LFB offers road safety tips to young people
Firefighters from the London Fire Brigade (LFB) are warning young people about the dangers of driving ahead of the start of the summer holidays. The main causes of collisions on the road include distractions, speeding, and driving under the influence. Peer pressure and inexperience while driving also can increase the risk for young people on the capital’s roads.
Firefighters from the LFB have rescued over 900 people from road traffic collisions since 2020. In the first six months of 2025, the brigade has seen two fatalities at collisions in Croydon, the first in the area since 2020.
Department for Transport statistics reveal that in London, men aged 17-29 are the most likely demographic to be killed in road traffic collisions. For the rest of the country, it is men aged 30-49. According to Transport for London, 3,696 people were killed or seriously injured on London’s roads in 2024, and speed was a contributory factor in half of all fatal collisions.
To promote the road safety message from the LFB, Croydon Fire Station recently provided students from Carshalton College with the unique opportunity to take part in a live demonstration of a rescue from a road traffic collision.
Firefighters rescued the College’s vehicle mechanics teacher from a car in a simulation of what it might be like to be trapped in a vehicle following a road traffic collision. Students then took part in games that showed the impact of drugs and alcohol on hazard perception and tested their knowledge about vehicle maintenance, breakdowns and the impact of weather warnings on London’s roads.
The Brigade was joined at the event by London Ambulance Service and the Metropolitan Police Service.
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