Life saving road safety management software explained in webinar today
TRL Software’s cloud-based road safety management platform iMAAP, has to date saved over 25,000 lives across the globe, and it is being profiled in a webinar taking place this afternoon (3 October). As part of a progressive plan to make the Caribbean Island of Jamaica’s roads safer, at the beginning of 2022 the islands Ministry […]
DfT publishes final statistics on road collisions and casualties for Great Britain in 2021
In 2021 there were an estimated 1,558 reported road deaths, a decrease of 11% from pre-pandemic levels (2019). This is according to the Department for Transport’s (DfT) final statistics on road collisions ad casualties for Great Britain in 2021. Overall, casualties have broadly followed trends in traffic in recent years, according to the statistics. These […]
Pioneering cameras that catch drivers on their phone to be trialled in Devon and Cornwall
A ground-breaking camera system which uses AI to catch drivers using mobile phones behind the wheel is being trialled in Devon and Cornwall. The technology, which can also detect whether drivers are wearing a seatbelt, is being rolled out on select routes across the two counties over the next two months. The trial is being […]
Cheshire East gives green light to new strategies to boost road safety
Cheshire East Council has given the green light to a number of new road speed and safety strategies to provide a safer road environment for everyone. Cheshire East Council’s highways and transport committee yesterday (22 September) approved three key documents – a speed management strategy, a vehicle restraint system strategy, and a skid resistance strategy. […]
Councillors endorse the Leeds Safe Roads Vision Zero 2040 Strategy
Councillors of Leeds City Council Executive Board have confirmed support to adopt a new Leeds Safe Roads Vision Zero 2040 Strategy. In March 2022 Leeds Safe Roads Partnership, chaired by Leeds City Council, launched a consultation that asked the people of Leeds to comment on a strategy, developed by the Leeds Safe Roads Partnership, to […]
Torbay launches road safety campaign with students at South Devon College
Torbay Council has launched a new road safety campaign at South Devon College. Organised in partnership with Vision Zero South West, the event was also supported by Devon & Cornwall Constabulary, Devon & Somerset Fire and Rescue Service and Devon Air Ambulance. More than 350 students and staff attended the specially organised event throughout the […]
Council seeks powers to penalise drivers who break the rules of the road
Manchester City Council could soon be able to fine motorists who break the rules of the road if an upcoming consultation is successful. Under new guidelines local authorities are now able to apply for discretionary powers to enforce Moving Traffic Offences (MTOs), using powers that are currently only available to Greater Manchester Police. These would […]
Guilford Borough Council starts search for contractor to improve safety and congestion at Ash railway station
Guildford Borough Council is looking for a contractor to help it improve safety and reduce congestion at Ash railway station. Guildford Borough Council is heading the plan to replace the station level crossing with a new bridge and pedestrian crossing. The A323 Guildford Road road diversion and bridge project will also enable housing that has […]
Brighton & Hove councillors asked to approve next steps for improving safety and tackling congestion
A report going before Brighton & Hove councillors next week will ask them to approve measures to tackle moving traffic offences in the area. In May, the Government gave local authorities the opportunity to apply for powers which would allow them to enforce certain traffic offences in problem locations. The powers being sought would look […]
Kent County Council decides not to continue with trial of e-scooters after accident
Councillors in Kent have turned down the chance to continue e-scooter trials, following a serious injury. E-scooters are expected to be banned on Kent roads by December 1st this year. This is after a 80-year old lady suffered a crack jaw when she was knocked to the floor by a e-scooter rider. The e-scooter trial, […]