2009

Be prepared this winter – that’s the message Derby and Derbyshire Road Safety Partnership is sending to motorists as the cold weather sets in.

Make your last order a taxi home – that’s the message Derby and Derbyshire Road Safety Partnership is sending to revellers as police embark on their festive breath-testing campaign.

‘Take care on the roads this winter’ - that’s the message Derby and Derbyshire Road Safety Partnership is delivering to young and inexperienced motorists as the nights draw in and temperatures fall.

Motorbikes are an affordable way of getting about for many teenagers – but too many of them are crashing. Derby and Derbyshire Road Safety Partnership is helping young riders to stay safe during the winter.

Motorcyclists headed to Matlock Bath last weekend for Bike Plus 2009.

Motorcyclists from across Derbyshire are invited to celebrate the art of motoring on two wheels at Bike Plus 2009.

Students and Rolls-Royce apprentices joined forces on Wednesday 17 June to compete in Derby and Derbyshire Road Safety Partnership’s Young Driver Safety Challenge.

One lucky reader of The Bikers' Guide to Derbyshire has won a motorcycle satnav in a prize draw organised by Derby and Derbyshire Road Safety Partnership.

The number of people killed or badly hurt on the roads covered by Derby and Derbyshire Road Safety Partnership has fallen by almost ten per cent.

Stay in control and die of old age – that’s the message that Derby and Derbyshire Road Safety Partnership is sending to motorcyclists at the start of this year’s leisure riding season.

The speed awareness training offered by Derby and Derbyshire Road Safety Partnership as an alternative to penalty points has proved popular with motorists.

A police operation designed to cut the number of crashes involving young drivers is being funded by Derby and Derbyshire Road Safety Partnership.

Between 1 December 2008 and 1 January 2009, Derbyshire police breath-tested 4,590 drivers and 216 of them (4.7%) tested positive. Results from the previous campaign showed that 3,552 drivers were tested and 160 of them (4.5%) tested positive.

A scheme offering discounted scooter hire to rural people who struggle to get to work or college now offers improved safety training thanks to Derby and Derbyshire Road Safety Partnership.