Calls to reduce the speed limit around a junction in the east of Exeter are to be investigated.
Councillors recently agreed to new traffic signals at the junction of Honiton Road and Tithebarn Way, near Exeter Science Park, but the plans did not include reductions to speed limits in the area.
Following a request from local councillor Sara Randall Johnson (Conservative, Broadclyst), the county council’s ruling cabinet was asked to look at cutting the speed limit around the junction on Honiton Road from 40 mph to 30 mph in view of current and proposed development in the...
New roadside posters encouraging road users to slow down for horses and their riders are being displayed in parts of Devon.
Devon County Council is supporting The British Horse Society’s (BHS) “Dead Slow” road safety campaign, teaming up with the BHS , Horses & Road Safety Awareness (HRSA) and Vision Zero South West to promote the campaign in the county.
The aim is to educate motorists on how to approach and pass horses safely on the county’s roads, with the posters advising drivers to reduce their speed to a maximum of 10mph and leave at least two metres space....
A new league table has revealed which police forces have been issuing the most speeding tickets in Britain.
Drivers in West Yorkshire are most likely to be caught speeding, according to the league table put together by road safety experts at Road Angel .
Police there issued almost a quarter of a million fines for speeding during 2021 and 2022, far more than any other force who provided their data. However the experts were keen to stress that only 23 out of 44 police forces provided figures.
Number of speeding tickets issued by Police forces in Britain from (Jan...
Devon and Cornwall Police have recently introduced Infrared ‘low Light’ camera technology within Plymouth and have now expanded their innovative equipment across the Force area.
The use of such use technology intends to reduce the amount of fatal and serious road traffic collisions on Devon and Cornwall roads.
Marcus Laine, Operations Manager for the Peninsula Road Safety Partnership said: “Infrared lighting enables officers to continue enforcing speeding vehicles in reduced light.
“This demonstration aims to show the public our increased capability and our...
An initiative to reduce the numbers of animals killed on Dartmoor roads has been launched this week.
New interactive traffic signs are being installed at several locations in Dartmoor National Park in an effort to reduce the numbers of animals killed each year due to speeding motorists.
The signs, which are being funded through a partnership between the Dartmoor Livestock Protection Society (DLPS), Dartmoor Forest Parish Council (DFPC ) and Dartmoor National Park Authority, warn motorists if they are exceeding the 40mph speed limit across Dartmoor.
Officers from Devon, Cornwall and Dorset’s Road Policing Team will be mounting a week long campaign, targeting drivers of all types of vehicles who flout road traffic laws on roads.
Operation Vortex targets poor, inconsiderate and complacent driving across the region and aims to reduce the number of collisions and casualties on our roads.
A team of officers will be carrying out patrols in unmarked vehicles and on motorcycles on various roads across Devon and Cornwall this week (from Monday 18 April).
Officers will be observing driver behaviour and dealing with all...
A research report released today (30 September 2015) by Brake, the road safety charity, has called for the removal of unnecessary barriers faced by local councils in implementing 20mph speed limits to deliver safer walking and cycling.
The report finds that moving to 20mph limits across built up areas would deliver significant safety benefits, especially for pedestrians and cyclists, and suggests red tape and a lack of strong national government leadership is at fault for the current UK postcode lottery when it comes to reaping the benefits of lower traffic speeds in communities...
Devon & Somerset Fire & Rescue Service, Devon and Cornwall Police and Broadclyst Traffic Group are all supporting Brake Charity’s Road Safety Week (17-23 November) by holding a speed watch event in Broadclyst next week.
Broadclyst Parish Council, which includes the Broadclyst Traffic group is continuing its campaign next week to reduce speeds in Broadclyst and provide a safer environment for its school children, residents and visitors.
Simon Roberts from Broadclyst Traffic Group explained: “Unfortunately, with the housing expansion around the Exeter countryside and...
Throughout August, Devon and Cornwall Police in Partnership with TISPOL, the European Traffic Police Network, is focusing on excessive and inappropriate speed on the region’s roads. TISPOL Operation Speed runs from 18th to 24th August and is a pan-European campaign designed to gather intelligence from all participating traffic police forces with the aim of reducing death, injury and crime on Europe’s roads. At the same time as gathering information which will later be shared with all TISPOL members, such as penalties issued and the number of collisions during the period of the campaign,...
South Devon based experts in tourism, hospitality and marketing have signed up to offer a FREE speed mentoring service in English Tourism Week in 2013.
The Speed Mentoring event forms part of the English Riviera Tourism and Business Conference at Torquay’s Riviera International Conference Centre on 21st March 2013 being organised by the English Riviera Tourism Company.
The mentoring team will be giving bite size chunks of information about hot topics, delivered on a one to one basis, to tourism businesses who just want to pick up new tips or ask a few critical questions....
