Bikers targeted in police road safety campaign

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".

Officers will be talking with riders and training will also be offered, the force said.

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."

Figures from Safer Roads Humber 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.

There were 61 deaths over the same period.

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.

Motorcycle workshops with an experienced police rider can be booked on the BikeSafe website.

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