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International news

Australian Government mandates reversing technologies To provide drivers with the best possible line of sight while reversing, the Australian Government is mandating reversing technologies for all new vehicle models from 1st November 2025.  Read more...

Angry residents paint squiggly lines on the road to confuse speeders Angry residents in a small French village about 300km south-west of Paris have painted squiggly lines on an intersection in an attempt to confuse speeding drivers, but some experts think the idea could backfire.  Read more...

Achieving the SDGs for Road Safety in G20 countries This briefing paper for T20 highlights that a lack of application of minimum safety standards for vehicles and roads contribute greatly to road trauma and many G20 countries are still far from best practice.  Read more...

More injuries but fewer fatalities reported in the UAE Fewer fatalities but significantly more injuries on UAE roads last year.  Read more...

Protective measures for vulnerable road users (VRUs) in urban areas. EU-funded project to develop an integrated, dynamic, human-centred, predictive safety assessment framework for VRUs in urban areas,   Read more...

UK news

Safe System Capacity Survey for 2023 RoadSafe together with many other road safety organisations is supportining Agilysis in its second national survey to understand the existing capacity for implementing the Safe System in Britain.  Read more...

New Take the Bus campaign encourages older people to make the most of free bus travel. The new Take the Bus campaign is launched to encourage older people to use their free bus pass to meet friends and family, rediscover local attractions  Read more...

National HGV road safety project ‘Operation Tramline Three plain white HGV tractor units, equipped with multiple cameras and piloted by highly trained police drivers, patrol the strategic road network, capturing distracted HGV drivers and private motorists using mobile phones, laptops, reading/cooking or other unsafe activities.  Read more...

Driving at work

Fleet Focus Update - Other Road Users National Highways and Driving for Better Business continue to provide free resources with their new fleet focus update focussing on vulnerable road users.   Read more...

Monthly Fleet Update focuses on Safe Loading Safe Loading resources to help fleet operators and drivers meet their responsibilities under regulation 100 of the Road Vehicles (Construction & Use) Regulations 1986 to make sure that loads are properly secured.  Read more...

Connected and Autonomous Vehicles (CAV)

Identifying road collision hot spots, before they become one Data collected from connected vehicles can be used to help identify dangerous stretches of road before anyone is killed or seriously injured on them.   Read more...

RoadSafe Technology Live It brought together some 150 professionals from across UK to experience hands-on some of the latest technologies under development   Read more...

Autonomous Convoy Trial on Public Road A new project has become the first to operate a convoy autonomously on an open Australian highway.  Read more...

Conferences and events

Delivering The Safe System Approach Delivering the Safe System Approach are three one day events based on a conference style approach involving speakers, individual, group activity and discussion.   Read more...

Road Safety Management

The Road Safety Trust announces plans for next funding round The Road Safety Trust has announced details of its Autumn 2023 funding round, which will open for applications in October.  Read more...

FIA Road Safety Index Announces First 3 Star Company   Read more...

Young drivers

FirstCar engaging with young drivers FirstCar has announced that it will be turning its TikTok channel into a collaborative platform to engage with young drivers.  Read more...

Cycle safety

Road safety and cycling – what the evidence shows Cycling Scotland recently analysed data published in Reported Road Casualties Scotland, the main source of injury collision data which is collected by the police from collisions attended or reported to them.  Read more...

Safer vehicles

NIO sets the bar high in Euro NCAP’s newly updated 2023 safety tests Euro NCAP continues to be a catalyst for continuous safety improvements in passenger vehicles through its rating programme.  Read more...

UK Government urged to adopt European Safety Standards the Parliamentary Advisory Council for Transport Safety (PACTS) has today published a Briefing- Still-unvaccinated-GSR-one-year-on-2023 - calling on the government to align UK's vehicle safety standards with these ground-breaking measures.  Read more...

Euro NCAP Commercial Vans Test and Assessment Protocol Euro NCAP’s Commercial Van Safety ratings are designed to encourage wider fitment of ADAS, promote robust performance and help fleet operator and business owners to make safer choices.   Read more...

Safer roads

Wales prepares to reduce 30mph speed limits to 20mph Research shows the 20mph default speed limit could save £92m a year by reducing the number of deaths and injuries. It could also help to reduce pressure on the NHS from a reduction in injuries from road traffic collisions.  Read more...

Safer drivers

Summer journey planning - Have a safe TRIP National Highways has developed a new road safety campaign that demonstrates to drivers how to prepare for long journeys during holiday periods.  Read more...

TyreSafe's Guide to Summer Motoring TyreSafe launches its latest campaign: TyreSafe's Guide to Summer Motoring. With the aim of promoting road safety and preventing tyre-related incidents, the comprehensive guide provides essential information and tips to ensure safe and enjoyable journeys throughout the summer months.  Read more...

Motorcycle safety

FREE motorcycle skills development training Warwickshire Road Safety Partnership is encouraging bikers to sign up for FREE BikeSafe motorcycle skills training.   Read more...

Nudge theory markings trial delivers 'outstanding' safety results New road markings trialled in Scotland have had significant road safety benefits for motorcyclists taking left-hand bends, resulting in speed reductions, better braking and improved road position on the approach.  Read more...

Community safety

Toolkit for NGOs and othr advocates We highly recommend the Alliance Accountability Toolkit which prioritizes a set of interventions that have been proven to be among the most effective in reducing road deaths and injuries.  Read more...

6 Ways to Design Safer School Zones: Lessons from Mumbai WRI India, under the Bloomberg Initiative for Global Road Safety and in partnership with the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai, Mumbai Traffic Police, and the Christ Church School, implemented a safer school zone in the Byculla neighborhood in Mumbai.  Read more...

New Tool to enhance urban safety Free resource helps local authorities improve cyclist and pedestrian safety in urban areas  Read more...

Alcohol and drugs

2021 DfT statistics on drink-drive collisions and casualties The Department for Transport has released statistics on reported road casualties in Great Britain, involving illegal alcohol levels: 2021  Read more...

Forthcoming events

Cenex Connected Automated Mobility Exhibition – 6 September 2023 European Traffic Education Seminar 2023 – 12 September 2023 The Australasian Road Safety Conference 2023 – 19 September 2023 Delivering The Safe System Approach – 25 September 2023 Delivering The Safe System Approach – 2 October 2023 ADINJC & Intelligent Instructor National Conference & Expo – 8 October 2023 ICE Live – 18 October 2023 Delivering the Safe System Approach – 23 October 2023 2023 National Road Safety Conference – 15 November 2023 Brake’s Road Safety Week – 19 November 2023 Prince Michael International Road Safety Awards 2023 – 12 December 2023