Road Safety News
Community safety event combines child car seat checks with tyre safety advice
A pioneering partnership between West Yorkshire Vision Zero, Good Egg Safety CIC and TyreSafe has highlighted the importance of taking a Safe System approach to protecting children and families on the region’s roads.
08:46 | 26 JunProject EDWARD announces July line up of webinars
Project EDWARD has an ambitious programme of live discussions and webinars taking place throughout July, bringing together leading voices from across policing, academia, policy and practice to explore some of the most pressing issues in road safety.
09:19 | 26 JunCongestion and sat-navs diverting drivers onto higher-risk roads
Millions of motorists are being diverted onto higher‑risk rural roads as congestion, sat‑nav rerouting and road closures reshape everyday journeys, new research shows.
09:00 | 25 JunExperts unite behind new national campaign to better protect child passengers
A new national campaign has been launched to help better protect child passengers and support the Government’s target of reducing child road deaths and serious injuries by 70% by 2035.
13:19 | 24 JunReport confirms that innovative motorbike signage project is saving lives
A new has confirmed that Transport Scotland’s award-winning motorcycle safety initiative – PRIMEs – is continuing to save lives on Scotland’s trunk road network.
07:54 | 24 JunCurrent legislation around smartwatches and driving ‘unclear’
Unclear legislation around the use of smartwatches while driving could mean more than a third of motorists (34%) who admit to using them at the wheel are unwittingly breaking the law, a new RAC study has found.
10:14 | 29 JunWatch & listen
Watch: Don’t put drugs in the driving seat (THINK!)
09.44 | 19 Dec | More videosWatch: The IMPACT Priority Setting Partnership (PSP)
09.45 | 16 Dec | More videosWatch: Mental Models intervention – Motorcyclists
17.57 | 18 Aug | More videosWatch: More shocking driving caught on dashcam: Op Snap Devon & Cornwall
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