Jersey has about 750 kilometres of roads, many of which are narrow and intersected by junctions.

These conditions demand care and attention - but carelessness is one of the biggest causes of road traffic collisions in the Island.

Four of the driving behaviours which contribute to the number of serious injuries on our roads are: speeding, drink driving, not wearing a seatbelt and using a mobile phone.

The States of Jersey Police play an important role in maintaining a safe driving environment by:

• working with the honorary police to monitor and enforce compliance with the Island’s road traffic legislation
• supporting roadside checks on the roadworthiness of vehicles and making sure that drivers are properly qualified and insured
• providing road traffic engineers with details of the road traffic collisions we record to help improve road and junction layouts and facilities
• working with partners such as the Road Safety Panel and Prison Me No Way to deliver road safety education programmes