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RoadSafe News – May 2025 |
For the most up to date news visit www.roadsafe.com
In the May issue...
- Autonomous Vehicles
- Awards
- Decade of Action
- UK news
- Driving at work
- Connected and Autonomous Vehicles (CAV)
- Road Safety Management
- Cycle safety
- Speed management
- Community safety
- Child safety
- Post-crash response
- Forthcoming events
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Autonomous Vehicles | ||
ADAS Trust GapNew report finds that ADAS trust gap threatening the UK’s transition to AVs,. Read more... |
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Awards | ||
Prince Michael International Awards - NominationsNominations open. Any team, public or private sector organisation, government department, or business. wishing to be considered for an award should submit their nomination Read more... |
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Decade of Action | ||
8th UN Global Road Safety Week 12-18 May 2025The week offers an opportunity to spur action at national and local levels to make walking and cycling safe, by highlighting concrete and specific interventions that can be taken by different stakeholders – governments, international agencies, civil society, businesses and schools. Read more... |
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UK news | ||
Ten Steps Guide to The Safe SystemRoad Safety GB and PACTS are working together to encourage collaboration between local road safety partnerships/transport authorities and other stakeholders working to implement the Safe System. Read more... |
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Driving at work | ||
New guide to Vehicle procurementGlobal NCAP’s updated #FleetSafe guide reflects the latest thinking and recommendations on safer vehicle selection using NCAP ‘five star’ ratings and identifies the most important UN safety standards for passenger cars. Read more... |
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Guide to Incident InvestigationsDriving for Better Business releases a new Incident Investigation Guide to help employers manage the risk of work-related driving Read more... |
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Connected and Autonomous Vehicles (CAV) | ||
Connected Vehicle data informs infrastructure safetyThe Road Safety Foundation (RSF) is integrating cutting-edge Connected Vehicle technology into its International Road Assessment Program (iRAP) work. Read more... |
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Road Safety Management | ||
Serious road injuries ‘massively’ underreportedMost national governments are failing to significantly improve road safety due in part to an incomplete picture of the number of injuries on the roads and a lack of data Read more... |
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Safe System Exchange - WebinarsThe Safe System Knowledge Exchange to be launched in June will provide ;a gateway to learning for road safety professionals, helping to develop a much more detailed understanding of the culture, principles and practice that make up Safe System delivery. Read more... |
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Cycle safety | ||
Improving global cycling infrastructureCycleRAP’s evidence-based approach can be a powerful advocacy tool, enabling stakeholders to make a stronger case for investments in cycling safety. Read more... |
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Speed management | ||
The Impact of 20mph Speed LimitsA new research briefing from the Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology (POST) provides a comprehensive overview of how 20mph speed interventions are affecting road safety, public health, and health equity across the UK. Read more... |
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Community safety | ||
Promoting Walking and Cycling: A Toolkit of Policy OptionsNew Guidance outlining evidence-based policy actions to promote safe, inclusive, and accessible environments for more safe walking and cycling. Read more... |
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Call to youth to join Local Actions 2025 |
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Child safety | ||
UK parents unknowingly putting children at riskCampaigners are calling for urgent updates to UK car seat guidance after a new study found that the majority of parents turn their children forward-facing before the age of four - despite evidence from the world’s toughest crash tests proving rear-facing seats are up to five times safer. Read more... |
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Post-crash response | ||
Multi-Disciplinary Collision Investigations training to improve road safetyUNECE and WHO organize Multi-Disciplinary Collision Investigations training to improve road safety system in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia Read more... |
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Forthcoming events | ||
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The Road Safety Hour: Speed and it's Management – 29 April 2025 Speed management: understanding the new technology – 6 May 2025 Streets for Life – 12 May 2025 8th UN Global Road Safety Week 12-18 May 2025 – 12 May 2025 2025 Australasian Fleet Education & Leadership Summit – 20 May 2025 Young Driver Focus 2025 – 21 May 2025 The Road Safety Hour: Work related road traffic accidents – 27 May 2025 Safer Roadsides Conference & Workshop – 29 May 2025 TyreSafe Briefing 2025 – 10 June 2025 Blue Light Aware – 17 June 2025 International Symposium Navigating the Future of Traffic Management – 29 June 2025 ADINJC & Intelligent Instructor National Conference 25 – 28 September 2025 ICTCT Conference – 23 October 2025 National Road Safety Conference (NRSC) 2025 – 4 November 2025
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