South Wales Fire and Rescue Service supports Road Safety Week 2022

South Wales Fire and Rescue Service supports Road Safety Week 2022

South Wales Fire and Rescue Service are proudly supporting the UK’s biggest annual road safety event, Road Safety Week (14th – 20th November 2022). 

Organised by Brake, the road safety charity, the theme of this year’s road safety week is asking for ‘safe roads for all’.  Every year, thousands of schools, organisations and communities get involved to share important road safety messages.

The campaign asks us to: 

  • THINK about how we can all use roads safely to protect ourselves and other road users
  • UNDERSTAND how safe roads can enable everyone to make safe and healthy journeys
  • REMEMBER road traffic collision victims and share their stories

Why is Road Safety Week so important? 

Every 22 minutes, someone is seriously injured or killed on a UK road.

This is why it is vital that road users refresh their understanding of what is considered safe or dangerous driving.

Road Safety Week serves as a reminder for drivers to be aware of any hazards on the road, check their car to ensure it’s safe to drive, the effects of driving whilst not fully alert.

SWFRS Road Traffic Collision Reduction Manager and Station Manager, Nev Thomas, said: 

“Between 1 November 2021 and 31 October 2022, SWFRS attended over 700 road traffic collisions.

Our organisation plays a crucial role in raising awareness of road safety across South Wales and throughout the week we will be working closely with our partners to spread and promote the message of safe roads for all.

To mark Road Safety Week, SWFRS Road Safety Team will be conducting a number of engagement, education and intervention events, helping keep Welsh Roads safer.

By utilising our resources, we aim to save lives, prevent accidents and injuries and reduce the number of incidents in the areas we protect.”

Did you know that Welsh Government will introduce a default 20mph speed limit on restricted roads across Wales in 2023? 

As part of the first phase of introducing the 20mph default speed limit, SWFRS, alongside partners from Gwent Police, South Wales Police, Welsh Government and Local Authorities, have run successful speed reduction intervention events in St Brides Major and Abergavenny.

Drivers who were stopped for exceeding the speed limit were offered the option to attend a safety presentation delivered by SWFRS’s Road Safety Team, known as ‘Fire Service Education’.

Follow us on Twitter | Facebook | Instagram for the latest road safety advice and guidance, and to see what the team get up to during the week!

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