Over £355,000 is being ploughed into schemes across North Yorkshire to make the 5,000 miles of roads in England s biggest county safer. In 2019, 34 people died, 265 were seriously injured and 808 slightly injured in crashes across the county. In the past five years over 7,350 people have been killed or injured on North Yorkshire s roads. Now to help high risk groups including children, young people, cyclists, motorcylists and older road users, cash from the sale of the historic number plate AJ 1, is being ploughed into schemes to help. The number plate which was owned by North Yorkshire police made nearly £250,000 at auction. Communities, parish and town councils across the county were asked to suggest the best ways to improve road safety in their areas. A panel was set up to decide which ones should benefit with demand more than four times the amount available.
Over £355,000 is being ploughed into schemes across North Yorkshire to make the 5,000 miles of roads in England s biggest county safer. In 2019, 34 people died, 265 were seriously injured and 808 slightly injured in crashes across the county. In the past five years over 7,350 people have been killed or injured on North Yorkshire s roads. Now to help high risk groups including children, young people, cyclists, motorcylists and older road users, cash from the sale of the historic number plate AJ 1, is being ploughed into schemes to help. The number plate which was owned by North Yorkshire police made nearly £250,000 at auction. Communities, parish and town councils across the county were asked to suggest the best ways to improve road safety in their areas. A panel was set up to decide which ones should benefit with demand more than four times the amount available.