Road safety round-up

Hard-hitting adverts target Cumbria drink-drivers

Published 1 December 2008

Drink driving poster A five-week television advertising campaign has been launched to spearhead Safer Roads For Cumbria’s Christmas drink-drive crackdown.

Motorists are ready for worst of winter

Published 17 November 2008

Forward-thinking Cumbrian drivers are prepared in advance for winter driving, according to recent research.

Speed cameras vital in saving lives

Published 17 November 2008

More than 70 per cent of Cumbrians agree that speed cameras are vital to saving lives.

UK is the whiplash capital of Europe

Published 17 November 2008

Badly-fitted head restraints in cars and increased tailgating is making the UK the whiplash capital of Europe, insurers say.

Get some lifesaving tips – and a free beef burger

Published 13 November 2008

ADVICE that could save lives on Cumbrian Roads is being served with a free burger tonight.

Kids get something to chew on – safety

Published 10 November 2008

ROAD safety is on the menu for primary school pupils across Cumbria this week.

Driving the message home

Published 10 November 2008

Five years ago Cumbria had the worse rate of people killed or seriously injured in road traffic accidents in the country.Chris Wills, of Better Ways to School, an initiative run by Cumbria County Council to help reduce unnecessary car journeys and improve safety on the route to and from school, has written to schools and colleges in Cumbria asking them if they would consider making it a requirement for students who park their cars on their premises to have taken the Pass Plus+ course.

Carlisle must improve its facilities for cyclists

Published 3 November 2008

More motorists than ever are ditching their cars for bikes to beat the credit crunch.

Road safety messages broadcast straight to mobiles

Published 3 November 2008

A NEW tool has been unveiled in the fight to drive down the number of people killed on the county’s roads.

New club will help youngsters stay safe

Published 3 November 2008

CUMBRIA’S First Children’s Traffic Club has opened.

Safety first for Cumbrians in cars

Published 30 October 2008

A new survey from Safer Roads for Cumbria has shown nearly 100 per cent of Cumbrians wear a seatbelt.

How team is reducing road death numbers

Published 20 October 2008

CUMBRIA Safety Camera’s team have told a national conference how a change in strategy has driven down the number of people killed and seriously injured in the county below Government targets – three years early.

Danger lurking in the darkness

Published 20 October 2008

DRIVERS and pedestrians are being warned to take extra care in darker nights when the clocks go back an hour on Sunday.

Free extra tuition could cut insurance costs

Published 20 October 2008

YOUNG Cumbrian drivers wishing to improve their skills can now do so for free.

‘We’d be lost without satnav’

Published 6 October 2008

ALMOST a fifth of UK motorists say they couldn’t live without their satellite navigation systems, according to a new survey.

A false sense of security could be risking lives

Published 6 October 2008

A CUMBRIAN motorbike instructor says many road users have a flawed attitude to road safety and has called for tougher tests and less reliance on in-car safety technology.

Helping young workers steer clear of dangers

Published 6 October 2008

A STUDY aimed at helping young drivers stay safe on the roads while working has been launched by the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA).