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This section highlights the work that the 95 Alive York and North Yorkshire Road Safety Partnership is currently undertaking to help reduce the number of road casualties in North Yorkshire.
Road safety experts from North Yorkshire are turning to the power of social media in a bid to reduce the numbers of motorcyclists killed and seriously injured on the region’s roads this Summer.
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95 Alive partners with Black Rat Fund Charity Rideout
The Black Rat Fund want their Charity Rideout not only to be a massive success for all concerned, but also want it to be an incident free event. The Black Rat Fund have therefore agreed to work in partnership with 95 Alive and a number of other bike safety groups in order to promote road safety and provide a platform to promote safe biking.
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Childrens Traffic Club is adopted in North Yorkshire
23rd June 2010
Young children in North Yorkshire are being offered the chance to become members of a traffic club that will teach them lessons that could save their lives
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Army shows Red Card to Drink Driving
1st June 2010
The Army has teamed up with road safety campaigners in North Yorkshire to support the Summer Drink Drive campaign
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Red Card to Drink and Drug Driving
1st June 2010
As World Cup Fever sweeps Britain 95 Alive the York and North Yorkshire Road Safety Partnership wants to use the interest created to encourage people not to drink and drive.
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Appeal to motorcyclists to ride safe
22nd April 2010
Following last weekend’s tragedies when three motorcyclists were killed on roads in North Yorkshire, 95 Alive The York and North Yorkshire Road Safety Partnership is appealing to bikers to ride safe and to drivers to Think Bike
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Motorcycles - Widow makes an appeal to bikers
31st March 2010
The widow of a motorcyclist killed in North Yorkshire last year is appealing to bikers to ride safe and keep speeds down.
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Older Drivers - Can you spare an hour that could save your life?
26th March 2010
A new play is being staged at venues across North Yorkshire which could help keep you safe behind the wheel of a car.
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SAFETY FIRST FOR NEW DRIVERS - ENHANCED PASS PLUS
3rd March 2010
A scheme to make newly qualified drivers put safety first when they get behind the wheel has been launched in North Yorkshire.
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91 ALIVE - With a year to go
9th February 2010
The target to save 95 lives on the roads of York and North Yorkshire between 2005 and the end of 2010 has almost been achieved with nearly a year to go.
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Enhanced Pass Plus Gimi
2nd February 2010
Calling new drivers. You may be aware that, once you have passed your driving test, you can get a reduction on your first insurance premium and improve your safety on the road by completing a Pass Plus course.
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CLUNK CLICK – children go to the top of the class
27th January 2010
A new survey finds more children are wearing seatbelts in North Yorkshire. But there’s a slight drop in adults wearing them.
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Winter Driving Tips
19th January 2010
95 Alive the York and North Yorkshire Road Safety Partnership has put together winter driving advice to help people stay safe during the current severe weather.
Christmas Drink Drug Drive Launch
1st December 2009
There are 287 reasons why this years Christmas drink and drug drive campaign in York and North Yorkshire is launched today. That's the number of people killed and seriously injured in the past five years because of drink driving.
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Junior Road Safety Officers Competition
30th November 2009
A high standard of competition entries at Hesslerton School meant the judges had a difficult decision, all schools registered on the Junior Road Safety Scheme took part
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CAR SEAT CRUSH – ROAD SAFETY WEEK
24th November 2009
The big guns have been brought in to make sure second hand and unreliable children's car seats can never be used again.
A 60 ton Challenger tank was used to ensure a collection of children's seats were well and truly crushed. They had been gathered by North Yorkshire County Council's Road Safety Officers working with the 95 Alive York and North Yorkshire Road Safety Partnership.
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Roadshow for Business Drivers takes to the road
3rd November 2009
Twenty deaths on the roads every week involve people at work. Collisions are now the biggest cause of work related deaths.
95 Alive, the York and North Yorkshire Road Safety Partnership, is organising a series of roadshows across the County to help businesses and managers appreciate the risks on the roads, and work towards limiting the dangers. The idea is to help companies large and small develop ways of managing occupational road risk and to understand the new Corporate Manslaughter Bill.
Any company that uses vehicles,or people who drive themselves for work, are invited to come along and find out more.
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Road safety CD released for migrant workers
23 September 2009
A new CD aimed at helping migrant workers stay safe on roads in North Yorkshire has been produced by road safety campaigners.
Nine people have died in collisions involving migrant workers on the County’s roads since 2006. The CDs been produced by 95 Alive the York and North Yorkshire Road Safety Partnership. It’s been made in Polish initially but the aim is to translate it into up to six other languages by the end of the year
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Competition launched to spread road safety message
2 September 2009
Students from across North Yorkshire are being asked to get involved and get creative to help develop a major new road safety advertising campaign.
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TV veteran takes the wheel for road safety
27 August 2009
Veteran broadcaster Andy Kluz is using his talents to help North Yorkshire County Council and the 95 Alive Road Safety Partnership to keep older drivers safe behind the wheel.
Andy has made a DVD with road safety officers from the County Council which will be used to demonstrate how drivers over 50 can carry on driving safely and with confidence.
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Residents asked to help spread road safety message
The 95 Alive York and North Yorkshire Road Safety Partnership wants residents, businesses and community groups to get involved in their campaigns by distributing and displaying posters, banners and other materials in their offices and meeting places to support the campaigns they are running.
People are being encouraged to “Shop a killer – Stop a killer” and give information about drink drivers to the police and Crimestoppers.
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Volunteers Become Victims To Save Lives
31 March 2009
On 31 March 2009 the 95 Alive York and North Yorkshire Road Safety Partnership held a photography session with the winners of the road safety model competition, at RAF Leeming.
We’d like to say a huge thank you to RAF Leeming for their support, use of their premises and the tour they put together for the models.
We’d also like to thank all of the models who took part on the day and who you will see featured in our distraction and seat belt campaigns – Anna Hare, James Hare, Rosie Hare, Harry Hare, Tom Hare, Nathaniel Todd, James Stickley and Kristy Small, all from North Yorkshire, who gave up their time free of charge to support this good cause – thank you!
Also, thank you to Hayley Greenhalgh and Gina Walsh from Craven College who came along on the day to do Kristy’s casualty make-up to show how she could look with just minor injuries after a road crash – thanks girls!
It was a fun day for all with photography, a tour, and also, cycle training by Road Safety Officer Kevin Pratt.
View photography from the campaign photoshoot day, some of which you will see around North Yorkshire over the coming months.
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Council launches search for faces of road safety
North Yorkshire County Council and the 95 Alive York & North Yorkshire Road Safety Partnership is currently developing a range of new campaigns aimed at reducing the number of people killed or seriously injured on North Yorkshire’s roads.
As part of this they want local residents to come forward and say why they want to appear in the campaigns on posters, billboards and leaflets highlighting the messages of the road safety partnership.
The campaigns being developed will aim to increase the use of seatbelts and highlight the dangers of distractions whilst driving.
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Dramatic reduction in people killed and seriously injured in North Yorkshire
2009
The number of people killed and seriously injured on roads in North
Road Safety experts use social media to spread safe riding messages
Road Safety experts use social media to spread safe riding messages 27th August 2010
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Road Safety experts use social media to spread safe riding messages August 27th 2010
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