road safety
Speed compliance highest on 60mph roads
The proportion of cars exceeding the speed limit in free-flowing conditions has remained broadly stable since 2011, the DfT has concluded, after publishing new data
Project EDWARD: ‘Every Day Without a ...
Project EDWARD – the road safety campaign now positioned around “Every Day Without a Road Death” – returns this year with a week of road
Mindfulness at the wheel
With people returning to work, stress becomes an added companion to life. The rushing around, getting back into a routine… it all contributes to our
New ‘Dutch-style’ roundabout op...
A new ‘Dutch-style’ roundabout, designed to improve safety for vulnerable road users, has opened in Cambridge. The roundabout, labelled a UK first by Cambridgeshire County Council,
Operators put at risk by London Direct Visi...
The confusion surrounding Transport for London’s Direct Vision Standard (DVS) legislation is putting operators at risk, claims a leading road safety expert. From October 26,
Survey reveals attitudes towards road safet...
The majority of drivers believe the law on using mobile phones while driving is not being properly enforced, a Government survey suggests. Published on 5 August, the
Complacency in national road safety casualt...
The DfT published annual road casualty statistics 2019 for Great Britain this week*, and the overarching trend is no real or dramatic improvement in road
Better roads policing needed to prevent inc...
A leading police institution has highlighted a ‘clear and pressing’ need for authorities to recognise the importance of roads policing in reducing fatality figures. In
Government bans old coach, bus and lorry ty...
Tyres aged ten years and older will be banned from lorries, buses and coaches on roads in England, Scotland and Wales in a boost to
Minister highlights significant fall in KSI...
The number of people killed or seriously injured (KSI) in road collisions fell by 70% during lockdown, transport secretary Grant Shapps has revealed. Government figures
