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Riders are among the most vulnerable road users and there have been 22 crashes involving horses.
There have been seven fatal collisions on Suffolk's roads since April - Credit: Archant There have been almost as many fatal collisions in Suffolk this year compared to the whole of 2020, new figures reveal. Road safety figures showed Suffolk recorded the fewest road deaths of anywhere in the country outside the City of London last year, while also recording the eighth lowest number of overall casualties last year. Department for Transport figures showed that there were 12 fatalities and 1,273 casualties of all severity on Suffolk's roads in 2020, compared to 25 fatalities and 1,925 casualtie...
There have been seven fatal collisions on Suffolk's roads since April - Credit: Archant There have been almost as many fatal collisions in Suffolk this year compared to the whole of 2020, new figures reveal. Road safety figures showed Suffolk recorded the fewest road deaths of anywhere in the country outside the City of London last year, while also recording the eighth lowest number of overall casualties last year. Department for Transport figures showed that there were 12 fatalities and 1,273 casualties of all severity on Suffolk's roads in 2020, compared to 25 fatalities and 1,925 casualtie...
Updated Leicestershire Police Specials Safer Roads Team have carried out a road safety operation in Hallaton. Leicestershire Police Specials Safer Roads Team have carried out a road safety operation in a Harborough village. Officers went into Hallaton, near Market Harborough, after villagers raised concerns about dangerous driving. Police are calling on motorists to be more considerate around vulnerable road users such as walkers, cyclists and horse riders. Officers are urging drivers to pass by them “wide and slow”. Motorists are being encouraged to allow other road users 1.5 metres (5f...