28/11/2024
Road Safety Wales, the partnership between Welsh local authorities, emergency services, GoSafe, the Welsh Government and RoSPA, is pleased to announce the appointment of a new Chair, Rhys John-Howes and Vice Chair, Kayleigh Tonkins.
The partnership is extremely grateful to the outgoing Chair, Teresa Ciano for her leadership for the past six years and her dedication to road safety; we wish her every success for the future.
The new appointments bring a wealth of road safety experience and knowledge to their roles. Rhys John-Howes has been employed in the road safety sector since 2002 and as a Road Safety Officer for Carmarthenshire County Council arrives with a commitment to sustaining co-operation and interaction between all key partners across Wales.
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27/11/2024
Parents are being warned to think twice before buying electric scooters for Christmas at the risk of falling foul of the law.
While an e-scooter may seem a tempting present to buy loved ones this festive season, Dyfed-Powys Police is urging parents to consider the potential risks and legal implications, before they fork out hundreds of pounds on what could be a wasted gift.
In the UK, privately owned e-scooters are only legal to use on private land with the landowner’s permission. While it is not illegal to buy e-scooters, is an offence to ride them on public roads, pavements, parks and cycle paths.
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25/11/2024
Over the last 24 hours, the picture has become clearer of the impact of Storm Bert across Rhondda Cynon Taf. The county saw over a month’s worth of rain falling in a very short period. Throughout Sunday morning, the contact centre took nearly 600 calls from residents reporting issues.
Today, officers are out inspecting highways and infrastructure, with emergency highways works already being undertaken, such as on the A4059 in Mountain Ash.
People travelling should be aware that emergency works may be required at short notice so disruption should be expected. The Pipe Feeder Footbridge at Abercynon, which was being replaced after damage in Storm Dennis was washed away by the river surge and the impact of this is currently being assessed.
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15/11/2024
Cheaper bus travel will once again be applied across Rhondda Cynon Taf over the upcoming festive period – with a maximum single fare of £1 being applied to local journeys in December 2024.
The subsidised cost for bus journeys will apply for the entire month, from Sunday 1 December to Tuesday 31 December. It will apply to all journeys that start and end within the Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough boundary and will be adopted by all bus operators. This will apply from the first service to the last service each day, with no time restrictions in place for commuters.
This is the fifth period since summer 2023 when the £1 maximum bus fare has been applied in Rhondda Cynon Taf. These included the festive period last year and was most-recently used over the six-week summer holiday in 2024.
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15/11/2024
Officers from North Wales Police are getting behind a national campaign which aims to reduce the number of uninsured drivers on the UK’s roads.
The Roads Crime Unit, supported by colleagues from other policing teams, are backing the week-long initiative as part of the Force’s commitment to reduce the number of people killed or seriously injured on our roads.
Inspector Leigh Evans of the Force’s Roads Crime Unit said: “Reducing the number of people killed or seriously injured on our roads remains our priority and removing uninsured drivers from our roads helps to do just that.
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12/11/2024
The Cabinet Secretary for Transport and North Wales Ken Skates has welcomed Flintshire County Council becoming the first local authority to announce the start of the statutory process on roads where changes to the 20mph speed limit may take place.
Local authorities have been in the process of listening and reviewing feedback from people, business, and communities across Wales to ensure 20mph is targeted on the right roads. This follows the publication of revised guidance by the Welsh Government in July to support them.
Flintshire County Council has begun publishing their Transport Regulation Orders (TRO) for roads they have assessed could possibly be safely changed back to 30mph by starting with a proposal to change the speed limit on two roads in Flintshire.
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01/11/2024
With its breathtaking scenery and varied road network, Wales holds a major attraction for both local motorcyclists and those from further afield.
Although Welsh roads are among the safest in the world, a motorcyclist is 58 times more likely to be killed or seriously injured in a collision than a person travelling in a car or taxi. Reducing the number of motorcyclist casualties across Wales therefore remains a priority.
There were 536 motorcyclist casualties recorded by police in 2023 with 268 of those being killed or seriously injured.
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