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 […]
The Road Safety Trust launches Spring 2026 Large Grants programme
The Road Safety Trust has launched its Spring 2026 ‘Large Grants’ programme, with funding of up to £200,000 available for innovative and high impact road safety projects. Grants of between £50k-£200k are available from a total funding pot of £750k, for research projects and interventions that will make a positive impact on the safety of […]
The Road Safety Trust: A decade of impact
An independent impact study published to mark The Road Safety Trust’s 10th anniversary has outlined how the charity’s funding has helped build the evidence base for safer roads across the UK. The report by Systra outlines how Government is drawing on the Trust’s evidence base when shaping national road safety policy. It also demonstrates how over […]
Report outlines how Government is drawing on the Road Safety Trust’s evidence base when shaping national road safety policy
An independent impact study by Systra published today to mark The Road Safety Trust’s 10th anniversary will outline how the charity’s funding has helped build the evidence base for safer roads across the UK. It also demonstrates how over £13m invested across more than 120 projects over the past decade has directly influenced policing standards, […]
Six local authorities considering Project PRIME motorcycle safety rollout
An award-winning motorcycle safety project that was first trialled in Scotland is continuing to save lives on the country’s trunk road network. The first phase of Project PRIME took place between 2020 and 2022, with special road markings installed at 22 sites on the trunk road network to help riders make better decisions when taking bends. The […]
Grant funding of £750,000 to be made available for innovative road safety projects
The Road Safety Trust has released details of its forthcoming Large Grants round, with funding of up to £200,000 for innovative and high impact road safety projects. The Trust is an independent grant-giving organisation which supports projects and research that make UK roads and streets safer for all users. It has now released details of […]
Groundbreaking research aims to spearhead efforts to improve young rider safety
The most comprehensive research project into young motorcyclists to date, commissioned to understand the attitudes, behaviours, needs and preferred methods of communication of young riders, has been launched by the National Young Rider Forum (NYRF). Carried out with funding from The Road Safety Trust and support from Agilysis, the Young Riders Matter project comprised a casualty analysis […]
TRL director to discuss ‘safe design for life’ at Mature Drivers conference
Professor Richard Cuerden, TRL’s director of safety management at TRL, will discuss the evidence linking driver age and collision risk associated with ‘newer’ vehicle design. Hosted by Road Safety GB, with support from GEM Motoring Assist, The Road Safety Trust and Waymo, the Mature Drivers Conference will be held at Austin Court, Birmingham, on 28 April […]
New approach to skid resistance could be a game-changer for highway safety teams
A groundbreaking new method for prioritising skid resistance treatments on local roads has been developed through research funded by The Road Safety Trust. Typically, these decisions are guided by research and approaches tailored for national road networks which have very different geometries, junction types, traffic flow and speed compared to local roads. Now, Derby City […]
The Road Safety Trust invites funding bids for road safety research projects and interventions
The Road Safety Trust’s Autumn 2025 Small Grants programme officially launched today, with funding being provided for potentially life-saving initiatives. Grants of between £10k-£50k are available to help fund practical research projects and interventions that will make a positive impact on the safety of our roads. For the first time, the Trust is implementing a […]