Drink Driving – A mate doesn’t let a mate drink drive. Our campaign is calling on friends to do what they do best – look out for each other. We’re specifically calling for mates not to let their mates drink drive, asking them to step in when necessary when a friend who is driving is…
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It was taken from Roseville Avenue between 6.00pm-10.00pm last night -Thursday 1 March and police say there are tyre tracks leading towards Dean Road Cemetery. The bike is a white Qingpi QM 125GY with the registration YY67 CUG. Police say it is possible that it has been loaded onto another vehicle. Anyone who has any information…
It is anticipated that snow and sub zero temperatures will hit the East Coast on Monday 26 February and will continue the rest of the week. The Met Office have Yellow & Amber warnings in place for snow, encouraging us to be prepared for conditions rarely seen in England. Dress appropriately to avoid hypothermia- should…
Police in Cambridge have launched a new ‘safe pass’ operation to reduce the number of collisions involving cyclists in the city. Operation Velo will see plain clothed police officers saddle up in Cambridge city centre looking out for motorists who do not leave the required space when passing cyclists. Officers will then escort the driver…
Police are appealing for a witness to come forward after an incident of suspected dangerous driving on the A171 near Whitby. At 6.35am, on Tuesday 20 February 2018, a gold-coloured BMW on the A171 heading towards Whitby performed an overtaking manoeuver, causing an oncoming vehicle to swerve and take evasive action to avoid a head-on…
North Yorkshire Police have issued a warning to trades people not to leave leave tools in their works vehicles after spate of van break-ins on the East Coast. Officers are investigating six incidents overnight between 19 and 20 February 2018. These include: A Peugeot van attacked for tools in Rillington (ref: 12180029645) A Ford Transit…
Figures published by Good Egg Safety show a 47% increase over the last eight years in the number of child car seats found to be incorrectly fitted. Good Egg Safety points out that ‘child casualties are on the rise’ and says parents rely on advice from car seat retailers on how to properly fit seats….
Motorists in North Yorkshire are being warned of muddy roads. Farmers and vehicle operators who deposit mud on the road are potentially liable for a range of offences and a range of powers are available to the police and the highway authority, primarily under the Highways Act 1980 and the Road Traffic Act 1988. The…
Welcome to Yorkshire has confirmed Lucy Pittaway will be the race’s official artist for a third successive year. Lucy beat off stiff competition to be awarded the title in 2016 and the partnership has flourished in the time since then. Her first commission ‘Hills, Dales and Woolly Tails’ proved hugely popular with cycling fans and…
A new study has concluded that distractions impair driving performance – irrespective of the driver’s level of ability and experience. The study – carried out by psychologists from Goldsmiths University of London – found that both cognitive tasks (i.e. counting backwards) and combined cognitive/physical tasks (i.e. texting) ‘tended to impair drivers’ performance, irrespective of their…