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NSW | 9 May 2012
The Ambulance Service of NSW is urging both drivers and pedestrians to be alert and aware with about 40 incidents of pedestrians being hit by vehicles in NSW in just five days.
This week there have been more than 25 incidents of vehicles hitting pedestrians in the Sydney region compared [...]
Essex County | 1 May 2012
The Essex County Fire & Rescue Service is warning drivers to take care and not get themselves and their families trapped by driving into flood water.
Over the last couple of days the Service has received dozens of calls to mindless motorists who have got themselves, and their families, [...]
Essex | 29 April 2012
Essex County Fire and Rescue Service have received a large number of calls to flooding and weather related incidents today.
These include cars stuck in flood water and trees and power cable brought down by the wind.
In total the service have attended 32 incidents so far today. Details of [...]
Vancouver | 9 Feb 2012
The City of Vancouver today launched People are Fragile, a new safety awareness program to raise the profile of some common yet inconsiderate, risky and illegal behaviours that can cause serious harm to pedestrians, cyclists and motorists.
The program is designed to raise awareness about road safety and ultimately prevent [...]
VIC |CFA Chief Officer Euan Ferguson has returned to work after spending Christmas in hospital with a broken hand suffered in a bike crash on on Christmas Eve.
His left arm in a sling, the CO used his return to thank Ambulance Victoria paramedics and join them in warning motorists to look out for cyclists, particularly [...]
QLD |The Queensland Ambulance Service (QAS) is calling on motorists to stay alert on Queensland roads and watch out for emergency services vehicles.
QAS Commissioner Rusell Bowles said if motorists see or hear an ambulance vehicle with lights and sirens approaching, remain calm, slow down and merge to the left and give the ambulance clear [...]
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