Partnership Manager's Update - February 2010

In response to intelligence, and to reinforce our commitment to the Force Community Engagement Model and Policing Plan objectives, we aim to deploy units in tandem e.g.  on opposite sides of dual carraigeways or placed a few miles apart on single stretches of the same route.

Priorities of our winter driving campaign include:-

Vigilance - Key to the road safety, drivers should be aware of pedestrians, especially the vulnerable pedestrian including school children.

Journey planning - drivers are encouraged to check weather reports, set realistic timelines taking account of road works etc. and, building in rest periods on longer trips because tiredness can kill.

Vehicle maintenance - tyre tread and pressure , lights, sufficient fuel and screen wash should be routinely checked.

The 'Who we are and what we do' Winter driving  - click here to downloa

View interactive maps containing casualty data for each site: click here

 A small group of vans can travel at up to the same national speed limits as cars.  Click this link to find out more.

Copies of the newly revised Official Highway Code interactive cd-rom have been donated to all community and school libraries in Fife,  potential drivers, new drivers and established drivers can  take advantage of this opportunity to refresh driver knowledge to improve road safety - It's everyone's responsiblity and everyone can contribute to a safer Fife.

DVLA publication 'Driving in Great Britain (GB) as a visitor or a new resident' leaflet can be accessed by clicking on this link.

New guideline leaflets for foreign drivers

• Car drivers and passengers are three times more likely to die on a rural road than a busy street.
• In 2006, more than 60 per cent of all deaths due to road accidents were in rural areas.
• The people most at risk on rural roads are young men, predominantly aged between 17 and 39.

 Speed – Country/Urban-The facts

• Breaking the speed limit, or driving too fast for the conditions on the road, contributes to more than 727 deaths and 4,555 injuries every year.
• In 2007, going over the speed limit was reported as a factor in 13% of fatal accidents. And exceeding the speed limit or going too fast for the conditions was reported as a factor in 25% of fatal accidents.
• Over 70% of drivers in one study admitted to speeding. 

(www.dft.gov.uk)

For ECO-driving tips click here

NOTES to new drivers

-a new driver receiving 6 penalty points within the first 2yrs after passing the test will return to learner driver status requiring a re-sit of both the theory and practical tests.

-failure to identify the driver of a vehicle detected for an alleged speeding offence carries a penalty of up to £1000 fine and 6 penalty points.