Ramsdens Solicitors are pleased to be supporting Brake Charity throughout Road Safety Awareness Week In 2017 there were a total of 170,993 people injured in road traffic accidents across the UK. Among those were 24,831 serious injuries and 1,793 deaths. These figures demonstrate how vulnerable we are, whenever we are on the road. It is alarming to think that nearly 1,800 people lost their lives when taking to the road last year, which signifies the importance of road safety awareness.

“Every day in the UK, five people die on roads and about 60 more are seriously injured” There is no escaping the fact that road traffic collisions change lives, not only for the people involved but for the families and support networks that surround them. Brake are a charity that carry out amazing work in promoting road safety awareness including running Road Safety Week every November. However, the reality is that road collisions do happen and we need to be prepared to deal with the aftermath.

This week, Ramsdens are proud to be supporting Brake Charity throughout their Road Safety Week. Despite The Road Traffic Act 1988 dealing with the requirement to take protective measures in the form of wearing seatbelts and helmets, and of course it being common sense to do so, it is surprising to find that accidents still occur where people have not taken such precautions. One of the main safety issues in relation to road traffic accidents is failure to wear a seatbelt.

This week we are supporting Road Safety Week and the focus of the campaign this year is being Bike Smart. Cycling is a popular sport and more and more cyclists are taking to the road. Cyclists and motorcyclists are some of the most vulnerable road users and safety is therefore paramount.

Ramsdens Solicitors are pleased to confirm that they will be supporting Brake Charity throughout their road safety awareness week taking place from the 19th-25th November 2018.

November 11, 2018, marks 100 years since the singing of the Armistice between the Allies and Germany, bringing an end to World War I and our team at Ramsden Street wanted to show their respect and created a sea of poppies on the front of the building.

Ramsdens Burn & Co, at their York and Easingwold offices, has been recogised by Cancer Research UK after facilitating over £1.79 million worth of gifts from people choosing to leave a legacy to the charity in their will.

On Friday 28 September Ramsdens Solicitors’ team of superheroes took on the Tour de Ramsdens 107 mile cycle route across our 14 offices, starting in Easingwold, York at 5am and finishing at the Ramsden Street office in Huddersfield at 7:45pm, in aid of The Laura Crane Youth Cancer Trust.