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OPINION: Westminster leadership on road safety? Don’t hold your breath
Following the delay to the DfT’s new Road Safety Strategic Framework, David Davies from PACTS has criticised the ‘absence of national leadership’ which he fears could lead to ‘more death and injury on the roads’.
13:18 | 8 Aug | Comments (6)Westminster moves to end dockless bike ‘free-for-all’
Westminster City Council is taking a stand against “nuisance” dockless bikes by seizing those left dumped across its roads and pavements.
08:38 | 12 AugScheme to rate safety and sustainability of e-scooters
Work is underway to develop a new safety rating system for e-scooters, e-bikes and other forms of micromobility.
08:41 | 11 AugDriving test delays ‘stopping people moving on with their lives’
The number of learners waiting for a driving test slot has increased to more than half a million, new data shows.
11:23 | 10 AugLeeds moves to improve safety standards of taxi drivers
Taxi drivers in Leeds who accumulate seven points on their licence could be required to attend a training course to improve their driving standards and road safety awareness.
11:02 | 11 AugFree cycle repair scheme to keep Scotland pedalling ‘smoothly and safely’
Around 30,000 thousand people across Scotland are set to benefit from the return of a scheme which provides free cycle repairs.
11:38 | 9 AugWatch & listen
Watch: Suffolk celebrates JRSOs
11.56 | 25 Jul | More videosListen: RSGB Talk: ‘World-leading’ technology capable of detecting mobile phone offences
09.04 | 20 Apr | More podcastsWatch: Guardian Mates – Changing Tracks (THINK!)
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OPINION: Westminster leadership on road safety? Don’t hold your breath
National Highways trials ‘UK-first’ mobile detection technology
All motorcycles should be ‘fully exempt’ from ULEZ charges
Rise in illegal mobile phone use “concerning”
Feedback sought as SSUP evaluates Know the Dangers resource
Scheme to rate safety and sustainability of e-scooters
‘Data Wiki’ a new way of collaborating on road safety
Timed agenda brings National Conference programme to life
Electric vehicles ‘continue to buck the trend’ of market decline
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