Residents and visitors in the Chichester District are urged to carefully drive around waste and recycling collection crews and their vehicles.
The council issued the reminder during National Road Safety Week, following a rise in incidents where crew members have faced safety risks from other road users.
Drivers are being asked to slow down and remain vigilant to ensure the safety of the workers who help keep the district clean.
"Road Safety Week provides a good opportunity to remind people to take care on our roads," says Councillor Mark Chilton, Cabinet Member for Finance, Corporate Services and Chichester Contract Services, at Chichester District Council. "As a council, we do all that we can to protect both our residents and waste and recycling collection crews, and a range of precautions are in place. For example, crews wear full high-vis clothing to help improve their visibility to other drivers and motorists.
"Our waste and recycling collection vehicles are also fitted with CCTV cameras which helps with reporting incidents by recording footage, and vehicle registrations and details.
"Our collection crews are our very own waste warriors. They perform such an important role in making sure our district is clean and tidy by completing their collections, and they take every precaution to complete their rounds safely. We are asking those on the district's roads to help us keep our crews safe by taking extra care when driving close to our staff and vehicles because we have seen an increase in near miss incidents reported this year.
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