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Road Safety

traffic jam on the motorway Surrey Police covers the largest stretch of motorway of any force in the country. As unfortunate as it may be, dealing with road accidents forms a large part of our job, or at least taking measures to try and prevent them.

Road accidents are the main cause of accidental death in Britain and in Surrey. An unpleasant statistic, but a fact nonetheless.

It's also a fact that most accidents involve human error at some point in the event, and so could possibly be avoided. As drivers, we need to take greater care, to think ahead, and to be aware of the conditions around us. In doing so, we can help protect ourselves from the dangers of the road, and it is up to all of us as road users to ensure we take greater care.

We want nothing more than to see road traffic accidents reduced.

Here, we've provided some driving tips to help increase your road safety awareness.

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Please view the following Victims of Crime information sheet (PDF format) created by Criminal Justice System aimed to provide support and advice to victims of crime.

What you can do

Accidents
Do you know what you should do if you are caught up in an accident, whether it's your fault or not?
Adverse Weather Driving
You get all for seasons in one day in this country, so they say - in adverse weather of any description, speed is the crucial factor.
Drink Driving
Thankfully, there is an ever-increasing number of drivers who have realised just how anti-social and dangerous drinking and driving is. But there are still a few who think they can get away with it.
GATSO Red Light Sites
A list of GATSO Red Light sites in Surrey
GATSO Speed Sites
A list of GATSO speed sites in Surrey
Speed
It is quite often quoted that travelling at speed in itself is not that dangerous. This is true…provided the vehicle in question is travelling across a vast expanse of desert wasteland...
Links
If you'd like further information on or help with Road Safety, please check out some of the links below:
Link to ROSPA web site
Link to the AA web site
Link to Stop Look Listen Live kids road safety web site
Link to RAC web site
Link to Transport Research Laboratory web site
Link to Road Safety South East web site
Link to CTC Working for Cycling web site
Link to Highways Agency web site
Link to British Cycling web site
Link to British Cycling web site
Leaflets and information
Image of reading glassesThe Home Office web site offers information on a variety of Crime Reduction matters, including statistics, policies, advice and published material.