South Yorkshire is backing a national campaign to promote everyone’s right to safe and healthy journeys.
 
Road Safety Week, organised by charity Brake, aims to reduce the number of people killed or injured as the result of a collision.
 
The theme for 2023 is speed and members of the South Yorkshire Safer Roads Partnership (SYSRP) are helping to highlight the dangers of excessive and inappropriate speed.
 
A spokeswoman for the Partnership said: “We fully support Brake’s campaign which ultimately comes down to saving lives on our roads.
 
“Our partners are proud to be part of the conversation and we encourage everyone to do the right thing and travel to the speed limit or conditions of the road.”
 
The week of action began on Sunday 19 November to coincide with The World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims. To honour those who have lost their lives on our roads, landmarks across the UK were illuminated in yellow light - including Doncaster's Mansion House.
 
Throughout this week, campaigners will feature different aspects of road safety with Wednesday 22 November focussing on schools and education.
 
South Yorkshire’s Lifewise Centre in Rotherham will host Mayor Coppard and Active Travel Commissioner Ed Clancy as they join Barnsley primary school pupils taking part in Crucial Crew road safety scenarios.
 
South Yorkshire Police’s Community Safety team, based at the interactive learning facility, deliver a wide range of road safety interventions including DriveStart (for young drivers), the Mini Police scheme, BikerDown! first aid session and Wise Up! for over 50s.
 
Road Safety Week is Brake's biggest road safety campaign. Every year, thousands of schools, organisations and communities get involved to share important road safety messages, remember people affected by road death and injury, and raise funds to help Brake care for more road victims and campaign for safe roads for everyone.
 
Lucy Straker, campaigns manager for Brake said: “Every time we drive faster than the speed limit, or too fast for the road conditions, we increase the risk of a crash – and we increase the chance that someone we love will be killed or hurt on a road.

“Whoever you are, however you travel, we need to talk about speed and I’m grateful to South Yorkshire’s Safer Roads Partnership for being part of the conversation.”

Pictured is South Yorkshire Police and Crime Commissioner Dr Alan Billings who is helping to raise awareness about the dangers of speeding.