RoadSafe News – June 2009

e-Safety Challenge

RoadSafe is supporting The e-Safety challenge to focus on innovative vehicle safety technologies and the potential lives to be saved on the roads through increased deployment of these technologies. An important obstacle...  Read more...

Tyre Safety Month

RoadSafe will be supporting Tyre Safety Month in September being led by our partner TyreSafe. Following recent research which shows that 90% of British motorists don't know their vehicle's correct tyre inflation...  Read more...

Help needed for Driving for Work focus groups

TRL (Transport Research Laboratory), in juncuntion with TfL (Transport for London), are currently offering individuals 35 to take part in two discussion groups on the subject of driving for work. The discussion groups...  Read more...

Business Champion BT seeks its safest UK-based driver

BT, one of the Driving for Better Business champions, is asking all 100,000 of its UK-based people: Could you be our Safe Driver of the Year 2009? Designed to raise safety awareness and support good driving behaviour...  Read more...

DfT maintains subsidy for SAFED for Vans

The Department for Transport (DfT) has announced that it will maintain the SAFED for Vans subsidy that is available to businesses in England at the 2008-09 levels until the end of September 2009. This action...  Read more...

New calls for root and branch review of road crash investigations

A fundamental review into the way road accidents are investigated has been called for by the RAC Foundation. The organisation claims that many of the 36,781 road deaths recorded over the last 11 years might have been...  Read more...

Company bosses pledge to review driver safety rules after seminar

Firms are to review their road safety policies for company drivers after attending a fleet driver seminar. Bosses vowed to check their existing road safety policies and amend them where necessary to comply with strict...  Read more...

Driver assessment helps specialist agency defy recession

Driver assessment ahead of their deployment by specialist recruitment agency Drivers Plus is helping the Bradford-based company shrug off the impact of recession. The independent agency has seen its turnover increase...  Read more...

Speed limiter trial launched in London

A six-month trial of Intelligent Speed Adaptation (ISA) technology, which aims to reduce road casualties and help drivers avoid speeding penalties, has been launched in London. As part of the trial being run by...  Read more...

Duty of care inspections should not be overlooked fleets are warned

Longer vehicle service intervals means that fleets are exposed to increased downtime and costs, says RAC. Following duty of care inspections of 140 fleet vehicles, the company found that 90% had one or more faults that...  Read more...

Champions take Fleet World Honours

Two of the Driving for Better Business Champions received the top awards for Fleet Safety at the Fleet World Honours last month. Wolseley and Chamberlain Doors both won the accolades for their dedication to the safety of...  Read more...

BVRLA publishes new driving at work guide

The British Vehicle Rental and Leasing Association (BVRLA) has launched its revised Guide to Driving at Work, which the organisation says should be read by everyone who is involved with driving on business. The online...  Read more...

Prison looms for senior staff in breach of health and safety rules under new law

There are likely to be more convictions for breaches of the Health and Safety at Work Act following the recently introduced Health and Safety (Offences) Act than under the Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide...  Read more...

Britain's A Roads still the most dangerous

Single-carriageway A-roads are rated Britain's most dangerous and 58 per cent of A-roads and 25 per cent of motorways fail to rate as safe, according to the latest survey by The Road Safety Foundation, which has tracked...  Read more...

A further welcome drop in road casualties.

Three traffic bulletins issued by DFT: Road Casualties in Great Britain : Main Results, Road Statistics 2008: Traffic, Speeds and Congestion and Public attitudes to road network performance show a further welcome drop...  Read more...

Rapid access to the world's leading road safety experts

The global Transport Knowledge Partnershipis an innovative partnership of global organisations, local policy-makers, experts and interested users. gTKP currently offers free access to sector experts and best practice...  Read more...

Global status report on road safety

Approximately 1.3 million people die each year on the world's roads, and between 20 and 50 million are injured. The Global Status Report on Road Safety published today by the WHOis the first broad assessment of the road...  Read more...

TISPOL Conference

The TISPOL Conference 2009 is a major European Road Safety event, with key speakers and exhibitors in the field of road safety and road safety enforcement from across Europe and the USA . The Conference will be held...  Read more...

Road Safety Expo 2009

For a third year RoadSafe is proud to support Road Safety Expo - the essential event for road safety professionals taking place at Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre in London, on 12November 2009. A comprehensive...  Read more...

Conferences

RoadSafe is pleased to recommend these conferences; PACTS Beyond 2010: The Challenges Ahead October 14, 2009 More information is available here 75th RoSPA Road Safety Congress Theme: Around the World in 2½...  Read more...

IHIE Road Safety Seminar: Making a difference

30th June 2009, Center Parcs, Longleat www.ihie.org.uk We are all able to contribute to meeting the Government's targets of 40% reduction in KSIs by 2010 and then the challenge of the 2020 strategy. This IHIE Branch...  Read more...

Road Safety Expo 2009

RoadSafe is delighted to support Road Safety Expo. Now in its third year this essential event for road safety professionals includes comprehensive conference programme, exhibition and networking, plus the chance to learn...  Read more...