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| Name: | Jennifer Byrne |
| Age: | 20 |
| Year of the fix: | 2012 |
| Location: | East Sussex |
| Campaign: | Promote road safety |
In February 2012, I lost my fiancée Laurence Bickham in a motorcycle accident when our bike and a bus collided.
I was seriously injured, but recovered. Unfortunately, Laurence died on impact.
I am lucky to be alive after sustaining serious injuries in the accident. It was only a short trip through Brighton, and so I decided not to wear my protective leathers, and this almost cost me my life.
I broke my sternum, pelvis, cracked my skull, broke my legs, and had to be resuscitated six times – all that just through an accident where I was not properly prepared.
Laurence always had big ideas to change the roads and help make them safer, so I started “The Laurence Law” in his name to promote road safety.
At first all we wanted were all angle mirrors made mandatory, but it has evolved into so much more from there, now the aims of The Laurence Law are to promote road safety, educating the new generation of drives to treat the roads – and road users – with respect.
Biking was in Laurence’s blood, and I am determined to keep his memory alive through my Fix.
I hope to spread my message and the memory of Laurence nationwide, encouraging young people to look at the topic of road safety in a new, serious light.
I would like to thank everyone who has helped with the project, but particularly my friend Rachel Collins who helped with the production of my campaign
Sussex Safer Roads Partnership:
A website which campaigns for safer roads in the Sussex area
Neil Hopkins, from Sussex Safer Roads Partnership, said: "We were really impressed with Jen's Project. When we initially met her to conduct the filming, it was obvious that we were 'talking the same language' about the way we're looking to interact with young people to communicate information about road risk.
The broadcast piece was excellent, as was her film. Not only is the messaging excellent, but the way it's told really appealed to us as well."
Sussex Police Road Policing Unit:
The local Police force who have many initiatives in place for safer roads
December 2012:
I met with the Safer Communities Team in Shoreham, East Sussex, to discuss using my film in the future to educate young road users
October 2012:
My piece is chosen for broadcast on ITV Meridian Tonight
With this, my story was also featured in the Brighton Argus
Young Drivers Take Care
11th Jan 2013
Fixers Celebrate First Broadcasts
5th Oct 2012
Fixer Urges Bikers to be Safe
3rd Oct 2012

Fixers is a project of the Public Service Broadcasting Trust, funded by the National Lottery through the Big Lottery Fund, and featured on ITV.

