Monthly Archives: October 2009

Road Safety in the virtual world

27.10.09 The Road Safety Partnership has joined the virtual world of Twitter! Follow our regular updates on www.twitter.com, where we’re busy tweeting about our staff, what we’re up to, where we’ll be, and any interesting facts and stats we want to …

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Collision stats continue to suggest driver error

21.10.09 Researchers in the Partnership have been compiling the casualty and collision data for the first half of 2009, and have found 80% of collisions occuring in the first six months were caused by driver or rider error. There were nine fatalities …

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Safety message as clocks go back

21.10.09 People in Gloucestershire are being urged to take extra care as the clocks go back this weekend (Sunday 25th October). As the evenings get darker, it can be more difficult to spot people and hazards on the roads.  Gloucestershire Road …

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Partnership to attend NEC’s International Motorcycle & Scooter show

The Gloucestershire Road Safety Partnership has started the count down to the Carole Nash International Motorcycle and Scooter Show at the NEC, which runs between 27th November and 6th December this year. As usual, the Partnership will attend with colleagues from other …

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Drivers in Gloucestershire are warned to slow down due to wet roads

07.10.09 Drivers in Gloucestershire are being warned to slow down as rain hits the county after weeks of dry weather. A long period of dry weather can result in a layer of traffic film on the roads, which then gets …

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Introducing Gloucestershire’s new motorcycle coordinator

02.10.09 Chris Harrison has been appointed as Motorcycle Coordinator for the Gloucestershire Road Safety Partnership. Chris, who comes from a logistics and training and assessment background, has a passion for bikes of all shapes, sizes and ages, and enjoys taking …

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