Global Road Safety Monday 15th - 21st May 2023

Colleagues from Kent Police will be working with partners participating in a Global Road Safety Week of Action, including #ProjectEDWARD (Every Day Without A Road Death) 2023.

Road traffic injures are a leading cause of death and disability worldwide, with around 1.3 million people killed and as many as 50 million people injured each year. For people aged 5-29 years, there is no greater threat to their lives. Globally, 1 of every 4 deaths occur among pedestrians and cyclists.

#ProjectEDWARD is an annual UK-wide road safety campaign backed by UK Government, our Emergency services, Highways agencies, road safety organisations and private industry. It aims to promote an evidence-led, ‘safe system’ approach - the long-term objective of which is a road traffic system free from death and serious injury. Our goal is to provide a platform that showcases some of the best work being done around the country to promote:

• Day 1: Safe Roads

• Day 2: Safe Vehicles

• Day 3: Safe Speeds

• Day 4: Safe Road Users

• Day 5: Post-Crash Response

Some of our activties will be:

• Using marked and unmarked resources focusing on identifying drivers who are committing offences with the Fatal 4 -
• Drink/Drug Driving
• Speeding,
• Use of Mobiles
• Failing to wear seatbelts.

• There will be static road checks
• Working with Kent Community Speedwatch volunteers

We are also working alongside our partners Kent and Medway Safety Camera Partnership, Kent County Council Road Safety, Vision Zero, Medway Council Road Safety and Kent Fire and Rescue Road Safety Team.

To find out what we are doing each day please follow us on Social Media.

Kent Community Speedwatch (@KentSpeedwatch)

Kent Road Safety (@Kentroadsafety)

Kent Fire and Rescue Service (@kentfirerescue)

Kent Roads Policing (RPU) (@KentPoliceRoads)

Kent & Medway Safety Camera Partnership (@cutthecrashes)

National Highways: South-East (@HighwaysSEAST)

Medway Council (@medway_council)

If you have road safety issues in your area, have you engaged with your local officers?

If there is iminent danger then please call 999, otherwise you can report online at www.kent.police.uk or contact your local officers from this page too.

Why not also consider starting or joining your local speedwatch group, find out your local group by visiting our Speedwatch pages.