Video tutorial helps cut driver blind spots toward motorcyclists
New research which explores why car drivers often fail to spot motorcyclists on the road has revealed how a simple video intervention could help save lives – with 92% of drivers reporting a greater understanding of hazards. Despite making up less than 1% of UK road traffic, motorcyclists account for nearly 20% of road fatalities. The Motorcycles in […]
New research project set to transform mobility scooter safety and wellbeing
A pioneering new research project is set to transform understanding of the risks faced by mobility scooter and powerchair users across the UK – a group often overlooked in road safety efforts, despite facing daily hazards on our roads and pavements. The three-year study – Motorised Mobility Devices: Incidents, Near Misses and Safety – is being […]
Nottingham Trent University and Surewise unite to combat rising road fatalities among mobility scooter users
Psychologists at Nottingham Trent University (NTU) have teamed up with Surewise, a leading mobility scooter insurance intermediary, to tackle the alarming increase in deaths and injuries among mobility scooter users on the UK’s roads. This collaboration comes in the wake of alarming statistics revealing that mobility scooter riders are over two and a half times […]
Research suggests hazard training for mobility scooter users “virtually non-existent”
The largest ever study of more than 250 motorised mobility scooter users by Nottingham Trent University is highlighting and identifying a core set of real-world hazards encountered by users and the strategies that users of all experience levels utilise to make their experience safer. Of those questioned, around 62% had not received any form of […]