Operation Zenith
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Operation Zenith
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Motorcycle collisions further reduced following the introduction of Operation Zenith:
So far, our motorcycle Road Traffic Collision statistics up to the start of August are detailed below and are compared against the 2009 figures:
We have experienced 79 days without a fatal RTC of any type in the Grampian Police Force area, a local record in its own right.
Leslie Harrold, Road Safety Manager with Road Safety Grampian said:
"I am delighted that there is a clear reduction in the number of motorcyclists being killed and injured on our roads. At the start of 'Operation Zenith' we were confident that combining direct educational interventions with the motorcyclists and increasing enforcement, would have a positive effect in reducing the number of collisions. Most motorcyclists have been very supportive of the operation and have found having face to face chats with our staff at their usual 'tea stops' a real benefit. I hope that the rest of the summer will see these reductions continuing.
"The financial support that the Aberdeenshire Community Safety Partnership has given to Operation Zenith has been invaluable. It has helped greatly to publicise the Operation to the general public and has assisted it making it such a success."
This April, Road Safety Grampian, all three local Authorities (Aberdeenshire, Aberdeen City and Moray) and the Aberdeenshire Community Safety Partnership have joined together under the working banner of Operation Zenith to promote motorcycle safety on our roads.
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Leslie Harrold, Road Safety Manager with Road Safety Grampian said: "Operation Zenith is a new approach for us on how we engage with motorcyclists. It is in response to the near three fold increase in the number of motorcyclists killed on our roads in 2009, when compare to 2008. Alarmingly, it rose from three deaths to eight. The operation will be a combination of direct engagement with the motorcyclists at their known meeting points and 'tea stops' in Grampian. Police staff will chat to the motorcyclists there to highlight to them some of the dangers they face on the road and discuss some of the mistakes that are made, that lead to crashes. Riders will be encouraged to enrol on a Police "Bikesafe" course or undertake local advanced rider training. |
Ed Bushnell, Chairman of the South Marr Community Safety Group said:
"I have noticed a marked reduction in the speed of motorcyclists only a week after the launch of Operation Zenith. I am not alone in noticing this behaviour, because I have heard the same story from the length and breadth of Deeside."
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