Road safety officers set the boundary

Road Safety Officers, along with officers from the Road Policing Group and local neighbourhood policing teams, will be out and about over the next few weeks engaging with road users and aiming to make our roads as safe as possible

Focusing on motorcyclists in April, this activity is part of the force’s Operation Boundary, North Yorkshire Police’s dedicated Road Safety operation.

Officers will be speaking to people across the county in the coming weeks to educate them about road safety, vehicle safety, the law, and also engage with people who have questions or are seeking advice.

Road Policing Inspector Mick Roffe said: “Operation Boundary is about showing people what is and what is not acceptable on our roads – and the behaviour of those who risk the lives of themselves or others on our roads is not acceptable.

“This type of pro-active engagement activity is so important in order to keep all road users as safe as possible and reduce the number of serious injuries and deaths of motorists, cyclists and pedestrians.

“April is usually a time when we see an increase of motorcyclists across our road network due to the warmer weather and Easter Holidays, so we will be visible across the county to make sure all road users travel as safely as possible.  Motorbike collisions accounted for 21% of all fatal collisions in North Yorkshire in 2021. That’s a high number, and a number of concern, and that’s why we will be patrolling the roads popular with motorcyclists over the coming weeks and months".