Greater Manchester launches ‘hard-hitting’ Safer Roads campaign
The real-life impact of traffic collisions is laid bare in a hard-hitting campaign featuring bereaved parents and emergency services staff. As part of the ‘It’s Time’ campaign, the Safer Roads Partnership is calling on motorists to think differently about how they drive and the journeys they are going to make, before getting behind the wheel. On average, 681 people have been killed or seriously injured on […]
Road Safety Partnership launches to create a safer Warwickshire
Partners in Warwickshire are showing their commitment to reducing the numbers of people killed or seriously injured on our roads by joining together to form a new Warwickshire Road Safety Partnership. Chaired by Warwickshire’s PCC Philip Seccombe, the partnership includes Warwickshire Police, Warwickshire County Council, Borough/ District and Parish Councils, Warwickshire, Fire and Rescue Service, […]
Study finds road safety campaigns do cut crash deaths
A team of Japanese researchers have analysed more than 70 years of road death numbers and found that road safety campaigns have had a significant effect in reducing the number of people killed on the roads. The researchers at the University of Tsukuba applied mathematical modelling to data spanning 1949 to 2019 to examine the […]
Transport Scotland to review “terrifying” junction
Transport Scotland is promising to review the layout of a junction on the A96 between Aberdeen and Inverness. The Press and Journal reports that MSP Alexander Burnett, who represents Aberdeenshire West, wrote to the government body earlier this month following a spate of crashes at the junction in Huntly that included a crash between a […]
Mercedes Benz and TfL join forces to develop digital tool that can identify high risk locations before an incident takes places
A division of Mercedes-Benz AG-Urban Mobility Solutions (UMS) has been working with Transport for London to develop a road safety ‘dashboard’-a digital tool that has the potential to identify higher risk locations prior to an incident taking place on the network. Currently, cities and authorities use information about historic collisions to understand road safety and […]
New research shows that almost half of drivers are in favour of 20 mph zones in towns
Almost half of British drivers are in favour of lowering all existing 30 mph speed limits to 20 mph, according to new research. The study by IAM Roadsmart of more than 1,000 motorists found 44%bof those quizzed think the UK roads that currently have 30 mph limits should see them reduced by 10 mph. The survey found 49% of those […]
Research in the US finds that data collected from connected vehicles can offer real-time insights in road safety challenges
Data collected from connected vehicles can offer near real-time insights into highway safety problem areas, identifying near-misses, troublesome intersections and other roadway dangers. New research from Michigan State University and Ford Mobility, which tracked driving incidents on Ford vehicles outfitted with connected vehicle technology, points to a future of greatly expanded understanding of roadway events, far beyond […]
Road safety action on M6 captures more than 600 offences
More than 600 offences were discovered in a week of action by police and Highways England patrolling the M6 in unmarked HGV ‘supercabs’. Police officers caught 92 drivers using their mobile phone illegally – with one playing online poker and another FaceTiming his partner. Failing to wear a seatbelt was the most common offence with […]
Not enough is being done to protect roadworkers, says new survey
Only 42% of the public agree that enough is being done to protect roadworkers in the UK. The results were part of a new YouGov survey commissioned by workflow software specialists, Re-flow, with less than half the British public feeling that enough is done to keep roadworkers safe, showing that current standards are not considered […]
Plans for 20mph speed limits on residential and pedestrian roads set to be legislative priority in Wales
Plans to reduce the national default speed limit in Wales from 30mph to 20mph on residential roads and busy pedestrian streets will form part of the Welsh Government’s legislative priorities for this year, Deputy Minister for Climate Change, Lee Waters has confirmed. If passed, Wales will be the first country in the UK to introduce […]