Children not wearing seat belts spotted by AI cameras in Devon and Cornwall
Devon and Cornwall Police have described it as ‘truly alarming’ that its Acusensus AI cameras have spotted 109 children not wearing seat belts, among over 2,000 people spotted committing that offence on the counties’ A-roads in July and August. Adrian Leisk, the head of road safety for Devon and Cornwall Police, has galled on the […]
A quarter of car occupants who die in road crashes aren’t wearing a seat belt, report finds
New research from AXA UK and the charity Brake has revealed that while 96% of drivers surveyed said they always wear a seat belt, in practice this may not always be the case. A quarter of car occupants who die in crashes on Britain’s roads are not wearing a seat belt, figure that rises to […]
Young people urged to wear seat belts in new life-saving campaign
A new Government campaign to remind young men to CLICK their seat belt in a bid to shift attitudes and save lives on roads across England and Wales has been launched. Every week, four young people aged 17 to 29-years-old are either killed or seriously injured on our roads when not wearing a seat belt, […]
Warwickshire promotes seatbelt safety campaign
Warwickshire Road Safety Partnership is asking drivers and their passengers to check everyone is wearing a seatbelt before travelling. It says that, whilst most people always wear a seatbelt, during a two week enforcement campaign in the county last year, 87% of those not wearing a seatbelt were male and 88% of those not wearing […]
