Road safety
Road safety
Making every road safer for all road users is one of the core aims of Leicestershire Constabulary and, in particular, the Road Policing Unit. Education and prevention is at the forefront of the unit's work in order to reduce deaths and injuries on the roads.
Collisions cause a great deal of distress to victims and their families and friends, particularly when people are killed or injured. Sadly, most of these incidents could have been prevented. In promoting road safety and better driving, police hope that every individual road user will take action to reduce their own risk of becoming involved in collisions and thus reduce the numbers of people killed and injured. Certain areas are being targeted in particular. They are
- speeding - a contributory factor in more than a third of fatal collisions
- drink driving - not just whether or not people are over the 'legal limit' but whether their driving has been impaired by alcohol
- driving appropriately - for the prevailing road and weather conditions
- drug driving - motorists are being tested in this area and more and more are being brought to justice for driving under the influence of drugs.
Crime prevention methods are also encouraged, not only to reduce individuals' risks of becoming a victim of crime, but also to try to reduce the numbers of irresponsible and reckless people who steal vehicles and drive them endangering other road users.
