Part of 1. Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Economy and Transport – in the Senedd at 2:04 pm on 6 June 2018.
Thank you. Between April and May of this year, in just two weeks, seven individuals have lost their lives on the roads in north Wales. Last week, sadly, there was another fatality. Now, despite the recent launch of the annual Operation Darwen summer motor cycle safety scheme in north Wales, at least five motor bikes have been involved in these tragic incidents, each one absolutely devastating for the families and loved ones of those who have lost their lives. BikeSafe is an extremely good scheme and has been running in north Wales for quite some time. I was just wondering, Cabinet Secretary, given these highly publicised deaths that we've heard of—I was just wondering whether you would consider improving the funding for the BikeSafe scheme so that training may be provided for free across mid and south Wales, because, of course, when accidents of this nature happen, it isn't always north Walians who sadly lose their lives; this actually affects the whole of Wales. I just feel that when you have such a good initiative as BikeSafe operating in north Wales, with a little extra funding, it may be able to provide a reach so as to minimise the impact of death on our roads in north Wales, but so too across the whole of Wales.