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Awards

Celebrating royal recognition for the Safer Roads Fund The RAC Foundation and the Road Safety Foundation have hosted a reception to celebrate winning, along with the Department for Transport, a Prince Michael International Road Safety Award for their “fine example of collaboration” and the “outstanding achievement” of the Safer Roads Fund .  Read more...

Decade of Action

High-level Meeting of the UN General Assembly on Global Road Safety 30 June – 1 July 2022 A High-level Meeting (HLM) of the UN General Assembly on Global Road Safety under the overall theme “ The 2030 horizon for road safety: securing a decade of action and delivery”, will be held in New York on 30 June – 1 July 2022,  Read more...

#moments2live4 A global social media campaign to raise awareness on the importance of investing in better road safety performance within low- and middle-income countries.  Read more...

International news

NGOs marshal to increase influence NGOs are influencing road safety action in their countries at city, provincial, and national levels, while also using their joint voice to bring their unique perspective to the global road safety agenda.   Read more...

EU: fatalities in 2021 remain well below pre-pandemic level An estimated 19 800 people were killed in road crashes last year. This was an increase of 1 000 deaths (+5%) on 2020, but still represents almost 3 000 (-13%) fewer fatalities compared to the pre-pandemic period in 2019.  Read more...

Important Role of Regional Observatories Data definitions and collection methods must converge into standard international criteria, thus allowing for comparisons in space - across countries - and in time.   Read more...

UK news

Partner Toolkit at the heart of Scottish Road Safety Week   Read more...

Driving at work

Lat's talk Fleet Risk. A series of podcasts to highlight the many business benefits of the good management of those who drive for work.  Read more...

NRSPP Highlights value of Toolbox Talks In its latest bulletin NRSP highlights the value of Tolbox Talks using the McColl’s Experience focusing on:tTechnology and engaging a remote workforce.  Read more...

Connected and Autonomous Vehicles (CAV)

Technology for the Safe System - New Webinar Series We are aiming to lift the lid on technologies that sometimes appear to be shrouded in mystery, described as black boxes or referred to with confusing acronyms. This series will bring together professionals from across the whole sector to see just how the latest generation of telecomms, sensors and analytics will allow us to collaborate to enhance the Safe System like never before.  Read more...

Road Safety Management

The Global Designing Cities Initiative set to become an independent initiative The Global Designing Cities Initiative (GDCI) will now be operating as an independent initiative  Read more...

Saving Lives Through Private Investment The Saving Lives Through Private Investment in Road Safety Report highlights road crashes as one of the leading causes of fatalities and serious injuries (FSIs) worldwide. Continuing with “business as usual” will see more than 375 million mostly young people killed and injured over the next decade resulting in economic losses of more than US$20 trillion by 2030. Road traffic crashes can cost countries as much as 6 percent of their GDP and trap families in poverty as they lose income generating potential and focus on providing lifetime care.  Read more...

Safer vehicles

Infotainment safety concerns IAM RoadSmart research show that the latest i n-vehicle infotainment systems impair reactions times behind the wheel more than alcohol and cannabis use.  Read more...

Safer roads

Global Road Designers Consultation Group A new Global Road Designers Consultation Group is aiming to save lives by improving software and training worldwide to ensure roads are designed safe, right from the start.  Read more...

Evaluating progress to reach global 3 star level for new roads he World Bank Global Road Safety Facility (GRSF) and International Road Assessment Programme (iRAP) have commenced an innovative project to evaluate countries’ progress in achieving UN Target 3: that by 2030, all new roads achieve technical standards for all road users that take into account road safety, or meet a 3-star rating or better.  Read more...

EuroRAP Lunchtime seminars - Star Rating. The virtual seminar series is aimed at all EuroRAP partners and other interested parties – from automobile clubs to road authorities, to researchers.  Read more...

Safer drivers

Hands on the wheel? Hands off your phone." New campaign launched to coincide with this change in the law   Read more...

Blue Light Aware The resource for emergency service vehicle awareness on the roads.  Read more...

Motorcycle safety

Biker Down courses at the heart of a Campaign The UK National Fire Chiefs Council is hosting a week-long motorcycle safety campaign in April, at the heart of which will be encouraging riders to attend Biker Down courses.  Read more...

Community safety

School children train drivers through Kids Road Safety Panel Roles were reversed as school children led road safety training sessions for commercial drivers in Ghana  Read more...

Child safety

UK's Largets School Streets Programme   Read more...

Enforcement

Enforcement of rules on drink-driving and mobile phone use at the wheel decreases in majority of European countries Significant weaknesses in the enforcement of road safety rules are holding back progress on reducing road deaths in Europe, according to a new report from the European Transport Safety Council.  Read more...

Post-crash response

UK fire service convoy heads to Ukraine with lifesaving equipment The biggest UK fire service convoy – made up of 22 vehicles and more than 5,000 items of kit and equipment donated by UK fire and rescue services – has been deployed to support firefighters in Ukraine today, Saturday 19 March.  Read more...

Forthcoming events

Young Driver Focus – 25 May 2022