Northern Lincolnshire road safety team urges action on persistent road deaths
The number of casualties on the roads aren't falling enough says Safer Roads Humber
The road safety team the covers the Humber region including the likes of Grimsby and Scunthorpe says road deaths need to be taken more seriously as the numbers aren't falling enough.
Safer Roads Humber says the number of casualties are plateauing and that they're working on a number of strategies to help bring them down.
The team there have been going into schools and communities to raise awareness as part of the 'Fatal Four campaign' running this month.
The Fatal Four campaign covers topics on impairment, distraction, seatbelts and speeding. It represents the primary offenses highlighted by the police within the NPCC road policing strategy, aiming to combat the number of fatalities and severe injuries on the roads.
It's kind of accepted but if there was 33 murders there would be an out-cry
Ruth Gore, Safer Roads Humber, said:
"At the number we're plateauing a bit, things aren't going as fast as we want so this is why we're looking to see what we can do in future years."
"What we're trying to do is raise awareness and educate people."
"There's about 33 people each year killed on the roads across the Humber region."
"And it's kind of accepted - but if there was 33 murders, there would be an out-cry."
"Road death seems to be an acceptable thing which it isn't - so as a partnership we're looking to revamp some of our strategies."
"We want to get towards what we call Vision Zero - which is an aspiration to have nobody killed or seriously injured on our roads."