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International news
Buckle up and get inspired by the YOURS 2023 Annual Report YOURS – Youth for Road Safety is thrilled to share an exciting year summarised in the 2023 Annual Report.  Read more...
GRSP - Annual Report For the last 25 years The Global Road Safety Partnership  (GRSP) has created and supported multi-sector road safety partnerships that are engaged with evidence-based road safety interventions in countries and communities throughout the world.  Read more...
Global Youth Coalition - Take Action Help us spread the word by posting key messages provided for you through the dissemination pack  Read more...
African Status Report. Some successes but overall an increase in casualties since 2010 Deaths are rising at a faster rate than in any other region. Fatalities increased by nearly one fifth in the decade from 2010 to 2021, with almost one quarter of a million people killed within that decade.  Read more...
Latest data provides new Safety Insights New data has been unveiled in iRAP’s Safety Insights Explorer, a critical datahub for decision-makers and partners worldwide seeking to understand the true extent of road trauma, the safety of the world’s roads, and the positive impact that can be made with targeted investment.  Read more...
UK news
TfL's £80 million funding for London's road safety Transport for London (TfL) has announced a funding initiative to enhance road safety and improve bus services across the capital.  Read more...
Connected and Autonomous Vehicles (CAV)
Developing Digital Commentary Driving Trust was the most important value to the public in their appreciation of automated vehicles  Read more...
Driver and Passenger Interactaction in Future Automated Vehicles This new report on semi-autonomous vehicles by University of Nottingham shows passengers can both enhance driver focus & introduce distractions.  Read more...
Road Safety Management
Annual Safe System Survey (3rd edition): Culture Introducing a fresh perspective by focusing on culture maturity to assess how well-equipped we are to build capacity and drive progress in road safety.  Read more...
Young drivers
Young Driver Focus Event Report A comprehensive 48-page report that captures all the insightful content from Young Driver Focus '24.   Read more...
Graduated Driver Licensing Evidence sources, briefings and a valuable webinar available.  Read more...
Safer vehicles
Intelligent Speed Assistance in UK vehicles Intelligent speed assistance (ISA) is an in-vehicle technology which can assist drivers to comply with speed limits and therefore avoid speeding penalties and reduce crash severity and frequency  Read more...
Safer roads
King Fahd Causeway achieves 4-star safety certification King Fahd Causeway, one of the world’s longest bridges over water connecting the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Kingdom of Bahrain, has achieved a 4-star iRAP Star Rating Certification for safety.  Read more...
RoSPA sets new standard in global road safety RoSPA sets new standard in global road safety with landmark qualification  Read more...
Safer drivers
Have a safe T.R.I.P. this summer National Highways launch their Journey Planning road safety campaign.  Read more...
Safe in the Back The #SafeInTheBack campaign is being led by the Association of Ambulance Chief Executives (AACE) on behalf of all UK ambulance services and is designed to highlight the serious implications of not wearing seatbelts or harnessing patients properly in the back of ambulance vehicles.  Read more...
Combating Rising Road Fatalities Among Mobility Scooter Users Psychologists at Nottingham Trent University (NTU) have teamed up with Surewise, a leading mobility scooter insurance intermediary, to tackle the alarming increase in deaths and injuries among mobility scooter users on the UK's roads.  Read more...
Motorcycle safety
Live Fast Die Old Motorcycle Campaign The Scottish Government and Road Safety Scotland’s ‘Live Fast Die Old’ motorcycle safety campaign returns for the 2024 motorbike season.  Read more...
Speed management
New 20mph speed limit guidance The Welsh Government has issued new guidance and allocated £5 million to help councils reassess the speed limit on 20mph roads.  Read more...
30 km/h Speed Limit Benefits in Europe Results from 40 different cities across Europe (including Paris, London, Brussels, and Helsinki) demonstrated that 30 km/h speed limits have led to significant reductions: 37% in road crash fatalities.  Read more...
Community safety
Star Rating for Schools - - New developments Exciting updates: New features, languages, and training opportunities  Read more...
Alcohol and drugs
Reported road casualties in Great Britain involving illegal alcohol levels: 2022 This release provides an estimate of the number of personal injury road traffic casualties in Great Britain where at least one driver was over the drink-drive limit in 2022.  Read more...
Forthcoming events
ADINJC & Intelligent Instructor National Conference & Expo ’24 – 29 September 2024 ARSC 2024 Conference | Road Safety Excellence - Australasia – 30 September 2024 Africa Road Safety Seminar – 8 October 2024 GRSP 2024 Africa Road Safety Seminar – 8 October 2024 International Road Federation World Congress – 15 October 2024 ICTCT Conference – 17 October 2024 2024 National Road Safety Conference – 6 November 2024 PTW Safety Conference – 13 February 2025