road safety

European safety council wants to ban SUVs f...

Feb 13, 2020Comments off

The European Transport Safety Council (ETSC) has called for a ban on SUVs in towns and cities in a bid to cut cyclist and pedestrian

£75 computer system could revolutionise ro...

Feb 10, 2020Comments off

A £75 computer system could revolutionise road safety by allowing cars to talk to each other and warn drivers there is a hazard ahead. More

Shared space: Prime Minister urged to stop ...

Jan 20, 2020Comments off

Boris Johnson, the UK Prime minister, is being urged to step in and call a complete halt to shared space road design across the UK.

Road safety: what’s ahead in 2020?

Jan 13, 2020Comments off

With emerging issues likely to take centre stage, 2020 promises to be an intriguing year in road safety. Edward Seaman, assistant editor of Road Safety

Australia introduces ‘world-firstR...

Dec 16, 2019Comments off

Authorities on the east coast of Australia have taken the fight against mobile phone using drivers to the next level, with the introduction of ‘world-first’

Dawes Highway Safety wins legal action

Dec 09, 2019Comments off

Dawes Highway Safety, which has fitted its innovative and award-winning PeoplePanels® to more than 5,000 HGVs across the UK, has warned fleets to be on

Scotland ‘getting tougher on drink an...

Dec 02, 2019Comments off

Authorities in Scotland have launched their annual festive drink and drug drive campaign – with ‘Gran’ once again featuring prominently, in a bid to positively

Uber and AA’s DriveTech launch road safet...

Nov 20, 2019Comments off

Road safety is a global problem with 1.3 million people killed annually. In the UK over 1,700 die with thousands more seriously injured annually.  Uber

M6toll launches HGV driver road safety camp...

Nov 19, 2019Comments off

M6toll, operated by Midland Expressway Ltd (MEL), has joined forces with Central Motorway Police Group (CMPG) to produce a high impact road safety campaign designed

Bad driving is still the biggest cause of U...

Nov 12, 2019Comments off

Bad driving is the number one reason for road accidents in the UK, according to research led by telematics supplier Masternaut. The report analysed 192,503,863