The Tyne and Wear Road Safety Officers' Theme Group meets on a quarterly basis. Their main aim is to tackle many different types of road safety issues and Officers have a variety of backgrounds with a range of skills and experience.

The Group's work falls into distinct themes: 

Reducing accidents - statistical records are maintained in order to investigate where and how often road accidents are occuring and take the necessary remedial action to reduce the number of people injured at these places. The plan partners also deal on an authority level with requests from residents who want to make their roads safer. 

Safety Cameras – to address accidents caused by speeding drivers.

Safer Routes to School - to encourage, and make it safe for, children to walk to school.

Child Pedestrian Training – to provide children with roadside pedestrian skills. 

Safety Audits – to ensure new highway works do not create accidents.

Safer Cycling - Road Safety Officers work in selected schools and with volunteer groups to provide cycle training.

Marketing and Publicity -  Plan Partners distribute posters and leaflets to schools and businesses giving road safety advice. The Group takes part in Government led national road safety campaigns.  

School Crossing Patrol Wardens  - Plan Partners give the Wardens training and provide warning signs and road markings. 

Road Safety Links

North East Road Safety Project

Gateshead Road Safety

Newcastle Road Safety

North Tyneside Road Safety

South Tyneside Road Safety

Sunderland Road Safety

THINK Road Safety

DFT Road Safety

Safety Camera Partnership

RoSPA Road Safety