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SERP supports THINK! drug driving campaign as Essex sees highest number of drug-driving related collisions in 2024
This campaign targets young men, as DfT statistics show that around 90% of drivers impaired by drugs in collisions are male and 4 in every 10 are aged between 17 and 30. The latest data also shows an increase in drug-related collisions over the last 10 years: between 2014 and 2023, there has been a 70% increase...
Strong Community Engagement and Robust Enforcement at Southend Vision Zero Day
The Safer Essex Roads Partnership (SERP) successfully delivered a high-impact Vision Zero Day in Southend this week, combining extensive business engagement, community outreach, and coordinated enforcement activity. The engagement team visited 53 businesses, speaking directly with over 100 members of the public. Three people riding bikes received reflective visibility accessories to help keep them...
Weekly Round-Up: Road Safety Week 2025
During Road Safety Week, our team was out across Essex delivering road safety interventions to children, young people, pedestrians, drivers and riders of all ages. Activity took place in schools, colleges, universities and community spaces, helping to embed Vision Zero across every stage of life. 51 Lives Lost Event To launch Road Safety Week,...
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Close passes – the need to legitimise cycling
By Will Cubbin, Safer Essex Roads Partnership Manager...
Vision Zero: Five things authorities should do to pick up the pace
By Rebecca Morris, Vision Zero Communications...
Vision Zero: It is time to stop accepting the inevitability of road death
By Will Cubbin, Safer Essex Roads Partnership Manager...
