While an extraordinary 75 papers have been submitted by potential speakers following the call for papers for NRSC 2026, there is still time for others to submit.
National Road Safety Conference (NRSC) is Road Safety GB’s flagship event, with the 2026 edition – the 16th – being held at The Queens Hotel, Leeds on 24-25 November 2026. For the past three years around 400 road safety professionals have attended, a mix of local authority road safety managers/officers, police and fire & rescue officers.
The two-day conference typically comprises a Main programme, Fringe programme and a series of Workshops.
Nick Rawlings, who oversees the NRSC agenda, said: “Of the 75 submissions already received around 60% look likely to be accepted.
“Where possible, the 2026 committee is seeking practical presentations with information and ideas that road safety professionals can take away and apply to their day-to-day casualty reduction work.”
THEMES & TOPICS
The conference committee published a comprehensive list of topics it is keen to cover at NRSC 2026. Of those topics, listed below are the ones where there is potential capacity to accept more speakers and presentations:
Funding for, and delivery of, road safety services
- How are road safety teams delivering services in the face of a constantly changing political environment and competing demands on budgets and resources?
The Road Safety Strategy
- An update as to progress with the strategy, as we move towards the end of 2026.
The gig economy
- We’d be interested to hear about schemes local authorities are delivering to engage with the gig economy.
- Is anyone working with gig economy employers/riders to deliver some form of training, or rider’s charter?
- Are any local authorities providing parking for gig economy riders, to reduce the nuisance on pavements for pedestrians?
- Are any road safety teams working in partnership with colleagues in local planning or environmental health, to establish when new fast food shops open?
Safe System, Vision Zero
- We’d like to hear practical examples, from here in the UK and abroad, from road safety teams /partnerships etc that have embarked on their Vision Zero journey.
School Crossing Patrol Service
- How is the SCP service being managed across the country? Is it still being provided by local authorities?
- Interventions & initiatives to address ‘failed to stop’ and verbal abuse incidents.
Speed
- How do we address the issue of speed: how do we make road users slow down?
However, the committee is also interested to receive papers for other topics not listed above.
HOW TO SUBMIT
Here’s what is required at this stage:
- A title & brief overview/abstract for the proposed presentation, suggest no more than 250 words. If it is an intervention, please explain the position re: evaluation.
- A brief speaker biog for the presenter (unless you’ve presented at NRSC before, in which case we will hold your biog & photo)
- Please supply this info to Nick Rawlings by email (nickrawlings@roadsafetygb.org.uk) by Tuesday 8 April 2026.
NRSC 2026 – Delegate bookings
The booking process for NRSC 2026 is now open, with the 50 early bird places for Road Safety GB members snapped up in a little over 24 hours.
In total more than 100 people have already booked to attend.
For more information about NRSC 2026 please email Sally Bartrum.
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