Social media will help to boost this year’s TT road safety campaign which was launched at the Sea Terminal in Douglas yesterday (Monday).
A poster campaign will see posters displayed at the ferry ports in the UK and Ireland as well as in the Isle of Man in prominent positions around the course as well as at camp sites and popular vantage points.
Some posters carry the slogan Don’t Bin It and show a damaged motorcycle in a wheelie bin, while others use the line Biker to Foot Passenger and show an injured person waiting to board the ferry on foot.
He added there would be a work sheet for all the island’s school children to do and there would also be radio advertising to broadcast the message. As usual the road safety team will set up their stall in different locations around the island and staff will be wearing tee-shirts bearing the question: ‘Have you seen the unmarked police bike?’
Superintendant Kevin Willson said: ‘Please come and enjoy the event and hvae a great TT. Enjoy the racing but stay within your limis, respoect other road users and come back safely next year.’
He said they hoped to reinforce the message with social media including the force’s Twitter feed, Tweetbeatiom.
Inspector Dave Dobbie said people could not only use the Tweetbeat information to learn of any road closures, accidents and places to avoid, but they could also find the locations of speed cameras on any given day.
‘We might not say exactly where each one is but we will indicate a particular stretch of road then if people are caught they have no-one but themselves to blame. We would rather get the message out to people than have to take them to court,’ he said.
