Wakefield Council urges safer road choices during Road Safety Week
Wakefield Council is urging everyone to make safer choices on the roads as it marks Road Safety Week, running from November 15 to 21.
The council is reminding drivers, cyclists, motorcyclists, pedestrians and other road users that everyone has a role to play in helping protect themselves and others.
In 2025, 10 people were killed on roads in the Wakefield district and 157 were seriously injured. Across the UK, 31,040 people were killed or seriously injured on the roads, an average of around 85 people every day.
Wakefield Council is part of the West Yorkshire Vision Zero Partnership, which is working to reduce the number of people killed or seriously injured on roads across the region.
Coun Keith Anderson, Wakefield Council’s Cabinet Member for Highways, Transport and Planning, said: “We’re investing in our roads to improve their condition, improve traffic flows, and put new safety schemes in place across our district.
“Any death and serious injury from a road accident is one too many. We all share a responsibility to reduce dangers on our roads and to look out for each other’s safety.
“I’d encourage everyone to sign the Vision Zero pledge. We can achieve so much more if we work together.”
Vision Zero brings together emergency services, councils, victim support services, road safety campaigners and National Highways, with the aim of eliminating all road deaths and serious injuries by 2040.
The West Yorkshire Vision Zero Strategy sets out how partners across the region will work towards that goal.
The campaign encourages everyone to make a pledge to do what they can to improve road safety, regardless of how they travel.
People can find out more about the Vision Zero pledge and road safety at Wakefield One on Thursday, November 19, where representatives will be available in the atrium from 10am to 3pm.
People can also sign the pledge online through the West Yorkshire Vision Zero Pledge.
The pledge can also be signed in memory of someone who has been killed or seriously injured on the roads, with their name added to the campaign's memorial page.
On Monday, November 16, Wakefield Council's Road Safety Officers will also be at Trinity Walk, offering free tyre checks from 10am to 2pm.