Road Safety Strategy Summit: Sector leaders publish consensus statement
Leaders from across the road safety sector have today published a new consensus statement setting out shared priorities for delivering the Government’s Road Safety Strategy (RSS) and achieving a step change in road casualty reduction across the country. The statement follows the Road Safety Strategy Summit funded by The Road Safety Trust and delivered by The Parliamentary Advisory Council for Transport Safety (PACTS) on […]
Enforcement expert hopes road safety review will take up PACTS recommendations in full
One of the UK’s most knowledgeable automated enforcement experts says it’s vital the government embraces technology to make our roads safer and save lives. Geoff Collins, who leads the ITS UK Enforcement Forum and manages the AI camera company Acusensus in the UK, was responding to a report by The Parliamentary Advisory Council for Transport […]
Mobile phone distraction “normalised” – PACTS publishes Hidden Risks on UK Roads report
The Parliamentary Advisory Council for Transport Safety (PACTS) has published a major new report examining how the UK monitors and enforces two persistent high-risk behaviours: not wearing a seat belt and using a mobile phone while driving. Supported by Acusensus and informed by evidence from police forces, researchers, technology providers, and legal experts, the report highlights that both behaviours remain […]
PACTS calls for urgent improvements to seat belt enforcement
The Parliamentary Advisory Council for Transport Safety, PACTS, has released a new report into seat belt use by British drivers, in the face of figures showing the proportion of car occupants who die while not wearing a seat belt has been rising. PACTS is calling on the Government to take clear, practical steps: introduce penalty […]
PACTS welcomes road safety laws update
The Parliamentary Advisory Committee on Transport Safety (PACTS) has welcomed the news that the Government is planning a major overhaul of road safety laws, with proposals expected in autumn as part of a new strategy. However, with around five people dying on the UK’s roads every day, change cannot come soon enough, says the group. […]
More data and investigations needed so UK can learn better from road traffic fatalities, says new PACTS report
PACTS has published a new report which highlights significant gaps in how the UK handles learning from road traffic fatalities and calls for systemic changes to address these issues. Unlike other transport sectors, road deaths in the UK lack a central investigation body dedicated to learning from each fatal incident, limiting the ability to prevent […]
PACTS issues four life-saving priorities for next government
The Parliamentary Advisory Council for Transport Safety (PACTS) has coordinated a groundbreaking manifesto calling for immediate and strategic action to address the persistent issue of road fatalities and serious injuries in the UK. With support, now from more than 60 leading organisations and growing by the day, the manifesto outlines four strategic priorities aimed at revolutionising road […]
PACTS manifesto calls for life-saving strategies
The Parliamentary Advisory Council for Transport Safety (PACTS) has coordinated a groundbreaking manifesto calling for immediate and strategic action to address the persistent issue of road fatalities and serious injuries in the UK. With support from more than 33 leading organisations and growing by the day, the manifesto outlines four strategic priorities aimed at revolutionising road […]
Road safety organisations call for four life-saving priorities for the next government
The Parliamentary Advisory Council for Transport Safety (PACTS) has coordinated a groundbreaking manifesto calling for immediate and strategic action to address the persistent issue of road fatalities and serious injuries in the UK. With support from more than 33 leading organisations and growing by the day, the manifesto outlines four strategic priorities aimed at revolutionising road safety […]
Safety group calls for more rigorous reporting of e-scooter collisons and injuries
The independent Parliamentary Advisory Council for Transport Safety (PACTS) is calling on the UK Government to tackle the continuing issues of what it calls unsafe e-scooter use by requiring better reporting of collisions and increasing the opportunities for casualty data to be collected. In a report on e-scooter casualties published today, PACTS points out that: […]