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RoadSafe News – February 2023

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In the February issue...

International news

 

Road Safety Grants Programme:

Call for Proposals – Safer Road Users and Safer Vehicles (Round 22)  Read more...

 

ITF Road Safety Annual Report 2022

The Road Safety Annual Report 2022 provides an overview of road safety performance for the 42 countries  Read more...

UK news

 

Proposed changes to make MOTs fit for the future

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Project EDWARD 2022 Review

The Review aims not only to convey the results and outputs from activity in 2022 but also to lay down a longer-term vision that will align Project EDWARD’s uniquely hands-on approach to road safety engagement throughout the coming decade.  Read more...

Driving at work

 

Driving for Better Business - New resources

New online tools and resources to help you demonstrate leadership in the management and reduction of work-related road risk.  Read more...

Conferences and events

 

Young Driver Focus - Speaker Annoncement

Dr Shaun Helman, Chief Scientist at TRL, will be leading one of our five key topics at the Young Driver Focus event in Ma  Read more...

Young drivers

 

Supporting New Drivers in Great Britain

his report, prepared by TRL for the RAC Foundation and the Rees Jeffreys Road Fund, finds that graduated driver licensing can improve road safety while having minimal impact on new drivers’ access to education, employment and social activities.  Read more...

Safer vehicles

 

New crash test spotlights lagging protection for rear passengers

The US Insurance Institute for Highway Safety is updating its longest-running crash test,  Read more...

Safer roads

 

New guidelines to assess safety of road infrastructure in Europe

The European Commission is making available guidelines on methodology for network-wide road safety assessments  Read more...

 

UK National Emergency Area Retrofit Programme

A newly created webpage available, which details the work on the National Emergency Area retrofit programme.   Read more...

Community safety

 

Global Designing Cities - New website

The redesigned website includes new features like an interactive map of the cities where the team hasworked along with information about projects, as well as a sortable database of all our resources and case studies.  Read more...

 

Safer Cities for Pedestrians

How can we make cities safer for pedestrians? Some insights from Ethiopia.   Read more...

 

Active Travel Tool from iRAP

The Road Safety Foundation has developed an Active Travel Tool which aims to help UK road authorities evaluate active travel facilities for both safety according to Safe System principles and age and ability.   Read more...

Alcohol and drugs

 

Alcohol Interlock Film Now Available

The value of alcohol interlocks for preventing drink-driving is highlighted in a new short film launched by the European Transport Safety Council.  Read more...

Forthcoming events

Joining the Dots Conference – 1 March 2023

PACTS conference. Micromobility – Safety and Sustainability – 28 March 2023

ADINJC & Intelligent Instructor National Conference & Expo – 23 April 2023

Young Driver Focus – 10 May 2023

Vision Zero Conference 2023 – 26 July 2023

2023 National Road Safety Conference – 15 November 2023

 

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