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Harnessing telematics to enhance road safety in the West Midlands. Detailed speed data, provided by the Road Safety Foundation in collaboration with The Floow, is empowering authorities across the West Midlands to deliver data-driven interventions aimed at improving road safety. 13:48 | 15 Oct.
Road Safety GB
Road Safety GB. Road Safety GB is a national road safety organisation made up of representatives from groups across the UK, including local government road safety teams. Our aim is to reduce the number and severity of road collisions – and by doing so to reduce loss of life and personal injury – by raising awareness of road safety and safer ...
DriveFit - Road Safety GB
DriveFit. Welcome to the DriveFit resources page. Developed and tested through a rigorous process, DriveFit has been specifically designed to address the needs of 16-18-year-old pre-drivers. A published evaluation of the DriveFit programme is available to view here. By following the guidelines outlined in the intervention guide provided on this ...
Knowledge Centre - Road Safety GB
The Knowledge Centre is a web-based library of road safety related information and expertise, primarily from UK-based road safety organisations. Access to the Knowledge Centre is available free of charge to anyone. The Knowledge Centre comprises road safety reports, research and interventions categorised by road safety topic/road user (speed ...
It’s time for immediate and strategic action to improve road safety
May 16, 2024 · The Road Safety Manifesto has been coordinated by the Parliamentary Advisory Council for Transport Safety (PACTS) and calls for immediate and strategic action to address the persistent issue of road fatalities and serious injuries in the UK. With support from more than 33 leading organisations, including Road Safety GB, the manifesto outlines ...
UK set to adopt new vehicle safety standards - Road Safety GB
Mar 27, 2019 · A new package of mandatory minimum vehicle safety standards – set to be introduced by the EU – will apply in the UK whatever the outcome of Brexit, the DfT has confirmed. First announced in May 2018, the proposals would require every new vehicle to satisfy 11 safety rulings from 2022, mandating technologies such as intelligent speed ...
New measures and funding announced in road safety action plan
Jul 19, 2019 · The action plan is designed to ‘improve road safety for people at every stage of life’, with a package of measures for road users of all ages. The £225,000 grant to develop a training programme to help parents correctly fit baby and child seats comes after research in which 70% of parents said they didn’t know how to properly install ...
“Rural roads are becoming more deadly again” - Road Safety GB
Jan 17, 2024 · The report found that, in 2022, fatalities on roads rose back up to pre-pandemic levels with rural road deaths accounting for almost two thirds of all fatalities on roads – a total of 1,017. Despite more incidents happening in urban areas, the fatality rate on rural roads is ‘strikingly higher’ – at one for every 31 collisions, compared ...
‘Let’s talk about speed’ this Road Safety Week
Jul 18, 2023 · This year’s Road Safety Week, which takes place between 19-25 November, will bring communities and professionals together to talk about speed.
New digital National Speed Awareness Course launched
Mar 31, 2020 · The first courses were rolled-out on 27 March – just seven days after the classroom based courses were suspended. Although much of the content of the iNSAC course remains similar to the classroom version, there are some changes: The online course is shorter, lasting approximately two and a half hours, compared with the four hour classroom ...