Category: Press releases

Have your child’s car seat and vehicle checked this May in a town near you! Free child car seat and vehicle safety check events are being held throughout Warwickshire, during May half term, by Warwickshire Road Safety Partnership.   According to data from the AA, in the UK every year 205 children are injured and… Continue reading Have your child’s car seat and vehicle checked this May in a town near you!

Warwickshire Police is investing over £600k to enhance road safety and make Warwickshire’s roads safer for everyone who uses them.

Free Scootability Training in Warwickshire Supporting children to travel actively: Free Scootability Training in Warwickshire Warwickshire County Council and Warwickshire Road Safety Partners are supporting Sustrans Big Walk and Wheel by offering free Scootability training throughout the county in early April.   To find out more and book a place on the training, please visit: https://warksroadsafety.org/scooter-training/… Continue reading Supporting children to travel actively:

Project EDWARD joins forces with National Highways to kick-start a safer motorcycle season. Throughout April, the Project EDWARD team will be joining National Highways and local road safety partnerships to host several informal days of engagement and discussion at the start of the new motorcycle season.   Supported by National Highways and Police and Crime… Continue reading Project EDWARD joins forces with National Highways to kick-start a safer motorcycle season.

Officers were dismayed at what they saw as they used a National Highways owned supercab to patrol the M40, M6, M69 and A46 in Warwickshire.

Warwickshire Road Safety Partnership is supporting a national road safety eyesight campaign to highlight that all drivers have a legal obligation to ensure their vision is roadworthy every time they get behind the wheel.

Kids need clean air! Drivers asked to switch off their engines when parked, waiting or stationary Warwickshire County Council has recently re-launched their popular ‘Kids Need Clean Air’ campaign in partnership with Warwickshire Primary Schools.   This campaign aims to educate drivers of the benefits of switching off their vehicle engines when stationary, with a… Continue reading Kids need clean air! Drivers asked to switch off their engines when parked, waiting or stationary

As part of a national campaign, drivers are being urged to park up to use their mobile phone so they can give their friends, family, work or the task they are doing their full attention.

Free Dr Bike sessions are coming to a town near you this Spring Residents looking for a safe and healthy way of traveling can find out more about safe and active travel at a series of free Dr Bike sessions in the Spring.   Warwickshire County Council’s Road Safety and Active Travel team is encouraging… Continue reading Free Dr Bike sessions are coming to a town near you this Spring

Operation Tramline: Officers record more than 100 driving offences in five day operation A five day operation by the Warwickshire Police Roads Policing Unit led to more than 100 offences being identified. The operation was run in partnership with National Highways.   The officers used a truck so they can pull up alongside other vehicles… Continue reading Operation Tramline: Officers record more than 100 driving offences in five day operation