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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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.
