RoadSafe News – October 2020

Awards

RoSPA Health and Safety Awards: fleet trophies.

The winners of the fleet trophies at the RoSPA Health and Safety Awards demonstrate world-leading performance in the protection of their employees and other road users.  Read more...

International news

New ITF report on urban road safety best practice

A new report from the OECD’s International Transport Forum (ITF) presents seven case studies of cities that are implementing data-driven road safety policies.  Read more...

IRF Young Professionals Summit

The IRF Young Professionals Programme, with the support of YOURS, will have its dedicated summit on Wednesday 30th September.   Read more...

Asia Pacific Road Safety Observatory

The Asia Pacific Road Safety Observatory (APRSO) is the regional forum on road safety data, policies and practices to ensure the protection of human life on the roads across Asia and the Pacific.  Read more...

UNRSC Webinar - Ten Step Plan - proceedings are now available.

The International Road Federation and iRAP hosted a United Nations Road Safety Collaboration (UNRSC) webinar on the Ten Step Plan for Safer Road Infrastructure.   Read more...

UK news

Festival of Road Safety.

Preparations for the Festival of Road Safety are gathering pace with more than 30 sessions already confirmed, including 16 presentations in a bumper Fringe programme.  Read more...

Road Safety Management

UK Counties adpot The Safe System

In UK the South West Peninsula Road Safety Partnership is a adopting a Safe System approach an has set out the ‘bold’ ambition to achieve a highway system free of fatalities and serious injuries by 2040.  Read more...

Safer vehicles

Safety Rebooted: New Toyota Yaris Sets the Benchmark for Small Family Car Safety

Today, Euro NCAP returns with the result of the first car to be rated against its revamped 2020 protocols. Toyota’s latest small family car, the Yaris, chalks up a full five stars.  Read more...

Are your tyres ready for ACTion?

This year TyreSafe’s campaign covers all three key areas of routine tyre maintenance: Air pressure; Condition; and Tread depth – ACT.  Read more...

Safer roads

Scotland consults on 2030 road safety strategy

The Scottish government is consulting on a new road safety strategy for 2030 to achieve the target of cutting  road deaths by 50% by 2030 in line with UN and EU targets.   Read more...

IndiaRAP inaugural newsletter now available.

IndiaRAP, is the locally owned and led, globally supported road safety assessment programme for India tackling this vital public health issue.  Read more...

Landmark Report Calls for Government Action to Save Lives

An investment package of £1.2 billion would improve more than 5,000km of roads and prevent more than 8,000 fatal and serious injuries over the next 20 years, boost the UK’s economic recovery and protect the NHS by saving society almost £4.4 billion over the same period, according to a report published today by the Road Safety Foundation and Ageas.  Read more...

Building Trust in Automated Speed Enforcement Systems

The International Road Federation (IRF Global)has released a new White Paper.  Read more...

Ten-Step Plan for Safer Road Infrastructure - Questions Answered

Following the UNRSC Ten-Step Plan for Safer Road Infrastructure webinar held on 9 Sep answers to questions are available on-line.  Read more...

Safer drivers

New guide: “Staying Safe on UK Roads in Winter: What YOU can do” 

“Staying Safe on UK Roads in Winter: What YOU can do”   Read more...

Child safety

Safe and healthy journeys to school

Now more than ever, safe and healthy journeys to school are crucial. An epidemic on wheels has led road traffic injuries to be the #1 killer of those ages 5-29. Today, young people are further threatened by a global pandemic.  Read more...

Forthcoming events

NETS Annual STRENGTH IN NUMBERS® Benchmark Conference – 12 October 2020

Festival of Road Safety. – 2 November 2020

National Transport Research Awards 2020 – 20 November 2020

The Commercial Vehicle Safety Conference 2020 – 2 December 2020

Young Driver Focus Conference. – 14 April 2021

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