New campaign launched as speeding revealed as the cause of one in five Scottish road deaths
The Scottish Government has introduced a road safety campaign to tackle the one in five road deaths in the country caused by speeding. The campaign will run across all digital platforms, including TV, radio and online. Transport Secretary Fiona Hyslop and Police Scotland Chief Superintendent Hilary Sloan launched the scheme at Traffic Scotland’s national control […]
Baroness Watkins of Tavistock joins RoSPA’s presidential team
The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) has appointed Mary Watkins, Baroness Watkins of Tavistock, as a member of its presidential team. Baroness Watkins brings a wealth of experience from her distinguished career in nursing, healthcare leadership, and public service, further strengthening RoSPA’s commitment to championing safety and preventing accidents. The RoSPA presidential […]
Flowers planted in Cornish towns create buzzing hubs for pollinators
Planting flowers in urban green spaces across Cornwall has significantly boosted the numbers of pollinating insects, new research has shown. The Making Space for Nature project, a collaboration between Cornwall Council, Cormac and the University of Exeter, transformed urban green spaces, such as parks, small green spaces, road verges and closed churchyards, into welcoming community […]
Waymo publishes data suggesting its robotaxis are almost four times safer than humans
According to its new safety data hub, Waymo robotaxis have now completed around 22 million miles of autonomous driving rides. In Phoenix and San Francisco, where 21 million of those miles were driven autonomously, injury-reported-crash rates are almost four times lower than with human drivers. Waymo is the first robotaxi service that offers transparent data […]
20mph Zones: Oxfordshire passes the 200 mark
More than 200 requests to reduce speed limits to 20mph in towns and villages have now been approved in Oxfordshire. A total of 25 applications were given the go-ahead by Oxfordshire County Council, including ones in the towns of Banbury, Thame and Wallingford. It takes the total number of approved 20mph schemes in the county […]
Drive-buy: New Ford in-car system ‘could’ listen to your conversations to tailor ads
Ford has patented a system that would use several different sources of information to customize bespoke advertising content to play in your car. This as-yet hypothetical system would use various information streams to determine what sort of ads to serve up, such as the voice commands you’ve given to the car. It could also identify your […]
Strictly Highways 2024 agenda announced
LCRIG have unveiled the highly anticipated agenda for next month’s Strictly Highways conference. Delegates will have the opportunity to hear from a diverse lineup of esteemed speakers, including representatives from local authorities, national government and the wider sector. The discussions will focus on topics such as collaboration, innovation, skills and decarbonization, all aligned with LCRIG’s […]
WSP ‘establishing collaborative pathways to deliver the benefits of data-driven systems’
WSP has published a White Paper on the Digitalization of Road Transport Infrastructure, at a time when the boundaries between vehicles, roads, communication networks and the users themselves are blurring, creating a dynamic, evolving ecosystem. Vehicles and infrastructure no longer function as separate entities and the synergy between technology, infrastructure and users will continue to […]
A10 speed cameras: “We’ll see if we can find the funding,” says TfL
Renewed calls for action to tackle speeding along the A10 in North London have been made, following the death of a young woman in Edmonton in January. TfL Commissioner Andy Lord has now pledged to “see if we can find the funding” for more speed cameras on the busy highway. The issue was raised last year […]
Oxfordshire: School streets programme to install ANPR cameras
Five primary schools in Oxford and Didcot will have their school streets programme supported by the use of ANPR cameras. The decision was made at an Oxfordshire County Council cabinet member meeting on 5 September 2024. The schools have been trialling the school streets concept, which involves timed road closures with volunteers operating pop-up gates […]