Road safety work is carried out by the council and partners with the aim of reducing the number of people killed or seriously injured on Fife's roads.

'Safe Drive Stay Alive'

Safe Drive Stay Alive is a road safety show which delivers hard-hitting, thought-provoking messages to its audience.

The show has been running for over ten years and has been seen by 50,000 school pupils and college students from all over Fife.

The overall aim is to promote responsible driver and passenger behaviour in order to reduce deaths and injuries on Fife’s roads.

• The campaign has contributed to a reduction in fatal accidents of 45% since 2000, as well as a reduction in serious accidents by 60%.
• The 90-minute show is based around a filmed reconstruction of a road traffic collision. The footage is interspersed on stage, with real life testimonies by serving members of the emergency services.
• Also, and perhaps most poignantly, stories are relayed by family members and those that have been affected directly by a road crash.

Safe Drive Stay Alive invites 4th and 5th year school leavers from every school in Fife to attend the show and there is also a free evening show for the public to attend.

For more information on Safe Drive Stay Alive please

• visit - www.facebook.com/SDSAFife
• call - 03451 55 55 55 ext 446161 or
• email - safercommunities.projectofficers@fife.gov.uk

Child car seat checks

Fife’s Safer Communities team have staff who are trained by the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) and can carry out a free check you're on your child car seat.

If you are unsure of the fitting of your child's car seat or would just like peace of mind, please contact us.
For more information, contact

• email safercommunities.projectofficers@fife.gov.uk or
• phone03451 55 55 55 ext 446161

For more information on car safety read the Good Egg Safety Guide (links to external website).

Project Embrace

Project Embrace is a pilot initiative designed to support children and young people with neurodiverse conditions or other vulnerabilities when travelling in a vehicle.

The Project Embrace seatbelt cover wraps securely around the adult seatbelt using Velcro. It's designed to be used with booster seats and adult seat belts, to draw the attention of emergency responders in the event of a road traffic collision.

If using a child car seat with a 5 point harness, the wrap can be fitted around the adult seatbelt next to where the child is sitting.

The wrap includes a small inner sleeve containing an information card to help responders quickly understand the child’s needs.

Find out more about Project Embrace.

Driving for work

The risk of being involved in a serious or fatal road collision while driving for work is much greater than for any other occupational task.

If you are an employer of a small, large, private or public business, you should aim to develop a workable approach to occupational road risk. In doing so the benefits to your company could be:

• reducing the number of accidents and injuries;
• complying with legal duties and
• enhancing your company’s reputation.

Please visit scorsa.org.uk for more information or contact us at safercommunities.projectofficers@fife.gov.uk

Older road users

The older population in Fife continues to grow with over 20% of the population now being over the age of 60 years. Consequently, the number of people over 70 years of age with a driving licence also continues to rise. This trend will continue as the population lives to an older age.

While drivers over 70 are less likely to be involved in crashes involving speed, loss of control or alcohol as a cause when older drivers are involved in a crash the likelihood of them being seriously or fatally injured is up to four times higher simply because of their frailty.

We can provide a presentation to groups of drivers over 65 years with information, advice and support.

If you would like more information or to arrange a presentation to a group please contact us:

• email safercommunities.projectofficers@fife.gov.uk or
• phone 03451 55 55 55 ext 446161

Advice and information for older drivers and their families is also available from the RoSPA Website (links to external website) and the Good Egg Safety Guide (links to external website).

Educational resources for schools

We have worked with partners to produce the road safety inputs for the Go Safe Scotland website - gosafescotland.com. This website is designed to provide teachers with resources to use in their classes. The Road Safety Scotland (links to external website) is also helpful.

For more information:

• phone03451 55 55 55 ext 446161 or
• emailsafercommunities.projectofficers@fife.gov.uk

Road safety timeline

We have a useful timeline that shows what each age group should currently receive and who delivers it. It’s worth noting that some of these come directly from Education Services. As a result, we don’t know if or when they’re being delivered.