Bereaved families unite to campaign for stronger sentences for dangerous drivers who kill
Four bereaved families have joined forces with the national charity for road crash victims, RoadPeace, to launch a campaign highlighting the failings of the UK justice system in passing adequate sentences for motorists who cause death by dangerous driving. The charity has launched the ‘Fix our Broken Justice System’ campaign, which is calling for longer […]
TfL and MOPAC announce new victim support service with Brake and RoadPeace
Transport for London, in collaboration with the Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime (MOPAC), police and charities Brake and RoadPeace, is launching a new pilot victim support service to improve support for victims of the most serious road traffic collisions in London. It says the service will enhance the level of support available to families […]
Charity taking on four new staff to keep up with UK’s staggering road deaths and injuries
For a business, an expanding workforce and an increased demand for services is a sign of success, but for a charity supporting road crash victims, it’s not a good sign. RoadPeace, the national charity for road crash victims, sees the recruitment of additional staff members as highlighting what it calls the staggering number of people […]
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Road charity urges an end to the term “accident”
The national charity for road crash victims, RoadPeace is urging authorities and the media to stop using the word “road accident” and talk about a “crash” instead. The charity, which provides information and support services to people bereaved or seriously injured in road crashes, says the term “road accident” exemplifies society’s tolerance of road danger. […]
Bereaved Mum signs Essex Vision Zero pledge in National Road Victim Month
A bereaved Mum has become the latest person to sign the Essex Vision Zero pledge – showing her support for eradicating death and injury on the county’s roads. Mandy Garner, from Epping, signed the pledge to mark National Road Victim Month, which runs throughout August, in memory of her daughter Anisha, who was killed by […]
Road danger reduction charity CEO hails eCall’s lifesaving opportunities
The Chief Executive of RoadPeace, the UK national charity for road crash victims, is supporting a start-up company’s plans to maximise the use of data from the in-built vehicle safety system eCall. Speaking during the Project EDWARD (Every Day Without a Road Death) awareness week, Nick Simmons described the VESOS innovation as “vital” in making […]
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 […]
Excessive speeding catalogued in RAC study
The RAC has built up a file of some of the worst excesses of people speeding on the quieter roads during stay-at-home messaging. It put in a Freedom of Information request to all British police forces and heard how 20 caught their worst offenders at speeds in excess of 100mph. The worst speeder in the […]
“So much for protecting the NHS” – charity CEO blasts speeding drivers
The head of road safety charity Roadpeace has criticised “selfish idiot” drivers who have ignored speed limits on quiet roads during latest travel restrictions. One driver was caught doing 134 in a 40 in London, another 74 in a 30 in Gloucestershire with dozens of people have been clocked at well over 100 on motorways […]