Merseyside Road Safety Partnership

🚨 Community concerns guide our activity. Last week, officers from @MerseyPolice included Woolton Road, L16 in their patrols after a report was submitted through our online portal about vehicles stopping on Zig‑Zags. During the visit, a vehicle was found parked on the Zig‑Zags and the driver received a Traffic Offence Report. Your information helps us take action where it matters. 👉 Tell us about traffic concerns in your area: #local-traffic-concern" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">merseysideroadsafety.org/contact/#local…

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Don’t lock your eyes on the hazard, look for the escape route instead. It might feel strange at first, but training yourself to look where you want to go rather than at the danger makes a huge difference to your control and confidence. Your bike follows your vision. Shift your focus to the safe path, commit to it, and you’ll ride smoother, steadier, and far safer.

It was great to work with our partners at earlier this week. It was a valuable opportunity to engage, collaborate, and strengthen our shared commitment to preventing road traffic collisions. @NWAmbulance @MerseyPolice @lpoolcouncil @sthelenscouncil @KnowsleyCouncil

Undercover HGV patrols on Merseyside’s motorways📷 Last week @MerPolTraffic officers used the @NationalHways Operation Tramline HGV cab to spot dangerous drivers putting lives at risk. In just five days, we dealt with 104 offences, including: • 22 using a mobile phone • 16 not wearing a seatbelt • 18 insecure loads We’re clear: zero tolerance for the #Fatal4. Read more here: merseysideroadsafety.org/undercover-hgv…

£660 fine and 6 points added to their licence. This driver was travelling at 45mph in a 20mph area. A speed chosen, not a mistake. The court outcome reflects the seriousness of that decision. Speed limits exist to protect everyone who uses our roads, especially in areas where people live, walk and cycle. Those who choose to ignore them can expect to hear from us. #ProjectRoadSafe #SafeSpeeds @MerseyPolice @MerPolTraffic

Safe Speeds & Rotten Row! After community concerns about speeding, we’ve been carrying out HVP and driver engagement in the area. Yesterday our Safer Roads Van deployed and detected multiple offences, including one driver at 47mph in a 20mph. That case is now heading to court. We’ll keep targeting the area to keep speeds down and residents safe.

Merseyside Road Safety Partnership welcomes the new national Road Safety Strategy. Read more here: merseysideroadsafety.org/mrsp-welcomes-… #roadsafety

We are re-appealing for information a year to the day a fail to stop collision in Kirkby left a teenage boy with life-changing injuries. At around 6.25pm on Sunday 22 December 2024 emergency services were called to Bracknell Avenue, near to Kirkby High School, to reports of a head-on collision involving a dark silver Honda Civic and a 15-year-old boy, who was riding his pedal cycle. The boy suffered extensive injuries which resulted in him having his leg amputated. The car, which displayed a stolen 70 plate with the registration OV70 OWG, failed to stop following the collision and made off in the general direction of Bewley Drive and then towards Valley Road. Enquiries established the car had been stolen during a burglary at a car dealership in Wigan on 8 December 2024. On 18 December the car was spotted by police in Greater Manchester but disappeared after they gave chase in Wigan. There were no other sightings until 28 December when the vehicle was seen again in Greater Manchester with damage to the windscreen and bonnet. The vehicle evaded officers and a short time later was found burnt out in Billinge. A number of lines of enquiry have been carried out to trace the driver and officers are continuing to appeal for anyone with information to come forward. Detective Sergeant Simon Duffy from our Matrix Serious Collision Investigation Unit said: “This was a shocking incident which has left a teenage boy with life-changing injuries which continue to impact him to this day. "This was a residential area with a 20mph speed limit but our forensic investigators have established the car was travelling in excess of 70 miles per hour. "The car was a 2018 dark silver Honda Civic with very distinctive lighting to the front and rear. It had a false plate with the registration OV70 OWG. “It is incomprehensible to think that anyone could even consider driving away and leaving the boy with such catastrophic injuries. We remain committed to tracking that person down and anyone who may have assisted following the collision. “Our enquiries remain ongoing, and I would make an appeal directly to the driver of the car to consider the feelings of the boy and his family and come forward. “We believe the vehicle was in the Sefton and Kirkby areas for at least one week prior to the collision so we would again appeal for anyone who has seen a vehicle like that in the image, to contact us as a matter of urgency. "I would also ask the local community to consider the victim, his family and the risk posed by such a dangerous driver, and if you have any information at all regarding this incident, then please work with us to help identify those responsible for this crime. ” If you have any information that can help, please contact the Serious Collision Investigation Unit on (0151) 777 5747, or by email SCIU@merseyside.police.uk quoting reference 24001073245. Crimestoppers is also supporting the investigation by offering a £7,500 reward for information the charity exclusively receives - via its website orlo.uk/Jzjua or by calling 0800 555 111 – that leads to the conviction of anyone involved in the collision.

Drivers are being urged to make responsible choices over the festive period and never drive under the influence of alcohol or drugs. In 2024 across Liverpool, more than 1,600 drivers were arrested for drink and or drug driving – the equivalent of a driver being pulled up once every six hours. There were also 36 road traffic collisions linked to impaired driving – 58 per cent involved alcohol, and 42 per cent involved drugs. Click the link for more info. liverpoolexpress.co.uk/liverpool-urge…

We're out at Burtonwood Services today! No enforcement. Just engagement, support and friendly advice. If you’re passing through in the next hour, come say hi 👋

Dark nights have certainly settled in. Take some time to check your vehicles lights so you can see others and they can see you. However you travel, take care.

Today, we're launching an important new campaign reminding young drivers of the consequences of drug driving. THINK! Don't put Drugs in the Driving Seat. Read more about the campaign here > bit.ly/4prp5TF

Out with @KnowsleyCouncil and local pupils today for a Road Safety Week speed check outside a Halewood school 🚸💛 Children used speed devices to monitor passing cars, learned about stopping distances, and helped remind drivers why slowing down matters. Small activity but a big impact for keeping our kids safe. #RoadSafetyWeek #Knowsley #SlowDown

It’s #RoadSafetyWeek and we’re conducting speed enforcement and mobile #Fatal4 activity across Merseyside! Is speed an issue on a local road near you? Tell us here: #local-traffic-concern" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">merseysideroadsafety.org/contact/#local…

🚨 Blue lights behind you? Here’s what to do: 1️⃣ Stay calm & check mirrors 2️⃣ Slow down, signal, move left safely 3️⃣ Keep junctions clear 4️⃣ Don’t stop on bends or islands 5️⃣ Never run a red light 6️⃣ Resume driving carefully Your safe reaction saves lives. 🚑🚓🚒 #RoadSafetyWeek

Today, we’re proud to share our Annual Report against the Liverpool City Region Road Safety Strategy, highlighting the commitment made across our region to reduce deaths and serious injuries on our roads. From education and enforcement to community engagement and campaigns, this year’s work demonstrates what can be achieved when partners, organisations and communities come together with a shared purpose. For the first time, the report is available as an interactive digital flipbook, with accessible formats also provided to ensure everyone can engage with the content. Read the full report here: 👇 #annual-reports" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">merseysideroadsafety.org/road-safety-st… #RoadSafetyWeek #SafeSystem #VisionZero #RoadSafety

It is a cold morning Merseyside! ❄️ Don’t be tempted to drive with frost on the window. Wait until defrosted before setting off! Your visibility is crucial to a safe journey. Have a safe commute this morning 🚗 🚙

World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims 🕯 Today, we pause to remember every life lost or forever changed on our roads. Behind every statistic is a person: A loved one, someone who is missed, someone who should still be here. As we begin Road Safety Week, this candle burns as a symbol of our promise to do better. To drive with care. To look out for one another. To protect our families, friends, and communities. Tonight, we reaffirm our commitment to road safety: to reducing harm, saving lives, and working to prevent more families facing the heartbreak caused by road traffic collisions.

45mph in a 20mph limit... Not acceptable. The driver can expect a letter from our Safer Roads Unit imminently followed by notice of a court hearing. #SafeSpeeds #SafetyFirs #SlowDown