RoadSafe News

Conferences and events
Agenda complete ahead of 2019 Data Analysts’ Conference Organised by Road Safety GB in partnership with Agilysis, the fourth edition of 'Joining the Dots' will take place in London on 5th March 2019.  Read more...
PACTS conference: Driving Down Risk – work-related road safety in the gig economy era The PACTS Spring Conference will take place on Thursday 28th March 2019 at the Queen Elizabeth II Centre, Broad Sanctuary, Westminster, SW1P 3EE.  Read more...
8th IRF Caribbean Regional Congress & Exhibition The 8th IRF Caribbean Regional Congress & Exhibition will take place in Georgetown, Guyana between the 8th-10th May 2019.  Read more...
Connected and Autonomous Vehicles (CAV)
New CAV Safety Hub website available While road safety practitioners are aware of the future development of connected and autonomous vehicles (CAV), there is a poor level of understanding of their likely contribution to improved safety.  Read more...
Autonomous Emergency Braking Leading car safety expert Matthew Avery from Thatcham Research demonstrates the rigorous scientific approach that goes into testing AEB systems.  Read more...
Invitation to comment: Automated vehicle trialling code of practice The UK Government is seeking views on the 2019 released version of the 'Code of practice:automated vehicle trialling'.   Read more...
Self-driving vehicle trials on UK roads by the end of the year The Government has announced that a process is being developed to support the advanced trials of automated vehicles.  Read more...
Cars that talk and take decisive action will save lives on our motorways In late 2019, a technology demonstration which only a few years ago would have been written off as impossible will take place.  Read more...
Driving at work
FTA’s Van Excellence Awards recognises operators and drivers The UK’s finest van operators and drivers have been recognised as the ‘best of the best’ at the FTA’s 2018 Van Excellence Honours.  Read more...
International news
NETS first ever Regional Satellite Conference Whether you are responsible for leading an international road safety programme or managing a fleet of vehicles, you know that spreading safe driving messages to drivers in Latin America represents unique challenges.  Read more...
World Bank Global Road Safety Facility Annual Report The Global Road Safety Facility of the World Bank plays an essential global role in providing funding, guidance, leadership, and technical support for road safety to low and middle- income countries, partner organizations, academia and NGOs, as well as partnering with the private sector on specific initiatives  Read more...
Global Road Safety Week 5th - 12th May 2019 New resources available to support the week.  Read more...
Road Safety Management
Course on Road Safety Management The Course on Road Safety Management will take place in Doha, Qatar between the 19th and the 21st November 2019.  Read more...
UK news
Road Safety Since 2010 – Update with 2017 data David Davies, Chief Executive Director of PACTS comments on its report 'Road Safety Since 2010 - Update with 2017 data'.  Read more...
Safer vehicles
ISA essential for EU vehicle safety standards On 21st February, the European Parliament’s Internal Market (IMCO) Committee will vote on critical new EU vehicle safety standards which include a proposal to make overridable ISA a mandatory technology on all new vehicles from 2022.   Read more...
UN Regulation on Advanced Emergency Braking Systems for cars to significantly reduce crashes Some 40 Countries have agreed on a draft United Nations Regulation for Advanced Emergency Braking Systems (AEBS) for cars.   Read more...
Safer drivers
Seatbelt and mobile phone use surveys:2017. Seatbelt and mobile phone use surveys: 2017 - these reports the statistics on the proportion of drivers observed using mobile phones and wearing seat belts whilst driving in Great Britain.  Read more...
Increased autonomy sparks distracted driving warning for business drivers Businesses need to urgently tackle the issue of distracted drivers and overhaul their safety at work policies to help stem the tide of avoidable crashes on our roads, says IAM RoadSmart.  Read more...
How to really change driver behaviour with telematics The combination of telematics data and a behavioural risk profile will give an in-depth understanding of the motives contributing to an individual’s driving style  Read more...
Alcohol and drugs
UK Drink Drive Casualty Estimates Provisional estimates for 2017 show that between 240 and 330 people were killed in accidents in Great Britain where at least one driver was over the drink-drive limit,  Read more...
Forthcoming events
2019 Data Analysts’ Conference: 'Joining the Dots.' – 5 March 2019 NETS first ever Regional Satellite Conference – 2 April 2019 Alliance Global Meeting 2019 – 8 April 2019 Young Driver Focus 2019 – 1 May 2019 8th IRF Caribbean Regional Congress & Exhibition – 8 May 2019