It is a fact that nowadays we are called to more road accidents than house fires, and many of these accidents result in injury or loss of life. One single serious accident can affect a surprising number of people and cost the country (and you the taxpayer) a lot of money.

We are involved in a number of road safety initiatives, including:

Seatbelt awareness courses

We provide lecture facilities for Drivetech, who run seatbelt awareness courses for motorists who have been caught not wearing their seatbelts.

Young offenders

There are some young people who commit motoring-related offences even before they are of driving age. These offences include Taking Without Consent and driving without licence or insurance. In commiting these offences they may also be guilty of dangerous or unsafe driving.

In partnership with Thames Valley Police and the Youth Offending Teams across the county we have introduced the Impact Roadshow, a vehicle crime awareness workshop developed by Avon & Somerset Police which aims to divert young people away from vehicle-related crime.

The workshop includes the opportunity for input from Fire Service personnel and we usually end the workshop by giving the young people an idea of what it would be like to be trapped in a car crash and cut free by us.

Milton Keynes Cruise

We attend the Milton Keynes Cruise, a regular gathering of hundreds of young car enthusiasts and their friends, and talk to them about the causes and consequences of road accidents. We put on displays of the equipment we use to cut people from cars, and stage demonstrations of those rescues.

Road Safety teams

We assist local Road Safety teams with their campaigns and initiatives, including winter driving, the Megadrive Roadshow for young drivers and drink-drive displays.

We have provided demonstrations in support of the national For My Girlfriend campaign, an initiative which focuses on young male drivers and confronts them with the consequences of injuring or killing their girlfriend through bad driving.

We have part-funded road safety plays and presentations that are delivered around the county to older schoolchildren who will soon be taking to the roads.

This year we are supporting a hard-hitting road safety presentation called Safe Drive, Stay Alive, which will be delivered across the Thames Valley by a multi-agency partnership.