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Scoop
12-05-2025
- Automotive
- Scoop
Road Safety Coordinator Calls On South Canterbury Motorists To Put Themselves In Others' Shoes
Press Release – South Canterbury Road Safety Road Safety Week is an annual international celebration which, this year, runs from 12-18 May. The New Zealand theme for this year is 'be a road safety hero'. South Canterbury Road Safety Coordinator, Michelle Bunt, is calling on South Canterbury motorists to put themselves in others' shoes during Road Safety Week. She has displayed 46 pairs of shoes on the grass outside the Timaru District Council headquarters to highlight the number of people killed on South Canterbury roads since the beginning of 2020. The display will be available to be seen all this week. 'The display is designed to visually quantify and highlight the road safety trauma we experience across South Canterbury, in an impactful but respectful way' she said. 'The goal is to encourage people to drive safely and take extra precaution, especially now we're heading into winter, and to consider how our actions as drivers can impact on other road users.' Road Safety Week is an annual international celebration which, this year, runs from 12-18 May. The New Zealand theme for this year is 'be a road safety hero'. The display runs alongside other activities in the community including road safety breakfasts at Farmlands Temuka and Waimate (on Thursday 15 May and Friday 16 May respectively) highlighting agricultural vehicle safety, kindly sponsored by FMG. The Timaru District Library has a Road Safety Week display and free colouring in sheets and activities for kids. The Road Safety team and representatives from New Zealand Transport Agency will also be at the Careers Expo at the Southern Trust Event Centre on Wednesday 14 May promoting driver licensing resources. Ms. Bunt invites members of the community to come check out the displays and events and get involved.
Scoop
12-05-2025
- Automotive
- Scoop
Road Safety Coordinator Calls On South Canterbury Motorists To Put Themselves In Others' Shoes
Press Release – South Canterbury Road Safety Road Safety Week is an annual international celebration which, this year, runs from 12-18 May. The New Zealand theme for this year is 'be a road safety hero'. South Canterbury Road Safety Coordinator, Michelle Bunt, is calling on South Canterbury motorists to put themselves in others' shoes during Road Safety Week. She has displayed 46 pairs of shoes on the grass outside the Timaru District Council headquarters to highlight the number of people killed on South Canterbury roads since the beginning of 2020. The display will be available to be seen all this week. 'The display is designed to visually quantify and highlight the road safety trauma we experience across South Canterbury, in an impactful but respectful way' she said. 'The goal is to encourage people to drive safely and take extra precaution, especially now we're heading into winter, and to consider how our actions as drivers can impact on other road users.' Road Safety Week is an annual international celebration which, this year, runs from 12-18 May. The New Zealand theme for this year is 'be a road safety hero'. The display runs alongside other activities in the community including road safety breakfasts at Farmlands Temuka and Waimate (on Thursday 15 May and Friday 16 May respectively) highlighting agricultural vehicle safety, kindly sponsored by FMG. The Timaru District Library has a Road Safety Week display and free colouring in sheets and activities for kids. The Road Safety team and representatives from New Zealand Transport Agency will also be at the Careers Expo at the Southern Trust Event Centre on Wednesday 14 May promoting driver licensing resources. Ms. Bunt invites members of the community to come check out the displays and events and get involved.
Scoop
11-05-2025
- Automotive
- Scoop
Road Safety Coordinator Calls On South Canterbury Motorists To Put Themselves In Others' Shoes
South Canterbury Road Safety Coordinator, Michelle Bunt, is calling on South Canterbury motorists to put themselves in others' shoes during Road Safety Week. She has displayed 46 pairs of shoes on the grass outside the Timaru District Council headquarters to highlight the number of people killed on South Canterbury roads since the beginning of 2020. The display will be available to be seen all this week. "The display is designed to visually quantify and highlight the road safety trauma we experience across South Canterbury, in an impactful but respectful way' she said. "The goal is to encourage people to drive safely and take extra precaution, especially now we're heading into winter, and to consider how our actions as drivers can impact on other road users." Road Safety Week is an annual international celebration which, this year, runs from 12-18 May. The New Zealand theme for this year is "be a road safety hero". The display runs alongside other activities in the community including road safety breakfasts at Farmlands Temuka and Waimate (on Thursday 15 May and Friday 16 May respectively) highlighting agricultural vehicle safety, kindly sponsored by FMG. The Timaru District Library has a Road Safety Week display and free colouring in sheets and activities for kids. The Road Safety team and representatives from New Zealand Transport Agency will also be at the Careers Expo at the Southern Trust Event Centre on Wednesday 14 May promoting driver licensing resources. Ms. Bunt invites members of the community to come check out the displays and events and get involved.
Yahoo
27-03-2025
- Yahoo
Police officer sacked after harassment conviction
A police officer who was given a community order after harassing a man when he ended their relationship has been sacked. PC Miriam Virgo, who worked for Thames Valley Police (TVP) from Reading, made a series of phone calls and sent anonymous threatening messages, the force said. She was ordered to carry out 35 days of unpaid work, obey an eight-week curfew and wear an electronic tag when she was sentenced at Winchester Crown Court in February. TVP's Assistant Chief Constable Christian Bunt said retaining Virgo "would not uphold high standards but would compromise them". He told an accelerated misconduct hearing he had considered if giving her a final written warning or reducing her rank would "adequately account" for the "seriousness" of her offending. But Mr Bunt said they would not. "The public cannot have confidence in a police service where serving officers behave as PC Virgo has done, and continue to hold the officer of constable," he added. In a notice published on Wednesday, Mr Bunt said "the only appropriate and proportionate sanction" was that Virgo be dismissed without notice. You can follow BBC Berkshire on Facebook, X (Twitter), or Instagram. Officer sentenced for harassing man after break-up Police officer guilty of threatening violence Police officer charged with threat and harassment HM Courts and Tribunals Service Thames Valley Police
