RoadSafe News

International news
Amid this shocking crisis there is an opportunity to transform road safety When business returns as usual, we can expect those numbers to creep back up again. But what if this moment marks a significant shift away from business as usual?  Read more...
COVID-19 cuts car crashes — but what about crash rates? The number of car crashes is indeed plummeting due to lower traffic volumes on American roads, but the rate of car crashes is actually up in many cities   Read more...
What does COVID-19 mean for Road Safety? With nearly every country around the world either battling to cope with outbreaks of the COVID-19 virus or preparing and monitoring in anticipation, people’s lives have changed dramatically in the last month.   Read more...
2nd anniversary of the United Nations Road Safety Fund April 2020 marks the 2nd anniversary of the launch of the United Nations Road Safety Fund (UNRSF).   Read more...
Road Traffic Accidents is a Pandemic comparable to Covid-19 Pandemic Covid-19 is a major pandemic with large number of victims (165.000 fatalities at mid-April 2020), which can be compared to the road traffic accidents pandemic (1,35 million fatalities and 50 million injuries per year globally).  Read more...
Can COVID-19 teach us something for the road safety epidemic? As the world struggles through the tragic COVID-19 pandemic, it may be also worth considering another health crisis, which has been silently going on for decades  Read more...
UK news
Ageing and Safe Mobility: 21st Century Streets. The Ageing and Safe Mobility: 21st Century Streets conference will now take place as a video conference during the late summer.  Read more...
Agilysis: Second Phase of Webinars Launched Agilysis has just put the finishing touches to the timetable of webinars which are all available to view on the Agilysis Standing Together page.  Read more...
Driving at work
DfBB Transport Toolkit: new video released. A new video on Vehicle Management has been released on the Driving for Better Business website.  Read more...
COVID 19: A Fleet Manager's Guide DriverMetrics has published a new white paper entitled 'COVID 19: A Fleet Manager's Guide'.  Read more...
Coronavirus: Public Health England guidance for fleets Public Health England (PHE) has published a list of tailored advice for different scenarios as an example of how social distancing and other measures might be implemented by employers in England.  Read more...
Managing company vehicles during COVID-19 A Fleet News Webinar presented by Driving for Better Business and FleetCheck  Read more...
COVID 19 Survey - Overcoming the Challenges As part of the work in developing resources to support operations, the Driving for Better Business team is continually updating the Toolkit with real time stories showing how other shave overcome challenges.  Read more...
New online toolkit meets fleet demand for clarity and support on addressing COVID19 challenges Driving for Better Business has collaborated with its strategic partner, FleetCheck to create an essential ‘Transport Toolkit’ of free online resources to help fleet operators and business owners navigate the unique challenges presented during the coronavirus pandemic.  Read more...
Van Excellence celebrates 10 years in operation. Van Excellence is celebrating its ten-year anniversary.  Read more...
‘Transport Toolkit’ launched for businesses and fleet operators to address clarity on driving for work during Covid-19 pandemic An essential ‘Transport Toolkit’ of free online resources to help fleet operators and business owners navigate the unique challenges presented during the coronavirus pandemic is now available.  Read more...
How to Recruit Safe Drivers. In this excerpt from our ‘How to Select Safe Drivers’ white paper, Dr Lisa Dorn explores the different methods used to recruit and select drivers.  Read more...
Fatigue Management important for fleets A widely reported case has led to renewed call for fleets to adopt fatigue management policies.   Read more...
Connected and Autonomous Vehicles (CAV)
IRF Launches New Connected and Autonomous Mobility Committee (CAMC). IRF Launches New Connected and Autonomous Mobility Committee (CAMC).  Read more...
IRF Online Workshop: Unleashing road infrastructure for potential for Cooperative, Connected and Automated Mobility. This workshop session will provide insights into the role, the vision and challenges of the road infrastructure sector in this transition period towards Cooperative, Connected and Automated Mobility (CCAM).  Read more...
Decade of Action
Outstanding Role of WHO Members of the United Nations Road Safety Collaboration we wish to record our appreciation and support for the outstanding role and leadership of the World Health Organization   Read more...
Young drivers
Young Driver Awards Shortlist The young driver road safety awards, rewarding excellence in the road safety industry for initiatives specifically targeting the high-risk, young driver.  Read more...
Safer vehicles
Beyond the stars: the facts behind ANCAP. Each year we go 'beyond the stars' to take a look at the facts and figures that sit behind the work we do at ANCAP Safety. The costs, the collaboration and the consumer engagement.  Read more...
GEM Motoring Assist is urging drivers to ensure they keep cars safe. Road safety and breakdown organisation GEM Motoring Assist is urging drivers to ensure they keep cars in a safe, roadworthy condition during the current coronavirus pandemic.  Read more...
Safer roads
EuroRAP: Investing in safer road infrastructure Road accidents cost Europe €280bn annually – the European road assessment programme is working towards a Europe free of High Risk Roads.  Read more...
Speed management
How is the UK''Coronavirus Lockdown'' changing Road Safety? Richard Owen – CEO, Agilysis shows that post lockdown the percentage of people exceeding the limit now ranges between 5 and 8% .  Read more...
COVID 19 - What’s speed got to do with it? In Britain there has been a run of stories in the media reporting cases of drivers being caught at extreme speeds and Police concerns that drivers think the lockdown is an excuse for taking unnecessary risks and treating empty roads “like race tracks”. In its blog TRL experts ask the question - But are they?  Read more...
Child safety
Safe Kids Worldwide: COVID-19 ''It’s important, now more than ever, that we care and look out for each other.''  Read more...
Forthcoming events
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