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RoadSafe News – March 2021 |
For the most up to date news visit www.roadsafe.com
In the March issue...
- Awards
- International news
- UK news
- Driving at work
- Connected and Autonomous Vehicles (CAV)
- Decade of Action
- Safer drivers
- Motorcycle safety
- Speed management
- Forthcoming events
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Awards | ||
Webinar series highlighting outstanding good practice by Prince Michael Award winners.March 2021 sees the first international award winner’s webinars featuring the Prince Michael International Road Safety Award winners. Read more... |
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International news | ||
New World Bank's Global Road Safety Facility WebsiteThis new website will allow the expansion of guidance and research, improving its visibility, featuring a brand new look and better access to and use of research and products. Read more... |
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UK news | ||
Road safety practitioners sought for online education surveyHighways England and Road Safety GB have teamed up with Agilysis to conduct a review of online road safety education provision – and are calling for the help of road safety practitioners. Read more... |
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PACTS Conference: Improving safety on UK major roadsThe PACTS conference Improving safety on the UK’s major roads will be held on Tuesday 30th March, 11.00-15.00. Read more... |
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Driving at work | ||
Van Driver ToolkitsDriving for Better Business is producing a series of driver information cards to assist van drivers and fleet operators in dispelling uncertainty and myth. Read more... |
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DriveTech launches Driver’s MateDriveTech has devised an ‘innovative new way’ of communicating with professional drivers, a method it hopes will ‘champion and reinforce’ on-road safety practices. Read more... |
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Connected and Autonomous Vehicles (CAV) | ||
A Regulatory Framework for Automated DrivingThe 5th meeting of the ITU-T Focus Group on AI for autonomous and assisted driving (FG-AI4AD) will begin with a joint webinar held in partnership with the Law Commission (England & Wales) and Scottish Law Commission who were asked by the UK Government Centre for Connected and Autonomous Vehicles (CCAV) to review the law and regulation for automated driving. Read more... |
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CAV Safety Hub Blog: Can road safety benefit from the ‘IDAS’ touch?This is the first in a series of articles in which the CAV Safety Hub focuses on the issue of connectivity. Read more... |
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Zenzic: The road to connected and automated mobility.Zenzic accelerates the UK’s connected and self-driving vehicle ecosystem, by facilitating and promoting development across the UK. Read more... |
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Decade of Action | ||
Halving global fatalities on the road by 2030 - mission impossible?Leaders Live bring together some of the best thinkers on road safety to discuss how we can realise the ambitions of the Decade of Action. Read more... |
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Webinar - Road Safety Management – Innovation and delivery in developing countriesUnder the umbrella of the United Nations Road Safety Collaboration (UNRSC), this webinar will address how to innovate country delivery to accelerate the implementation of the Stockholm Declaration and the achievement of the ambitious targets set by the Second Decade of Action. Read more... |
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Safer drivers | ||
The Dangers of Distracted DrivingA recent article from Aimee O'Driscoll highlights the problem and points to some solutions Read more... |
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Motorcycle safety | ||
Using social media to engage with ridersA number of presentations being delivered as part of Road Safety GB’s upcoming online PTW event explore how practitioners are using social media to interact with riders. Read more... |
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Speed management | ||
Time to Slow Down… Again?In his blog RoadSafe Expert Panel member and Chairman Agilysis Dan Campsall says:' The uncomfortable truth that road safety performance has flatlined in the UK for nearly a decade is forcing many to ask serious questions about how we can deliver on ambitious targets to reduce road casualties. Maybe some of the clues to a safer future lie in the successes of our recent past.' Read more... |
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20 MPH default speed limit trials in WalesPlans for a default 20mph speed limit on Welsh roads have moved a step closer as eight pilot areas to trial the change have been confirmed. Read more... |
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Vital resource - The new Speed Management HubThe hub provides evidence-based road safety knowledge to help manage speed through infrastructure interventions, effective enforcement, targeted awareness measures, and vehicle technology. Read more... |
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Forthcoming events | ||
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Road Safety Management – Innovation and delivery in developing countries – 16 March 2021 Young Driver Focus Conference. – 30 June 2021
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