Ryedale District Council and North Yorkshire County Council’s
Highways Team work in partnership to ensure safety on Ryedale's
roads.
Speed checks
North Yorkshire County Council has developed, in partnership
with local Community Safety Partnerships, a protocol covering the
use of mobile matrix speed message signs in North Yorkshire.
These display the approaching speed limit and a "slow down" message
to motorists travelling past the sign at a speed in excess of the
speed limit. For further information on the project please
visit the North Yorkshire County Council website or the North
Yorkshire Police website.
Safer Roads
We take an overview and promote safety and the reduction of
accidents on Ryedale's roads in any way we can.
Although the levels of road traffic collisions are low, work
is continuing to reduce the number of people killed or seriously
injured in road traffic collisions on the roads. Local
observations indicate that the majority of incidents on the roads
in Ryedale are vehicle collisions with younger male drivers,
with speed or inexperienced being key factors, along with the use
of motorcycles.
We work on preventative measures such as raising awareness
about how to be safe on our roads through initiatives like
Operation Siren, which aims to educate drivers caught exceeding the
speed limit of the dangers of excess speed. Work is carried
out in the local schools and with target groups of people on
education e.g. Drive Alive, Drive Wise, and Impact Roadshow.
We also deal with enforcement issues such as working to reduce
speeding in villages and towns. We recently purchased 3 hand
held laser devices so that the Safer Neighbourhood Team Officers
can respond directly to local concerns. We are continuing to
work in conjunction with North Yorkshire County Council to reduce
speed limits.
We will also be working on county wide initiatives through the
95 Alive Partnership and also with neighbouring Districts on joint
education events e.g. motorcycles over peak holiday times.