of justice
On 18th August 2010, a hearing at Sheffield Crown Court found Mr Craig Love of
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Tuesday, 10th August 2010
Survey results show support for safety cameras in South Yorkshire
80% of
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Thursday, 5th August 2010
Safer Roads Partnership offers free cycle helmet advice
South Yorkshire Safer Roads Partnership joins forces with the Bicycle Helmet Initiative Trust to promote cycling safety among youngsters
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Wednesday, 4th August 2010
277 motorists arrested for drink or drug driving during June
As part of a campaign by South Yorkshire Police targeting known drink-driving hotspots during June, 4,862 drivers were breathalysed and of those 277 (5.7 per cent) tested positive, or refused or failed to provide a breath test.
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Tuesday, 1st June 2010
Think before you drink
Don't let it go to penalties. don't drink and drive.
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Friday, 14th May 2010
Someone's son
A campaign across the whole of Yorkshire and
South Yorkshire Safer Roads Partnership along with West Yorkshire Road Safety Partnership and Safer Roads Humber are working together to focus on work recently carried out by the Department for Transport in personalising motorbike riders to other road users.
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Tuesday, 6th April 2010
No Children Killed on South Yorkshire Roads in 2009
For the first time ever since South Yorkshire-wide figures began, last year no children were killed on South Yorkshires roads.
Since county-wide road casualty statistics were first recorded in 1979 there has been a steady downward trend for the number of children killed on the roads of our county and for the first time ever, no children aged 0 - 15 were killed as a result of road traffic collisions in South Yorkshire in 2009.
In addition, the total number of people killed and seriously injured on South Yorkshire roads in 2009 has fallen to 530 – the lowest figure since records began in 1979. For the first time ever since South Yorkshire-wide figures began, last year no children were killed on South Yorkshire roads.
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Wednesday, 31st March 2010
Super bike champion to lead annual Egg Run
World super bike champion James Toseland will lead a procession of bikers through
The Doncaster-born star will head up the charity convoy from the South Yorkshire Police Operations Complex on Europa Link near the Parkway, through Attercliffe, the Wicker, West Bar and up to
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Monday, 15th March 2010
Free motorcycle show comes to South Yorkshire!
As a member of the South Yorkshire Safer Roads Partnership, South Yorkshire Police is proud to announce that they will be the hosts of the 2010 National BikeSafe Motorcycle Show being held at Sheffield Arena Saturday 12 and Sunday 13 June. The event is completely free with free entry and free parking.
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Tuesday, 9th March 2010
Romanian traffic officers visit South Yorkshire Police's Road Policing Group
On Monday 8th March, five Romanian traffic police officers landed in
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Thursday, 21st January 2010
Over 34,000 drink and drug driving tests given in South Yorkshire
South Yorkshire Police tested over 34,000 drivers for drink and drug driving in December making it one of the most active forces in the country.
Drink drive figures for the December 2009 Association of Chief Police Officers-led campaign show that across South Yorkshire 33,964 drivers were breathalysed, with 251 testing positive for drink driving. Nationally, more drivers than ever were breathalysed as 223,423 tests were conducted and 7,638 were arrested.
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Monday, 21st December 2009
Thousands tested in festive drink and drug drive clampdown
You may not know what Santa has in store for you this Christmas, but there are no such surprises for those who take to the road while over the drink and drug drive limits.
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Tuesday, 1st December 2009
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Thursday, 1st October 2009
Policing Pledge
South Yorkshire Police has signed up to the national policing pledge, which means that everyone can expect the same high level of service from their local police force.
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Friday, 11th September 2009
South Yorkshire Police joins European speeding crackdown
As part of a week long speed awareness campaign during August urging motorists to drive within the speed limit, South Yorkshire Police and the South Yorkshire Safety Camera Partnership recorded 978 motorists speeding in
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Tuesday, 8th September 2009
Safety campaign urges pedestrians to concentrate on the road and stay safe
In 2008 there were 572 pedestrians killed and 27,910 injured across Great Britain and almost 1 in 5 teenagers report having been involved in a road traffic collision or near miss on their way home from school or college.
At this time of year when students are starting back at schools, colleges and universities it is important to target this particular group of road users and ensure that they stay safe on the roads.
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Monday, 17th August 2009
South Yorkshire Police join European speeding campaign to helps save lives
People who fail to keep to the speed limit while travelling on roads in
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Friday, 14th August 2009
It's a bad call
If you’re prepared to answer the call, be prepared to answer the law – that’s the message from South Yorkshire Police to drivers who use their mobile phones on the road.
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Wednesday, 5th August 2009
Sheffield United Players Plan to Drive for Life
Today, Sheffield United football stars of the future are being encouraged to improve their driving skills and knowledge by attending ‘Drive for Life’, a road safety initiative run by the South Yorkshire Casualty Reduction Partnership.
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Wednesday, 29th July 2009
Record numbers breathalysed by South Yorkshire Police
A record number of drivers were breathalysed by South Yorkshire Police during June, resulting in 209 arrests.
Officers breath tested 11,474 motorists compared to 3620 in June 2008 (when 133 were arrested).
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Monday, 8th June 2009
Family Fun at Sheffield's Festival of Transport - 28 June
Organisers are busy preparing to make this year’s Festival of Transport on Sunday 28 June the best on record with much more than the superb collection of classic vehicles.
It’s one of Sheffield’s biggest events held in the lovely setting of Graves Park and is much more than an exhibition of superb classic vehicles – it’s a great day out for all the family and it’s free admission for everyone this year!
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Monday, 1st June 2009
Drivers advised to allow extra time for their journey during work on the M1 in South Yorks
The Highways Agency is advising road users to allow extra time for their journeys on the M1 in
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Monday, 1st June 2009
South Yorkshire Police Launches Drink and Drug Driving Campaign
South Yorkshire Police has today launched its summer drink and drug driving enforcement campaign. The month-long campaign will highlight the dangers of drink/drug driving and the consequences of ignoring their advice.
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Wednesday, 20th May 2009
Speed camera vans are made more visible
Vehicles used by the South Yorkshire Safety Camera Partnership to be replaced with new larger vans that are more visible to road users.
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Thursday, 14th May 2009
Week Long Campaign Records 950 Speeding Motorists in South Yorkshire
As part of a week long speed awareness campaign urging motorists to drive within the speed limit, South Yorkshire Police and the South Yorkshire Safety Camera Partnership recorded 950 motorists speeding in
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Monday, 20th April 2009
South Yorkshire Police launch speeding camapign to help save lives
People who fail to keep to the speed limit while travelling on roads in
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Wednesday, 8th April 2009
South Yorkshire Police warning as bikers gear up for the Easter Bank Holiday
Police increase patrols in a bid to reduce crashes
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Wednesday, 1st April 2009
Annual Road Deaths and Serious Injuries at Record Low
The number of people killed and seriously injured on
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Monday, 30th March 2009
Safety Campaign Urges Drivers to Look for the Bike Again
Injuries to motorcyclists are far out of proportion to their presence on our roads: Motorbikes are just 1% of total road traffic, but account for around 20% of all
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As the clocks changed on 29 March and the evenings are now getting lighter, this is the time when bikers traditionally start to take their bikes out on the road again. The South Yorkshire Casualty Reduction Partnership is urging drivers to ‘look for the bike again’ at junctions.
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Monday, 9th March 2009
Charity seeks Easter bunny bikers
The Children’s Hospital Charity is on the lookout for big hearted bikers this spring, to join motorcycle champion James Toseland for the 10th annual Easter Egg Run.
James, who is world super bike champion and a current MotoGP rider, will lead bikers through
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Tuesday, 3rd March 2009
Week long campaign records over 430 motorists and passengers not wearing their seatbelt
As part of a week long seatbelt awareness campaign urging motorists and passengers to belt up on every journey, South Yorkshire Police recorded over 430 motorists and passengers not wearing seatbelts - equivalent to over 60 people per day.
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Friday, 13th February 2009
South Yorkshire Police Launch Seatbelt Campaign to Help Save Lives
People who fail to wear a seatbelt while travelling on roads in South Yorkshire will be targeted by the Police as part of a week-long enforcement campaign which starts on Monday 16 February.
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Thursday, 12th February 2009
Young Drivers Warned of Reckless Driving Consequences
Firefighters will recreate the scene of a serious car crash this weekend to highlight the dangers of reckless driving and not wearing a seat belt.
Four events will take place on Saturday (14 February) in Barnsley, Rotherham, Doncaster and Sheffield where fire crews will perform an extrication – cutting casualties from the wreckage of a crashed car.
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Tuesday, 3rd February 2009
Kill Your Speed, Not Your Girlfriend
South Yorkshire Casualty Reduction Partnership launches a Valentines road safety campaign
South Yorkshire Casualty Reduction Partnership has this week launched a “Kill your speed, not your girlfriend” campaign aimed at motorists and passengers in the 17-24 year-old age group.
Aimed at encouraging young drivers to slow down and drive within stated speed limits, the campaign will consist of adverts placed strategically across the county, online advertising on Facebook will also be used to target South Yorkshire males aged 17-24.
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Friday, 30th January 2009
Chilling Campaign Warns Drivers to Kill Their Speed or 'Live With It'
A harrowing new £3.2m THINK! campaign to highlight the life-wrecking consequences of speeding for drivers as well as victims was launched today by Road Safety Minister Jim Fitzpatrick.
The campaign's stark message is that if you kill someone while speeding you will be tormented by it forever. In the new television advert a driver is haunted by images of the child he has killed - seeing his body in the bathroom mirror, through the window of a bus and when in the park with his son.
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Tuesday, 27th January 2009
Drive for Life for Free
South Yorkshire Casualty Reduction Partnership invites 17 – 24 year old learner drivers to free of charge road safety training.
Young drivers across South Yorkshire are being encouraged to improve their driving skills and knowledge by attending ‘Drive for Life’.
The project provided by the South Yorkshire Casualty Reduction Partnership, and part funded by the Department for Transport is FREE of charge to all 17-24 year olds.
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Wednesday, 3rd December 2008
Road Safety Message Broadcast Straight to Mobiles
A new tool has been unveiled in the challenge to reduce the number of people killed and seriously injured on the county’s roads.
A new hi-tech gadget will broadcast the drink drive road safety message to hundreds of mobile phone users in a bid to raise awareness and reduce collisions.
The South Yorkshire Casualty Reduction Partnership unveiled the new Bluetooth device, which will beam safety messages to phones that have the Bluetooth facility activated across Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham and Sheffield throughout December.
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Monday, 1st December 2008
Think Before You Drink
South Yorkshire Casualty Reduction Partnership launch drink drive campaign
With the festive celebrations fast approaching, the start of a month-long campaign by the South Yorkshire Casualty Reduction Partnership to highlight the dangers of drink driving and the consequences of ignoring their advice, begins on Monday 1December 2008.
Drink-related road deaths are nationally still far too high, despite repeated publicity messages. In South Yorkshire alone, over 200 motorists were arrested for drink driving in December 2007 and across the UK an estimated 540 people were killed in drink drive collisions in 2007.
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Monday, 10th November 2008
Safer Driving at Work - Does Your Business Comply with the Law?
Annually around 3,400 people are killed and more than 44,500 seriously injured in collisions on Britain’s roads. It is estimated that around 30% of these involve drivers ‘at work’.
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Monday, 3rd November 2008
Graphic New Seatbelts Ad
A new national THINK! campaign to highlight the deadly consequences of not always wearing a seat belt was launched on 3 November by Jim Fitzpatrick, Road Safety Minister.
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Friday, 12th September 2008
Speeding Danger at South Yorks M1 Roadworks
Irresponsible motorists are putting lives at risk by speeding through major roadworks on the M1 in South Yorkshire.
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Wednesday, 25th July 2007
Motorists Failing To Slow Down On Bawtry Road
South Yorkshire Safety Camera Partnership is asking all motorists to abide by the restricted 30mph speed limit on Bawtry Road in Doncaster while Phase 1 of Doncaster’s A638 Quality Bus Corridor takes place.
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Wednesday, 25th July 2007
Repeat Speeder Faces Two Year Driving Ban
Anita Dombrovska who committed 42 speeding offences over a six month period has finally had her comeuppance when at Barnsley Magistrates’ Court on 30 May she was disqualified from driving for two years and hit with fines and court costs.
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Monday, 23rd April 2007
New Motorcyle To Perform Speed Enforcement
A new method of speed enforcement is being introduced on local roads this week by the South Yorkshire Safety Camera Partnership. Unlike the familiar enforcement vans, the latest mobile speed enforcement vehicle is a motorcycle.
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Thursday, 5th April 2007
Sky's the limit for biker safety
SKY’S THE LIMIT FOR BIKER SAFETY
SOUTH Yorkshire Police’s helicopter will take to the skies this weekend in a bid to stop speeding motorcyclists in their tracks.
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Monday, 5th March 2007
Local Schools Support Road Safety Campaign
STUDENTS BACK YOUNG DRIVERS CAMPAIGNSchools, colleges and universities throughout South Yorkshire are supporting the South Yorkshire Safety Camera Partnership’s campaign to encourage young drivers to slow down and drive safely.
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Tuesday, 13th February 2007
Young Drivers Road Safety Campaign Is Launched
“LOST LOVE” ROAD SAFETY CAMPAIGN LAUNCHED
South Yorkshire Safety Camera Partnership has this week launched a “Lost Love” campaign aimed at motorists and passengers in the 17-24 year-old age group. Tasked with encouraging young drivers to slow down and drive within stated speed limits, the two-month campaign will consist of advertising on billboards and bus backs and at other sites in South Yorkshire frequented by this age group.
