York and North Yorkshire deputy mayor for policing, fire, and crime Jo Coles will meet with the York and North Yorkshire Road Safety Partnership today (Friday, November 22), along with local authorities, emergency services, and other agencies, to learn about work being done to make roads safer and about the support services available to victims and their loved ones.

Ahead of the meeting the York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority shared that, last year in York and North Yorkshire, 49 people lost their lives and 417 people were seriously injured on the area's roads.

The meeting, to be held in Easingwold at the North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Training Centre, will see guest speakers outline the challenges and opportunities for enhancing road safety.

A review of the work of the York and North Yorkshire Road Safety Partnership during the last year will also be provided.

A spokesperson said: "The first stage of a review on road safety enforcement has now been completed, looking also at the efficacy of average and fixed cameras where they had been introduced in other regions, and has identified that the current enforcement approach in York and North Yorkshire using Safety Camera Vans is having a positive impact on casualty reduction."

Ms Coles added: "The York and North Yorkshire Road Safety Partnership is commissioning a review to explore the costs and effectiveness of average and/or fixed speed cameras.

"This study will be completed in the first quarter of 2025."

For advice on reporting speeding concerns, people can visit https://www.northyorkshire-pfcc.gov.uk/how-can-we-help/common-problems/speeding/