Pledge your support to keeping our roads safe
Monday, November 09, 2026
Wakefield Council is marking Road Safety Week (15-21 November) by reminding people to make safe choices – to protect ourselves and other road users – every time we travel.
In 2025 10 people were killed on the roads in our district and 157 were seriously injured. Nationally 31,040 people were killed or seriously injured on UK roads. That’s 85 people every day.
The Council is part of the West Yorkshire Vision Zero Partnership which is working to reduce the number of people being killed or seriously injured on our region’s roads.
“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.”
Cllr Keith Anderson
Cabinet Member for Highways, Transport and Planning
Vision Zero brings together the work and resources of emergency services, Councils, victim support services, road safety campaigners, and National Highways.
The aim is to eliminate all road deaths and serious injuries by 2040 and the West Yorkshire Vision Zero Strategy sets out a plan to try to achieve this.
Vision Zero encourages everyone to pledge to do what they can, no matter how they use the roads.
You can find out more about the Vision Zero pledge and road safety on Thursday 19 November in the atrium of Wakefield One, 10am – 3pm. Or online at: West Yorkshire Vision Zero Pledge | Sign for safer roads. You can also sign the pledge in memory of someone, and it will be added to the campaign’s memorial page.
On Monday 16 November, the Council’s Road Safety Officers will be at Trinity Walk offering free tyre checks. Damaged tyres affect grip and increase the risk of accidents. But it’s easy to check your tyres and officers will also be showing people how they can easily do that themselves using a 20p coin. They will be in Sainsbury’s car park between 10am and 2pm.
Sunday 15 November is also World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims. A day when people are encouraged to remember all people killed and seriously injured on the roads and are encouraged to take actions to prevent further deaths and injuries.
You can find out more about Vision Zero and pledge your support at West Yorkshire Vision Zero.