#DontStreamAndDrive Day is a way of consolidating all the work that goes on year round into one awareness day. An opportunity to give the message a big push and drive home the importance of challenging streaming and driving. The campaign is completely run through social media on a number of platforms.
The first #DontStreamAndDrive day was April 8th 2016 and obtained the support of many police forces, road safety charities and organisations, ambulance services, fire and rescue services and more. Following a busy year presenting to many groups about the dangers the 2017 day went ahead on March 2nd. This time with the support of the NRPIF (National Roads Policing Intelligence Forum) and the NPCC (National Police Chiefs Council). It was deliberately timed to coincide with a national mobile phone campaign as the UK penalties were doubled to 6 points and a £200 fine. With top level policing support the campaign picked up many additional supporters including the UK Govt road safety team THINK!
Notwithstanding the year round work and effort put into the run up to the event, the two days, in isolation, have engenered a social media reach of over 40 million people.
In an ideal world there would be no need for a #DontStreamAndDrive day. However, despite the campaigning, the practice continues to grow as more platforms open themselves up to live video capability. A short search on any day will quickly find a driver engaging in this dangerous behaviour. The need for the campaign is as vital now as it was when it started.
The campaign would not be the success it has been without the fantastic support of many police colleagues and friends on Twitter who help to push #DontStreamAndDrive message.
With the hope of their continued support the #DontStreamAndDrive Day 2019 is set for Tuesday April 16th.
If you can help promote #DontStreamAndDrive Day, even if only with one tweet on the day then do please get in touch. A media pack will be available soon.
Corporate Supporters 2018
Irwin Mitchell Solicitors
National Police Chiefs Council
Brake Charity
North West Motorway Policing Group
GEM Motoring Assist
Police and Crime Commissioner for Devon and Cornwall
UKCopHumour
Greater Manchester Police
Somerset Road Safety
Police Federation of England and Wales
Essex Police
North Yorkshire Police
Road Safety GB
Suffolk Police
Norfolk Police
Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency
UK CoPS
Child Seat Safety
iSocialFanz
Eau Claire Police Department, WI, USA
Bucks and Surrey Trading Standards
Police and Crime Commissioner for Kent
Oxon Fire and Rescue Service
Volunteer Police Cadets
Blue Light Aware
Operation Dragoon
Cambridgeshire Constabulary
Cornwall Fire and Rescue Service
Montebello Police Department, CA, USA
North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service
Birmingham Updates
Cumbria Crack
British Transport Police Federation
JoelComm
Lancashire Constabulary
Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue
Am2Pro Ltd
Yorkshire Ambulance Service
Police Professional
Wiltshire Police
Youth For Road Safety
Methuen Police, MA, USA
Cumbria Police
Northumbria Police
Cleveland Police
Durham Constabulary
Norfolk Fire and Rescue Service
West Sussex Fire and Rescue
East England Ambulance Service
Merseyside Police
Safer Essex Roads
TISPOL European Traffic Police Network
UK Dept of Transport THINK! team
Surrey Police
Road Safety UK
Humberside Police
The RAC
Crest Derbyshire
South Yorkshire Camera Safety Partnership
Social Media Examiner
Sussex Safer Roads Partnership
Kent Police
Lancashire Road Safety
Wasted Lives
Institute of Advanced Motorists – Northampton
The AA
West Yorkshire Police
West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner
Asprey Harris Insurance Consultants
Hertfordshire Road Safety Partnership
West Midlands Police
Hudgell Solicitors
Solon Security
ConnectedCOPS
SMILE Conference
LAWS Communications
Winter Park Police Dept, FL, USA
Hampshire Constabulary
My Red Thumb
ROSPA Road Safety
Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue
Shakopee Police Dept, MN, USA
Twelve Sixty Six Communications
Police Scotland – Poileas Alba
North Wales Police and Crime Commissioner
South Yorkshire Police
South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue
Bismarck Police Dept, ND, USA
SERV Sussex
Frontline Cyber Security
North Wales Police – Heddlu Gogledd Cymru
Leicestershire Police
Dyfed Powys Police
Lincolnshire Police
East Cheshire NHS Trust
Police Service of Northern Ireland
Derbyshire Constabulary
Brake Professional
No1 CoppperPot Credit Union
Thames Valley Police
Bedfordshire Police
Project Pictogram – Hants Fire
Dorset Police
Northamptonshire Police
University of the West of Scotland
Police and Crime Commissioner for Dorset
TTC Driver Protect
Ask The Police
Sussex Police
South Wales Police – Heddlu De Cymru
Nottinghamshire Police
Road Safety Wales – Diogelwch Ffrydd Cymru
Go Safe Wales – Gan Bwyll Cymru
Neath Port Talbot Road Safety
Denton County Public Health, TX, USA
Gwent Police – Heddlu Gwent
Devon and Cornwall Police
Scott Richards Solicitors
Coast Communications
Scottish Police Memorial Trust