The latest confirmed session for NRSC 2026 comprises five presentations focusing on public health and fitness to drive.
The National Road Safety Conference (NRSC) 2026 is being held at The Queens Hotel in Leeds on 24-25 November. The event is co-sponsored by GEM Motoring Assist, Jenoptik, Smart Start, Waymo and Westcotec.
For the past two years more than 400 road safety professionals have attended NRSC.
In addition, 23 organisations have signed up to exhibit alongside the conference.
A call for papers, issued earlier this year, produced over 100 submissions from people wishing to present at the conference.
The public health and fitness to drive session explores the links between public health and fitness to drive and examines how physical and cognitive conditions can affect driving ability. The presentations selected to feature in this session are as follows:
PRANA: Linking Police and Healthcare Data
Dr Phil Martin, TRL and PRANA & Matthew Tranter,, DfT
This presentation will introduce PRANA, a pioneering cross-government initiative linking police, health and other datasets to provide a more complete picture of road collisions and their outcomes through the ‘chain of survival’.
Do health care professionals understand the UK vision guidelines for driving?
Dr Claire Howard, Chair of the DVLA medical advisory panel for vision disorders
This presentation will show that the knowledge and implementation by healthcare professionals of the AFTD guidelines specific to vision standard is currently insufficient for them to meet their duties to advise drivers on the impact of their medical condition for safe driving. It will also suggest that increasing knowledge and awareness among healthcare professionals could potentially increase road safety.
Is Your Vision Roadworthy? Standards, Safety and the Future of Driver Eyesight in the UK
Rob Heard, Road Safety & Older Drivers Consultant
This presentation will outline the current legal standards and eyesight requirements for drivers in the UK, including the Group 1 number plate test, self-declaration processes, DVLA requirements, and the enforcement powers available to police, including the use of Cassie’s Law.
Development of an effective UK screening test to identify individuals in the early stages of dementia who are unfit to drive
Professor Andrew Morris, Loughborough University
This presentation includes recommendations for future fitness to drive assessments and stopping driving conversations with people who have dementia.
Standardised Mature Driving Assessment Evaluation
Dr Carol Hawley, University of Warwick & Ian Edwards, New View Consultants
This presentation will explore the results of the evaluation undertaken into the effectiveness of the Standardised Mature Driving Assessment (SMDA), carried out by local authorities and/or charities to support older drivers in maintaining their safety.
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