Road Safety News w/comm 21/9/20 – in association with THINK! Click here to read all news reports • The Government is set to introduce the option of a life sentence for drivers who cause death as a result of speeding, using a mobile phone or driving under the influence. • Preparations for the Festival of Road Safety are gathering pace with more than […]
Road Safety News w/comm 14/9/20 – in association with THINK! Click here to read all news reports • Road Safety GB has launched the first Festival of Road Safety, with an exciting mix of participants set to take to the (virtual) stage this November. • Police forces across the country will be focusing on those who drive for work this week, as […]
Introducing the Festival of Road Safety 2020 Road Safety GB has today launched the first Festival of Road Safety, alongside a call for papers from practitioners who may wish to participate. The Festival, which will be aired free of charge to all, replaces the 2020 National Road Safety Conference, which has been cancelled as a […]
Road Safety News w/comm 7/9/20 – in association with THINK! Click here to read all news reports • Graduated driver licencing was among the issues debated during the first session of the Transport Committee’s re-launched inquiry into young driver safety. • The Government has unveiled new proposals to ban ‘antisocial’ pavement parking to improve safety for families and people with disabilities. […]
Click here to read all news reports • The number of people killed or seriously injured in road collisions fell by 70% during lockdown, transport secretary Grant Shapps has revealed. • Driving lessons and motorcycle training can resume in England from 4 July, the DVSA has announced. • Police forces across the UK are clamping down on seat belt offences as part of […]
Click here to read all news reports • Evidence suggests that fewer cars on the road is creating a culture where more drivers deem it acceptable to flout speed limits. • Dorset & Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service has launched an interactive road safety workbook for students home-learning during the coronavirus pandemic. • The DfT […]
Click here to read all news reports • Road Safety GB has produced new guidance to help SCP services operate safely as schools re-open in the coming weeks and months. • Road Safety GB is asking road safety teams and other partners to support and share the Government’s new Safer Transport campaign. • The Government […]
Road Safety News w/comm 31/8/20 – in association with THINK! Click here to read all news reports • Final estimates show a small decrease in the number of drink-drive related deaths in Great Britain during 2018. • The latest phase of a competition, which encourages the development of technology to enable police officers to breathalyse drivers instantly at the roadside, has been […]