RoadSafe News

 

International news
Child-friendly streets for Coimbatore City AITD-IndiaRAP is helping to create child-friendly streets and improve non-motorised transport infrastructure in Coimbatore City, Tamil Nadu.  Read more...
NGO Alliance provides support and training Alliance provides many opportunitie s for developing programmes and enhancing knowledge,   Read more...
World Bank’s Global Road Safety Facility Annual Report 2020. The World Bank's Global Road Safety Facility's Annual Report is now available.  Read more...
UK news
How will the future UK-EU relationship impact road safety? ETSC outlines some of the implications for road safety regulation and cooperation post Brexit.  Read more...
Data Driven 2020 Each year the RAC Foundation invites a range of experts to use their analytical skills and specialist tools to interrogate and interpret a whole host of transport-related datasets to provide a better understanding of the way we travel in the UK.  Read more...
Better training is essential to make ADAS a safety benefit and not a potential hazard Vehicle manufacturers, dealerships, DVSA (Driving and Vehicle Standards Agency) and driving instructors should include a comprehensive lesson for motorists on how to use advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) so they are a road safety benefit and not a potential hazard, says IAM RoadSmart.  Read more...
Interactive road safety map updated with 2019 data CollisionMap allows users to examine the data by region, council area and postcode.   Read more...
Road Safety Trust Grants Programme to focus on Technology. The UK Road Safety Trust's major themed grants programme re-opens on 25 February 2021 - 'How can technology be used to reduce road offending and improve road safety.  Read more...
Driving at work
Navigating the dangers of driving in the rain With Storm Christoph causing severe flooding across the UK leading to thousands of residents evacuating their homes and road closures, the adverse weather conditions are causing additional work related road risk for drivers to navigate.  Read more...
DfT and HSE want fleet views on driving for work guidance A survey has been launched for fleets to have their say on how driving for work guidance from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) and Department for Transport (DfT) can be improved.  Read more...
The outlook for managing drivers and vehicles in 2021 The latest lockdown, which the government appears to expect to be in place for at least the next 2-3 months, with some restrictions staying in place for much of the year, means those who are managing drivers and vehicles have to continue to adapt to the current situation.  Read more...
Connected and Autonomous Vehicles (CAV)
Oxbotica announces completion of a 47 million dollar Series B investment. Oxbotica, a global leader in autonomous vehicle software, has announced the completion of a $47 million Series B investment with partners across the globe led by bp ventures.  Read more...
Conferences and events
Road Safety GB "Joining The Dots" Conference The upcoming virtual two-day Road Safety GB "Joining The Dots" Conference starts on the 2nd March, as well as the associated Winter Webinar series.  Read more...
Road Safety Management
TfL launches new Vision Zero Dashboard New Vision Zero Dashboard presents collision data in a more accessible format with enhanced search tools, maps and data visualisation, highlighting the frequency and severity of collisions in the capital  Read more...
Cycle safety
Cycle Helmet Safety Tests UK Road Safety Trust has funded Folksam, the Swedish insurance company, to expand their annual tests and include additional cycle helmets available to UK consumers.  Read more...
Safer vehicles
Global NCAP’s First Five Star Car In Africa: First Five Star Car In Africa: the Mahindra XUV300  Read more...
Euro NCAP 2020: The Year in Numbers A look back at how Euro NCAP covered a year that began with the outbreak of a pandemic, followed by lockdowns and social distancing rules.    Read more...
Electric Car wins UK top award Volkswagen family, the ID.3 wins What Car Awards organised by Thatcham.   Read more...
Real-world benefits of crash avoidance technologies HLDI and IIHS study the effects of crash avoidance features.  Read more...
Safer roads
Twenty National programmes announced by EuroRAP This is a major milestone in the ongoing cooperation between Civil Society, Mobility clubs, Universities/Research institutes and National Road Authorities to support the implementation of the National Road Safety Action plans.   Read more...
Safer drivers
Why Distracted Driving Campaigns don't work Driving while distracted, whether by mobile phones, sat-nav systems, radios, children, smoking, eating or perhaps just daydreaming, is ubiquitous and anecdotally, on the increase, but can we counter the effects?  Read more...
DriverMetrics®: Maximising the Safety Benefits of Telematics DriverMetrics® has published a guide to Maximising the Safety Benefits of Telematics  Read more...
Motorcycle safety
‘PTW Riders: improving safety and reducing collisions and casualties’ Road Safety GB has unveiled plans for an online event, focusing on the issue of PTW rider safety.  Read more...
Speed management
New UK Speeding Campaign Following an uplift in the proportion of vehicles speeding in the first national lockdown, THINK! is has launched a new campaign – ‘Be the mate who won’t speed’.   Read more...
Focus on Speed Management - Professional Resources Each month we will focus on highlighting resources to support professionals working on speed management programmes.  Read more...
Brussels launches its 30 City programme Brussels is among a number of European cities which have introduced wide 30kph speed limits.  Read more...
Community safety
Focus on Urban Design to make streets safe for children Urban design is the most important thing we can do to make streets safer for everyone.  Read more...
Alcohol and drugs
PACTS: Drink Driving – Taking Stock, Moving Forward A new report Drink Driving – Taking Stock, Moving Forward, published by PACTS, calls for a comprehensive review. It had good coverage in the media.   Read more...
Forthcoming events
Young Driver Focus Conference. – 30 June 2021