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'Slow down traffic to ease health emergency’: Lord Robertson tells UK Parliament
Lord
Robertson of Port Ellen, Chairman of the FIA Foundation and a member of
the UK House of Lords, urges legislators to address the leading cause
of death and injury for young people around the world. Read more...
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ARRB Webinar: A national blameless culture in road incident investigations
In
this webinar, the Australian Road Research Board will examine the
benefits and implications of establishing a national ‘blameless’ culture
(as applied in other transport modes) in road incident investigations
in Australia. Read more...
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The 3rd Global Ministerial Conference on Road Safety has come to an end. Now the real work begins!
Now
is the time to turn ideas, experiences and shared knowledge and
successes into action. A strong political commitment is required at all
levels, together with regional and national strategies and road safety
action plans. Read more...
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UK news | ||
Ageing and Safe Mobility: 21st Century Streets.
The
Ageing and Safe Mobility: 21st Century Streets conference will take
place on the 1st September 2020 at the Chakrabati Lecture Theatre,
Oxford Brookes University. Read more...
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Driving at work | ||
Driver Risk Management during the COVID 19 Outbreak
The
UK Government has relaxed drivers’ hours rules, and relaxed vehicle
testing requirements in the context of the COVID-19 outbreak. Read more...
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Business Champions lead the way
They
share their own stories – the challenges they faced, how they met those
challenges, and the benefits they’ve seen as a result. Read more...
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Commercial Vehicle Safety Confence: The Challenges and Opportunities.
The Commercial Vehicle Safety conference will take place on the 2nd December in Surrey. Read more...
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Free risk assessment tool now available.
A
new business management free online gap analysis tool is now available
for all through the Driving for Better Business programme. Read more...
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Fleet Drivers can be better prepared for risks associated with ADAS
Drivetech
has released the latest in our series of Whitepapers focusing on the
range of Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (or, more popularly, ADAS)
and how increasing automation is providing benefits, but also new
challenges for drivers and driver training. Read more...
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Time Pressure and Driver Risk
DriverMetrics has published a new white paper addressing Time Pressure and Driver Risk. Read more...
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Driving for Work, what's the risk?
The
Scottish Occupational Road Safety Alliance (ScORSA) will be holding a
free seminar aimed at equipping those who drive for work to be safer on
the road. Read more...
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Connected and Autonomous Vehicles (CAV) | ||
Automated systems need stronger safeguards to keep drivers focused on the road
The
Insurance Institute for Highway Safety has issued a set of
research-based safety recommendations on the design of partially
automated driving systems. Read more...
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Survey Seeks Drivers Views on Autonomous Vehicles
Drivers are being encouraged to share their views on autonomous vehicles, as part of a European-wide research project. Read more...
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Driverless vehicles demand bespoke control rooms
Crossover
AV is supplying bespoke control room solutions, together with event and
meeting technology, to the world’s most advanced urban testing lab for
driverless vehicles in London. Read more...
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BSI sets the standard for CAV test safety
BSI
has released a new specification setting out minimum requirements for
managing safety during development testing and when trialling automated
vehicles both on and off public roads. Read more...
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Young drivers | ||
Young Driver Focus 2020: moved to 10th September 2020
The Young Driver Focus Conference 202 has been moved to the 10th September 2020. Read more...
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Safer vehicles | ||
EuroNCAP rewards Volkswagen safety technology
Euro NCAP has rewarded Volkswagen’s ‘Local Hazard Warning’ system with an ‘Advanced’ award. Read more...
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Safer roads | ||
Research to look at side road layouts
A
new research project has been launched to explore issues linked to the
design of side road layouts and the way priority is offered to different
users. Read more...
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Safer drivers | ||
Take Extra Care.
Road
Safety GB is encouraging all road users to do their bit to reduce the
strain on the emergency services in the coming weeks and months, by
taking extra care if they must make an essential journey. Read more...
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Failure to wear seat belts remains a challenge
New PACTS report highlights the need for better evidence. Read more...
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Forthcoming events | ||
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CIECA Congress 2020. – 4 June 2020
Ageing and Safe Mobility: 21st Century Streets. – 1 September 2020
Young Driver Focus 2020 – 10 September 2020
NETS Annual STRENGTH IN NUMBERS® Benchmark Conference – 14 October 2020
National Transport Research Awards 2020 – 20 November 2020
The Commercial Vehicle Safety Conference 2020 – 2 December 2020
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