Useful links

The Highway Code
Rules and advice for motorists, cyclists and pedestrians and road safety.

More information on Highway Code changes 2022
Rules for all types of road users were updated in The Highway Code in 2022 to improve the safety of people walking, cycling and riding horses.

Road Traffic Signs
More information on the road traffic signs you will see.

MOT checker
Find out if a vehicle has an MOT certificate and when it runs out. You’ll need the vehicle’s registration number (number plate). You can also set up free reminders for your MOT.

Brake – the road safety charity
Brake campaign to end road crashes as well as supporting people affected by road death and injury.

THINK!
THINK! is the government’s designated road safety campaign. Their campaigns have evolved from encouraging the use of seat belts to tackling excessive speed, drink and drugs, and the use of mobiles at the wheel.

Morning After Calculator
The Morning After Calculator is a guide which gives you an idea of how long it takes alcohol to be out of your system.

Cycling UK
Advice for cyclist as well as useful tools such as a route planner.

Ride Craft Hub
Ride Craft Hub is being piloted in 2024 as part of Project Apex, a partnership between the National Police Chiefs’ Council and National Highways to improve road safety for motorcyclists.

The British Horse Society
Everything you need to know when riding out or hacking – including planning your route, what to wear, and common incidents and how to handle them.

Pol-Ed
Pol-Ed is a West Yorkshire Police education programme, written by teachers for teachers in schools across West Yorkshire. Its purpose is to keep children safe by developing their understanding of risks, consequences and the law and to develop their resilience and ability to help and support each other.

The Older Drivers Forum
They have created a number of videos about the Forum and our recommendations and advice to older drivers. They also have videos with practical and informative advice on a number of subjects that Older Drivers can have difficulty with when driving on the road.

Driver distraction video
Take this interactive test and find out if you’re alert when behind the wheel.

Child car seat safety
You can find advice about fitting, choosing and buying child car seats on a number of websites such as Good Egg Safety, The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents, and Car Seat Smarter.

Brake
A national road safety charity offering comprehensive support. There is a dedicated West Yorkshire advocacy service, a helpline, and a downloadable guide.

SCARD
A West Yorkshire charity, offering support and care after road death and injury. It has an online memorial page, and holds a service of remembrance at Leeds Minster every year in November.

Naomi Cheri Gough Foundation
A West Yorkshire charity helping parents & guardians of a child whose life has been taken on the roads of West Yorkshire due to a road traffic incident.

DayOne
A charity offering help to anyone in West Yorkshire affected by major physical trauma.

Victim Support
A national charity offering support to victims of crime and traumatic events. It has local victim assessment and referral centre and helpline based in West Yorkshire.

Leeds Directory
Information about bereavement, emotional support, and a wide range of other support services available in Leeds and nationally.

Citizens Advice
Provides confidential advice to people on a wide range of matters and offers a support service to witnesses.

NHS Organ Donation
Provides advice about organ and tissue donation.

What to do when someone dies
Government advice about the legal and financial process.

The Coroner’s Court Support Service
A national service providing emotional support and practical help to bereaved families, witnesses and others attending an inquest at a Coroner’s Court.

Crime Prosecution Service
A national service providing information for victims and witnesses.

Motor Accident Solicitors Society (MASS)
The national association of motor accident solicitors who represent victims of road crashes.

Law Society
Helps to find a solicitor in the UK.

Disability Law Service
A free national legal advice for people with disabilities and their families.

The West Yorkshire Vision Zero partnership is made up of the below partners:

• Local Authorities - Bradford, Calderdale, Kirklees, Leeds, Wakefield.
• National Highways.
• Road safety campaigners.
• Victim support services.
• West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service.
• West Yorkshire Safety Camera Partnership.
• West Yorkshire Police.
• Yorkshire Ambulance Service.