RoadSafe News – August 2009

Euro NCAP confirms more five star cars

Volkswagen is to be congratulated on putting together a safety package for the new 5th-generation Polo to produce the safest compact car in the world. Electronic safety Electronic Safety and assistance systems which...  Read more...

'Best Practice Guidelines’ for safe Road Recovery

For over ten years SURVIVE has been promoting the safe use of the motorway hard shoulder and has just released 'Best Practice Guidelines designed to promulgate a consistent and safe approach by all Road Recovery...  Read more...

Distracted driving

According to the second annual 2009 Traffic Safety Culture Index released by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety 35% of drivers said they feel less safe than they did five years ago. Overall, the majority of US...  Read more...

New European motorcycle test Transport Committe Inquiry

Terms of reference and call for evidence In January 2009 the Driving Standards Agency (DSA) announced that the motorcycle test would be split into two parts: Module 1 contains the specified manoeuvres element of the...  Read more...

Campaign success aimed at drunken pedestrians

On average 2-3 pedestrians are killed each year in Hertfordshire as a result of being drunk and in 2007 there were 48 drunk pedestrian casualties in the county. The road safety unit has been campaigning to raise...  Read more...

Young drivers admit to driving under the influence of drugs

New research from DFT shows that one in 10 young male drivers admit to driving after taking illegal drugs. In response to this a new Think campaign has been launched to support police enforcement. The new 2.3M...  Read more...

New Partnership with TyreSafe

We are delighted to welcome TyreSafe as a full member of RoadSafe. The collaboration will see us working more closely together, taking an active part in each others development and initiatives to reduce the number of...  Read more...

Best Global knowledge available on-line

Rapid access to the worlds best road safety knowledge is available through the UK Government-funded Global Transport Knowledge Partnership (gTKP). Register here to receive regular news and access to this free...  Read more...

Road Safety Expo 2009 12 November London

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 12 November 2009. A comprehensive...  Read more...

Call for papers 75th RoSPA Road Safety Congress 2010

Around the World in 2½ days: Lessons for the UK 22 - 24 February 2010 Stratford-upon-Avon The Congress will focus on the lessons the UK could learn from how other countries, and international organisations (such...  Read more...

PACTS Beyond 2010: The Challenges Ahead

The next conference to be held on October 14 at the Royal Society of Arts, John Adam Street, London, WC2N 6EZ, focuses on the challenges for road safety beyond 2010. As you can see from the programme speakers come from...  Read more...

Research Bursary Available

With support from the Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM), a one-time bursary is being offered by The Prince Michael International Road Safety Awards to assist with supplementary expenses, in association with a...  Read more...

Royal award highlights the importance of seat belts

His Royal Highness Prince Michael of Kent has made a special awarded to Volvo Cars this to mark the 50th Anniversary of the invention of the three-point safety belt and in recognition of the companys vision to design...  Read more...