Humberside Police announced a road safety initiative focused on motorcyclists and cyclists after reporting 266 collisions involving motorbikes between May 2025 and May 2026, resulting in 102 serious injuries and 13 deaths. The force highlighted the disproportionate risk to riders and cyclists, noting a decline in motorcycle casualties from 278 in 2019 to 211 in 2025, and a drop in cyclist casualties from 518 to 406 over the same period. The campaign aims to promote safer riding habits and raise awareness among all road users, in partnership with Safer Roads Humber and national Operation Apex.
Humberside Police is running a road safety campaign aimed at motorcyclists and cyclists. Figures from the force show there were 266 road traffic collisions involving motorbikes between May 2025 and May this year, with 102 riders seriously injured and 13 killed.
A spokesperson said motorcyclists were "disproportionately represented in road traffic collisions" which showed their "increased vulnerability compared to other road users". Insp Neil Hutchins from the Roads Policing Unit said: "Motorcyclists and cyclists are among the most vulnerable road users, and this campaign is about engaging with riders, encouraging safer riding habits and ensuring all road users understand their responsibility to keep people safe on our roads.
"Our Roads Policing teams are active 24/7, 365 days a year, and this operation forms part of our wider partnership work with Safer Roads Humber and national policing initiatives such as Operation Apex. "show the number of motorcycle casualties in the force area fell from 278 in 2019 to 211 in 2025, making up about 10% of road casualties overall.
Meanwhile, casualty numbers for pedal cyclists fell from 518 in 2019 to 406 in 2025. Pedal cyclists made up 17% of road casualty numbers during the period, with a total of 4,630 people involved in collisions and 24 killed.
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