POLICE chiefs have unveiled the latest weapon in the battle to improve safety on Bolton's roads.

A new road safety exhibition trailer will take to the streets after GMP and the Greater Manchester Group of Local Authorities jointly funded the project.

The new vehicle will be used as part of a high-visibility campaign to focus on news safety initiatives to be launched in the region.

It comes after the BEN revealed last November concerns about the number of fatal accidents on Bolton's roads.

Traffic police officers urged townsfolk to slow down to cut the number of accidents, which through to September last year had already passed the total number of fatalities in Bolton in 1997.

Now the safety message will hit the road with the trailer -- which has a slide out canopy and can be used indoors and out -- hitting the road.

Insp Geoff Minshull, GMP's road safety officer, said: "The idea of promoting a display by means of an exhibition trailer has been used successfully by many different organisations."

Video presentations will be available within the trailer and motorists will be able to call at the trailer to get practical advice or literature from road safety experts.

The new trailer, which will visit Bolton as well as the other nine local authorities in Greater Manchester, was officially launched last week.

Josie Wride, a Greater Manchester Group road safety officer, said: "This Road Safety Exhibition trailer is a welcome addition to the resources used to promote the road safety message." POLICE chiefs have unveiled the latest weapon in the battle to improve safety on Bolton's roads.

A new road safety exhibition trailer will take to the streets after GMP and the Greater Manchester Group of Local Authorities jointly funded the project.

The vehicle will be used as part of a high-visibility campaign to focus on new safety initiatives to be launched in the region.

It comes after the BEN revealed concerns about the number of fatal accidents on Bolton's roads nine months ago.

Traffic police officers urged people to slow down to cut the number of accidents, which through to September last year had already passed the total number of fatalities in Bolton in 1997.

Now the safety message will go on the road with the trailer -- which has a slide out canopy and can be used indoors and out.

Insp Geoff Minshull, GMP's road safety officer, said: "The idea of promoting a display by means of an exhibition trailer has been used successfully by many different organisations."

Video presentations will be available within the trailer and motorists will be able to call in to get practical advice or literature from road safety experts.

The trailer, which will visit Bolton as well as the other nine local authorities in Greater Manchester, was officially launched last week.

Josie Wride, a Greater Manchester Group road safety officer, said: "This Road Safety Exhibition trailer is a welcome addition to the resources used to promote the road safety message."