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RoadSafe News – August 2022

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In the August issue...

Decade of Action

 

More funding needed for Global Road Safety

Governments to ‘ stop talking and start funding ’  Read more...

UK news

 

Project EDWARD Week of Action

This year's Project EDWARD week of action will take place from Monday 19th September to Sunday 25th September and be the most ambitious yet.   Read more...

 

National Highways Breakdowns Campaign

Now the fourth wave in August 2022.  Read more...

 

A new central hub for road safety analytical support

Agilysis is excited to announce the launch of a ‘ Data Wiki’ as a part of the analysts’ support provided for Road Safety GB.  Read more...

 

Announcing the Safe System Capacity Survey in UK

A national survey to understand existing capacity for Safe System implementation  Read more...

 

‘Travel Like You Know Them’

The THINK! team has launched the next phase of its campaign to promote the recent changes to the Highway Code, looking to foster mutual respect between all road users.  Read more...

Driving at work

 

Reducing road risk - increasing business benefits

Registering for the Driving for Better Business programme provides a journey to reduce road risk in any organisation organisation – and the evidence suggests a wealth of business benefits as a result.  Read more...

 

The ‘Kiss’ Principle – How To Create A Safety Strategy That Engages a Workforce.

Creating and implementing a workplace road safety strategy can – and should – be simple.   Read more...

 

Van Driver Toolkit - Updated

The three new modules cover recent changes to the Highway Code; safe loading to prevent vans toppling and loads moving in transit; and safe access to loads.   Read more...

Connected and Autonomous Vehicles (CAV)

 

Technology for the Safe System - Webinar Series

Technology for the Safe System - webinar series returns in September  Read more...

 

CAV Safety Hub supports knowledge transfer

The CAV Safety Hub is here to increase the awareness in the road safety community of the value of emerging technologies,   Read more...

 

Data on crashes involving vehicles with ADAS.

Last month NHTSA, a US government agency, released its first set of data on crashes involving vehicles with advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS). There is no equivalent to NHTSA that covers the whole of the EU.   Read more...

Road Safety Management

 

Expert Guide to The Safe System

This report from OECD first published in 2016 is well-worth re-reading.  Read more...

Cycle safety

 

Cycling fatalities peak in summer

Summer presents a seasonal peak for cycling fatalities and the latest thematic report from the Road Safety Observatory outlines important findings and recommendations as to why this is, and where improvements could be made.  Read more...

Safer vehicles

 

Majority of motorists back ISA

Almost three out of four UK motorists (73%) back using in-car technology that would help ensure they stick to the speed limit.   Read more...

Safer roads

 

New Guide - Integrating Safety into Road Design

This guide focuses on elements of safe road and roadside designs for road networks that can provide safe mobility to all road users, as well as complementary changes to improve speeds, vehicle safety, road user behaviors, and post-crash care.  Read more...

Safer drivers

 

Fitness to Drive’

A new report available through the UK's Road Safety Knowledge Centre concludes that while a great deal of research spending and effort has created a wealth of information on FTD, there are many areas where the evidence is either inconclusive or where no research has been carried out.   Read more...

Enforcement

 

Increasing dashcam evidence used by police

The police can’t be everywhere, but the public can  Read more...

Alcohol and drugs

 

Drink Drive remains a concern

UK DfT has published estimates for Drink-Drive casualties for 2020 - these show that between 200 and 240 people were killed in collisions in Great Britain where at least one driver was over the drink-drive limit, with a central estimate of 220 deaths  Read more...

Forthcoming events

Project EDWARD – 19 September 2022

ADINJC & Intelligent Instructor National Conference & Expo ’22 – 2 October 2022

ICE LIVE: the UK’s first conference focused on road and community safety virtual reality education – 19 October 2022

UK National Road Safety Conference – 9 November 2022

UK Road Safety Week - Bea a hero! – 14 November 2022

Young Driver Focus – 10 May 2023

 

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