20mph speed limits set to improve road safety in Westmorland and Furness
Community-backed 20mph speed limits are set to be introduced across Westmorland and Furness thanks to the council’s new road safety initiative. The council is investing £300,000 of ringfenced funding to introduce 28, 20mph schemes which have been prioritised for delivery following approval at Locality Boards. Introducing 20mph speed limits in the correct places across the […]
Bath & NE Somerset Council supports road safety day at primary school
Bath & North East Somerset Council has supported a day of road safety learning and activities at Freshford Church Primary School. Freshford School, the council and VolkerHighways teamed up to deliver road safety assemblies, activities and an outdoor play session in the afternoon. The council provided educational resources, lessons and activities to the school for […]
Mobility scooter users more than two and a half times more likely to be killed in a road crash
Mobility scooter riders are more than two and a half times more likely to be killed in a road crash compared to other road users, data has revealed. Department for Transport (DfT) road casualty statistics show that in 2022, nine mobility scooter users were killed and 270 were injured in collisions on the UK’s roads. […]
Project launched to help ensure that self-driving car technology is safely implemented
A new project has been launched in the UK by the University of Surrey to help ensure that self-driving technology can be safely implemented. The Methods for Assurance of Self-Driving Vehicles scheme, known as Massdrive, will aim to develop robust methods of approving and certifying self-driving cars as they become available. Professor Saber Fallah, co-investigator […]
NEMA-certified status achieved for AI-powered AGD650 stop-line detector
Extending its global status as one of the UK’s most successful manufacturers of ITS products, AGD has achieved NEMA certification for its best-selling AGD650 Stop-Line Detector. Imperative for customers in both the USA and Canada, the United States National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) testing is designed to assess the suitability of electrical equipment for use […]
Flow Labs introduces Flow RT, a real-time digital twin platform
Flow Labs, a US transportation software technology company specialising in Artificial Intelligence (AI) solutions that makes transportation cleaner, clearer and safer for everyone, announced the launch of Flow RT, a revolutionary new real-time digital twin technology that empowers agencies with instantaneous alerts and insights for better decision making. The platform represents a leap forward in traffic […]
Dorset Road Safe Partnership seeks to reduce springtime motorcycle collisions
Signs are being placed in collision hotspot areas around Dorset this spring to help reduce the number of motorcycle collisions in the county. The road signs have been designed by over 2,400 members of the motorcycling community and have been produced by DocBike and Dorset Council, with support from Dorset Police, BCP Council, Dorset & Wiltshire Fire […]
Devon awarded ‘safer roads’ funding for A361
Devon County Council has been awarded more than £5m by the Department for Transport (DfT) to deliver safety improvements on the A361 in North Devon. The route, which runs between Ilfracombe and Barnstaple, is one of 17 roads in England to be allocated funding from the Safer Roads Fund. Councillor Stuart Hughes, Devon County Council’s […]
£38 million boost for safer roads across England
Drivers across England will benefit from a further £38.3 million investment into improving the safety of 17 of the most high risk roads in England, the Department for Transport has announced today. The £38.3 million will deliver improvements on 17 roads and comes on top of the £147.5 million already invested to deliver life-saving improvements […]
TfWM: Road Safety Action Plan consultation announced
TfWM will be updating its Road Safety Action Plan in 2024. The document will set out the actions the authority plan to take as a region to halve road deaths and serious injuries by 2030. TfWM want to hear your views on how it can make journeys safer across the region. The public are invited […]
