Driver’s relief after being caught by same speed cameras six times in four weeks
A driver who was caught speeding six times in just four weeks, a driver caught out by Leicestershire’s most lucrative speed cameras has been allowed to keep driving. He was among about 8,600 motorists who have been caught by the average speed cameras on Burton Road, near Measham, in the past two years. But he […]
Call for average speed cameras to be part of ‘urgent’ action along ‘dangerous’ A41
Councillors are to call for average speed cameras to be installed along “one of the most dangerous stretches of road in Shropshire. The councillors will be asked to back a review into safety on the A41, amid concern about an increasing number of crashes on the road. Three councillors have put forward a motion, which […]
New data shows vital improvements in lorry safety in London one year on from the launch of TfL’s world-first Direct Vision Standard
Transport for London (TfL), working with the London boroughs, the freight industry and campaign groups, has delivered a radical improvement to road safety in the UK with the introduction of the pioneering Direct Vision Standard (DVS). One year on, data shows that the world-first lorry safety scheme, which reduces lethal blind spots, has helped to […]
Public to be consulted about road safety plan in Midlothian
Midlothian Council will be asking the public about improving road safety including introducing 20mph speed limits in towns and villages. At the full Council meeting this week, councillors approved the public consultation, which will also include asking about cutting speed on identified roads. Midlothian Council’s Cabinet Member with responsibility for roads, Councillor Douglas Bowen said: […]
Lincolnshire Police trial electronic monitoring of disqualified drivers
Lincolnshire Police has received £80k funding from The Road Safety Trust to assess whether electronic monitoring technology can reduce the risk to road users caused by persistent disqualified drivers. The Road Safety Trust, dedicated to achieving zero deaths and serious injuries on UK roads, awarded over £1million of funding for technology-focussed road safety projects through […]
Government launches country’s first ever investigation branch focused on road safety
The government will recruit a specialised team of inspectors to join the country’s first ever Road Safety Investigation Branch (RSIB), looking at how and why incidents happen and to provide real insight into how new technologies – such as self-driving and electric vehicles – can be rolled out on our roads. The branch will investigate […]
£6m funding boost to make Surrey’s roads safer
Over £6m of additional funding will be dedicated to improving road safety around schools, making walking and cycling safer, and to tackle speeding at known collision hotspots across the county over the next three years. The new funding for a range of highways improvements, will be allocated as follows: £1m per year to improve road […]
Ambition to eliminate all road deaths and serious injuries by 2050 in Oxfordshire
A commitment to Vision Zero – the elimination of deaths and serious injuries from road traffic collisions in Oxfordshire – has been agreed by Oxfordshire County Council’s cabinet at its meeting this week The council has set interim targets of a 25 per cent cut in casualties by 2026 and a 50 per cent reduction […]
Van driver crashes into National Highways vehicle to evade road closure
Dramatic video footage released by National Highways shows the moment a driver crashed into a patrol vehicle to evade a temporary road closure on the M6. The footage, captured by a National Highways traffic officer vehicle near Keele in April 2020, shows an increasingly irate driver tailgating the patrol vehicle which was slowly bringing traffic […]
New and improved Road Safety Toolkit online resource launched
iRAP (the International Road Assessment Programme), the umbrella programme for Road Assessment Programmes (RAPs) worldwide has launched a new road safety toolkit. To support the Decade of Action for Road Safety 2021 – 2030, iRAP has launched the new and improved Road Safety Toolkit, to provide a one-stop road safety resource for engineers, road safety advocates, students […]