Festival programme

All of the sessions and presentations below are now only available to watch via the Road Safety GB YouTube channel.

For more information or assistance please contact Edward Seaman by email or on 01379 650112.

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Week one (2-6 Nov)

Monday 2 November - Focus on young drivers


Keynote presentation
Young drivers & GDL – an update on the current Transport Committee enquiry
Dr Neale Kinnear, Head of Behavioural Science, TRL

Fringe presentation
Drive Like Gran’s in the Car: Motivating 'invincible' young drivers to drive more safely, with a brave new approach to road safety advertising
Claire Prentice, Head of Safer and Greener Marketing, Scottish Government

Tuesday 3 November


Fringe presentation
Project EDWARD: an update on 2020 and early plans and ideas for 2021
James Luckhurst, Founder, Project EDWARD
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2pm: Live discussion
Cycling – how can we increase participation while ensuring/improving safety?
Chaired by: Nick Rawlings, Road Safety GB Web & Comms Team
Panellists: Emily Cherry, Executive Director, Bikeability Trust; Duncan Dollimore, Head of Campaigns, Cycling UK; and Sonya Hurt, Road Safety Manager, Derbyshire County Council
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Wednesday 4 November


10am: Fringe presentation
People & Places: Using data to identify and promote active travel solutions
Steve Ferris, Programme Manager, Agilysis & Safer Roads Berkshire
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2pm: Workshop
Introduction to road safety delivery – an introduction to a new course developed by the Road Safety GB Academy
Facilitated by Alan Kennedy, Executive Director, Road Safety GB
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Thursday 5 November - Roads policing & enforcement

Keynote presentation
Government review into roads policing – an update
Assistant Chief Constable Steve Barry, Department for Transport
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Fringe presentation
Why we are wasting our time with speed enforcement?
Tim Gibb, Founder & CEO, AutoSpeedWatch
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Friday 6 November - Motorcycle Friday


Podcast
Motorcycles – the forgotten mode of transport?
Featuring Colin Brown, Director of Campaigns & Political Engagement, MAG
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Fringe presentation
Changing motorcyclists’ behaviour: Designing and trialing new road markings to help riders approaching bends
Professor Alex Stedmon, Science Witness Ltd
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Fringe presentation
The New Kid on the Block!

Heidi Duffy MBE, Facilitator, National Young Rider Forum
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Fringe presentation
A close shave with Dave: promoting PPE and other safety initiatives for young riders
South Yorkshire Safer Roads Partnership