MP Adds Support To National Road Safety Week - 12/11/2008 |
 Wythenshawe and Sale East MP Paul Goggins is giving his support to National Road Safety Week, an initiative created by road saftey charity Brake.
The theme of National Road Safety Week, which runs from 10th-16th November, is ‘Family Safety – Stop. Imagine. Change.’ The campaign raises awareness of three key points:
• The vital need for parents to ‘protect the ones they love’. Brake are releasing a research report this week about child car seats, cycling and walking safely, and speed when driving a family.
• The terrible devastation caused by death and injury on roads. Families affected in this way and representing Brake will tell the media about how their lives have been wrecked by death and serious injury.
• The need for drivers and parents to Stop. Imagine. Change. Brake are asking people to stop and imagine how horrendous it would be to lose a loved one in a road crash, or cause a fatal crash, take a long hard look at their behaviour on roads, and change their behaviour for the better. Brake are encouraging everyone to make a commitment to improve our behaviour, whether that means taking more time to look twice at junctions, or committing to not ever overtaking unless it is totally safe, or simply always holding children’s hands when crossing the road.
Paul Goggins said: “Every day on UK roads, nine people are killed and nearly ten times as many are seriously injured. I fully support Brake’s campaign to encourage drivers to think about and change their behaviour.
“When people do not drive responsibly, terrible accidents can occur. I know, from contact with constituents who have lost loved ones in road accidents, how devastating this can be. I would encourage all drivers to make a special effort this week to think about how they behave behind the wheel so we can help to cut the number of accidents on our roads.”
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