Road and Vehicle Safety

The fatal four are the main factors that contribute to serious injury and fatal collision on our roads. In the past 12 months, 20 people have been killed and a further 1,061 were injured on Cumbrian roads due to dangerous driving.

Bike Safe is a nationwide initiative run by many Police Forces around the United Kingdom. The aim is to reduce the number of motorcycle accident casualties by promoting safer riding through lectures and assessment ride out taken by police advance motorcyclists.

Across Cumbria there are many households who have bikes, from children to adults, biking is a popular form of exercise and for some is an essential way of getting around the county. Bike security should be a high priority for everyone who owns a bike.

Advice and tips to keep you safe on the road.

Take a Speed Awareness Course, Become a Safer Driver, Save Three Points on Your Licence

Information on tyre safety from Cumbria Constabulary.

Information on what to do if your vehicle is seized by the police.

Speeding is one of the fatal four factors that contribute to serious injury and fatal road traffic collisions, many of could have been avoided driving at an appropriate speed.

Cumbria Road Safety Partnership is partnership working between agencies to make the Cumbria’s road safer and as a source of road safety information for residents of Cumbria,

Information on road traffic offences.

Operation Tutelage is a national policing initiative working to reduce the levels of uninsured driving on our roads. Below are just some of the frequently asked questions about the operation.