The Road Safety Trust awards £115,000 for police research and interventions

Derbyshire has become the first county in England to introduce pioneering road markings and signs designed to help motorcyclists navigate bends more safely.

Road safety analysts will gather in Birmingham next March to examine progress since the publication of the government’s Road Safety Strategy and explore how data can be used to measure improvements towards its targets.

A new research project is exploring whether a safety rating system for car insurance could help young drivers and their parents identify policies that actively support safer driving.

Almost four in five drivers (79%) would consider taking a professional refresher or driver-confidence lesson in certain circumstances, with more than one in five saying they would seek support if a collision affected their confidence behind the wheel.

Police forces across the UK are taking part in a nationwide campaign to check drivers’ eyesight and raise awareness of the legal vision standards required to drive.