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South Yorkshire Police crime commissioner explaining what he thought could be done to make the county's roads safer.
The Star, Sheffield
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15/12/2023
South Yorkshire Police crime commissioner explaining what he thought could be done to make the county's roads safer.
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Just talking to Alan Billings who is the South Yorkshire Police and Crime Commissioner.
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Could you tell me Alan what do you think can be done to make the roads safer in South Yorkshire
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and prevent serious crashes?
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Well I know what comes across my desk every day because every day I receive from the police
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an outline of the serious incidents that have happened on our roads in the previous 24 hours
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and sadly there are some things that come up time and time again. Probably the most common is the
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use of mobile phones. People just don't realise how distracting they are when they're driving.
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So I see incidents, road traffic collisions that have involved people because they've been using
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a mobile phone and they've got distracted in that way. So mobile phones. Other things they do need
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to think about, children in the car need to be safely strapped in the car and not loose and
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again distracting them. But also pets. I've seen incidents recorded there where it's been the dog
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that's been loose in the car and has actually distracted the driver or pulled at the driver's
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arms. That sort of thing. Other things are obvious like the use of the safety belt. You really must
01:15
put the safety belt on. But it's those little things which are easily done where you don't
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think too much about the child in the car with the safety belt. And the mobile phone, it's so
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tempting just to pick it up when you're late for an appointment or you're worried about something.
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You really shouldn't be doing it. It is distracting and it causes a lot of accidents.
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Is speed and alcohol always a big issue?
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Yes, speed is always a factor. People are always driving too fast clearly and getting too close
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to the car in front. Getting impatient and simply losing your patience with people.
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Traffic lights or wherever it is, going through a red light. There are just so many things like
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that. General awareness I think of how, I suppose when you're in a car you think I'm surrounded by a
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metal shell and it seems to be safe for me but that's not the case at all.
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So just general awareness of what makes for safety and lack of safety.
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