Nominations open for the 2026 Road Safety GB Awards

The RSGB Academy has published its calendar of professional development courses for the remainder of 2026, offering road safety practitioners a wide range of opportunities to build their knowledge and develop new skills.

With provisional figures showing a rise in the number of people killed or seriously injured on Britain’s roads, Emma Burt, CEO of BLT Driver Training, highlights why organisations must look beyond basic licence checks and take a more proactive approach to driver competence.

The RSGB Academy has launched a new training course designed to help road safety practitioners deliver engaging, effective and evidence-informed road safety education within schools and other learning environments.

A toolkit outlining how community radio stations can help save lives by delivering important road safety messages has been developed, thanks to funding from The Road Safety Trust.

Drivers are being urged to take extra care at junctions as new figures reveal a rise in motorcyclist fatalities and highlight the continuing dangers riders face on Britain’s roads.