Road Safety Week begins this week (19th – 25th November), raising awareness of the dangers of speeding.
The campaign week is charity organisation Brakes’ biggest annual road safety campaign.
Every year, thousands of schools, organisations and communities get involved to share important road safety messages.
The organisation encourages people to remember those impacted by road death and injury and to raise funds to care for more road victims.
Meanwhile, Non–profit organisation ‘20’s Plenty’ are continuing to demand Traffic Regulation orders, to change signage and speed limits in York, and North Yorkshire to 20 miles per hour.
The campaign is by 54-year-old Anna Semlyen who believes that in the city, there is little to be gained by travelling at 30 mph.
The former labour councillor suggests that the change in speed limit will reduce collisions and encourage more people to use public transport, to walk or cycle in the city.
After facing serious injury in a road accident in 1992, Anna Semlyen said:
‘People make mistakes, you just don’t want those mistakes to be fatal or tragic for people’s life stories. I can no longer run. I’m a survivor.’
Charity Brake, adds that every day, 5 people die on roads.
Semlyen said: ‘Also the danger of not reducing the current speed limit is that York will fall behind economically in terms of being attractive to visitors. 20mph is not an optional extra. It’s essential.’
Those who wish to take part and find out more about Road Safety Week can do so here :
https://www.brake.org.uk/road-safety-week/resources-for-everyone