As part of the recent Road Safety Week, South Yorkshire’s mayor met with primary school pupils to talk about keeping safe on the region’s roads.
Mayor Oliver Coppard heard about the steps children at Mundella Primary school are taking to make streets safer for walking and wheeling.
He was joined by Louise Haigh, MP for Sheffield Heeley, South Yorkshire’s active travel commissioner, Ed Clancy OBE, and road victim charity, Brake,
Over the last five years, 190 people have been killed in a road crash on South Yorkshire roads. Another 3,819 people have been seriously injured.
Oliver Coppard, said: “The number of deaths and serious injuries on South Yorkshire’s roads is far too high.
“Our road network has to be safe for everyone who uses and wants to use it. That’s why I’ve made Vision Zero the goal in South Yorkshire, because one death on our roads is one too many.
“Collisions have a devastating impact and we want to put an end to the unnecessary grief and suffering caused by each and every one of those accidents.
“We are supporting Brake in their work to support victims as well as the vital work of the many organisations involved when a crash happens.”
During Road Safety Week, South Yorkshire Safer Roads (SYSR) partners shone a light on the impact of crashes and raised awareness about the devastating toll on communities.
Teams from across each district engaged with priority road user groups to help them understand the devastating effects of road crashes, and raised awareness about the heroes who not only attend collisions but provide support to families afterwards.
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