RoSPA has appointed Nick Lloyd as its new road safety manager for England. Nick Lloyd succeeds Duncan Vernon who left the post at the end of July to pursue a career in public health.
Nick Lloyd has more than 25 years’ road safety experience under his belt. His career includes spells with Stoke City Council, and as head of road safety at Staffordshire County Council. In 2012 he joined TTC Group to spearhead a new venture, Managed Road Safety Services which later became TTC Road Safety Services.
Nick’s main focus will be to “develop, maintain and promote RoSPA’s road safety policies, expertise and services in order to deliver the charity’s mission”. He will support Kevin Clinton, RoSPA’s head of road safety.
Nick Lloyd said: “I am delighted to be joining the UK’s leading safety charity. I am looking forward to using my knowledge and experience to help promote RoSPA’s lifesaving work, particularly around developing its road safety policies.
“I am passionate about road safety and am keen to get stuck in and make a difference on England’s roads. I am really looking forward to my new role and am excited about the challenges which lie ahead.”
Sorry about the typo – the fatality numbers I quoted were from 1991 not from 1971. It is not clear to me at least, why anyone dislikes seeing Stats19 numbers quoted – is it not better to base policy on facts not wishful thinking?
Up to a point, Bill, I agree with the old comment (Barnum, I think) that “They can say what they like about me as long as they spell my name right”, but if you read my web site, not the apparently fictional one you quoted, you would know it operates entirely at my expense (i.e. pro-bono) and has no subscribers or any other financial involvement with anyone.
Idris Francis Fight Back With Facts Petersfield
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Nick, there is nothing whatsoever wrong with your socks. I think the issue here is what is tucked into them! That apart, congratulations and all the very best in your new role.
Nigel Horsley, Leicestershire County Council
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Again I am surprised that so many seem to dislike facts, which as an engineer I always found indispensible. That is why I have put in so much effort making available on my website facts which, if available at all elsewhere, can be difficult and time consuming to collate in the way I have done. For the record, Nick, I do my best to ensure that they are transfered accurately from the detailed DfT records I hold from 1985 to 2011.
My reference to Staffordshire’s record, and to the relevant graphs, was based primarily on fatalties there, which by 1971 had fallen to 71 but from then until 2007 averaged 77 before finally falling steeply (as elsewhere) when the recession hit in 2008. Over the same 16 years national fatality numbers fell by 35%, itself significantly slower than in previous decades.
Idris Francis Fight Back With Facts Petersfield
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Many congratulations – oh, and don’t be put off by the negative comments from “usual suspects”!
Brian Hogarth
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At least no one commented on my socks!
Nick Lloyd
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I find it distinctly odd how an ‘innocent’ article about Nick’s new position with RoSPA can develop into a debate about Staffordshire’s road casualty statistics. Allowing Idris the opportunity to promote his http://www.comparethestats.com website. What next free Fluffy Idris toys for all new subscribers?
Welcome back Nick – plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose!
Bill, Glasgow
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Congratulations Nick. What a good choice RoSPA has made for their new Road Safety Manager for England. Hope the job goes well for you.
Ann Marie Bailey, Assistant Road Safety Officer, Cambridgeshire County Council
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The only “fact” that can truly be determined from Idris’s information is that casualties in Staffordshire have shown long-term reduction over all severities.
Well done Nick, I’m sure you’ll be brilliant in this role.
Tim Philpot, Wolverhampton
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Hugh
I’m not suggesting anything, other than if people are being invited to view/use casualty statistics that they use the official DfT stats which can be ‘cut and sliced’ in a variety of different ways.
Nick Rawlings, editor, Road Safety News
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Idris (and Nick):
You can’t seriously be suggesting that the accident rate in a particular administrative area can be blamed on that area’s authority or even, as seems to be implied, by an individual. The authorities – whether LA or Police – do what they can, but it’s ultimately the road users themselves who are having the accidents despite the authorities’ efforts, not because of them.
Hugh Jones, Cheshire
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Idris:
RE: Staffordshire’s road casualty record. Think it might be more useful for readers to use the DfT’s comparison website where they can view Staffordshire’s stats alongside those of other local authorities – and use a variety of different indicators to judge performance:
http://road-collisions.dft.gov.uk/indicators
Nick Rawlings, editor, Road Safety News
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Sorry to spoil the fun, but take a look at Staffordshire’s road casualty record, one of the worst in the country – see:
http://www.fightbackwithfacts.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/Staffordshire1.pdf
Idris Francis Fight Back With Facts Petersfield
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Well done Nick, I’m sure you’ll be brilliant in this role.
Tim Philpot, Wolverhampton
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