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WEBNew road safety workshops for Shropshire’s young drivers. Shropshire Council’s sustainable travel team and West Mercia Police road safety team have partnered to deliver a new virtual young driver and passenger safety digital workshop to …
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WEBRoad Safety GB. Road Safety GB is a national road safety organisation made up of representatives from groups across the UK, including local government road safety teams. Our aim is to reduce the number and severity of road collisions – and by doing so to reduce loss of life and personal injury – by raising awareness of road safety and safer ...
Knowledge Centre - Road Safety GB
WEBThe Knowledge Centre is a web-based library of road safety related information and expertise, primarily from UK-based road safety organisations. Access to the Knowledge Centre is available free of charge to anyone. The Knowledge Centre comprises road safety reports, research and interventions categorised by road safety topic/road user (speed ...
NRSC 2024: workshop programme revealed - roadsafetygb.org.uk
WEB3 days ago · The agenda at National Conference 2024 includes four workshops which the 330 attendees are invited to pre-register for. The programme for NRSC 2024 comprises a remarkable 37 Main conference presentations, 34 Fringe presentations, plus the four workshops and the Question Time session.. Click here to book to attend the conference.. More than 330 people have registered to attend the conference ...
DfT moves forward with research into dazzling headlights
WEB1 day ago · DfT moves forward with research into dazzling headlights. The DfT has awarded TRL a research contract to look into the factors that can cause glare from headlights of oncoming vehicles, and how to address this. In a project running from October 2024 and into spring 2025, TRL will instrument a car and use it …
New measures and funding announced in road safety action plan
WEBJul 19, 2019 · Transport secretary Chris Grayling describes the action plan as a ‘key milestone’ in efforts to reduce road deaths and injuries – while it has also been welcomed by Road Safety GB. Funding awarded in the plan includes: A £225,000 grant awarded to Good Egg Safety to deliver a nationally-accredited safety training programme for retailers ...
UK set to adopt new vehicle safety standards - Road Safety GB
WEBMar 27, 2019 · A new package of mandatory minimum vehicle safety standards – set to be introduced by the EU – will apply in the UK whatever the outcome of Brexit, the DfT has confirmed. First announced in May 2018, the proposals would require every new vehicle to satisfy 11 safety rulings from 2022, mandating technologies such as intelligent speed ...
Funding to deliver life-saving improvements on high risk roads
WEBMar 27, 2024 · The DfT says this round of funding is expected to save 385 lives over the next 20 years, as well as reduce congestion, improve journey times and lower emissions. It comes on top of the £147.5 million already invested through the fund, to deliver improvements on 82 high risk roads. Mark Harper, transport secretary, said: “Britain’s roads ...
WHO launches Global Plan for road safety
WEBOct 29, 2021 · It is good to see the strong endorsement of 20mph and 30km/h limits in the section on Speed Management. “In densely populated urban areas, there is strong evidence that even the best road and vehicle design features are unable to adequately guarantee the safety of all road users when speeds are above the known safe level of 30 km/h.
‘Join the conversation and talk about speed’ - Road Safety GB
WEBNov 20, 2023 · The charity is calling on everyone to join a national conversation about speed, to raise awareness of the dangers of excessive and inappropriate speed, and challenge why so many people still think it is acceptable to drive faster than the speed limit. This year, more than 3,400 schools, communities, organisations and emergency services ...