After a year or so in which the UK’s road safety professionals have had to try and work in what several commentators have described as a “vacuum”, it would appear at first sight as though not one but two welcome breaths of fresh air are imminent. Firstly, albeit somewhat delayed,... continue
These are interesting times for road safety in the UK, says Robert Gifford, executive director of the Parliamentary Advisory Council for Transport Safety, “because there are two... continue
A six-month trial to test a solution to reduce vehicle speeds in urban areas and improve road safety has, according to Siemens, “produced very encouraging results”. Three new SafeZone average speed... continue
The first average speed cameras hit our streets more than a decade ago, when... continue
One recent example. Guardian columnist Zoe Williams, road testing the VW Sharans (“This is not an ugly car: it is just extremely functional”) wrote: “My interest was... continue
Over 1.3 million people die each year on the world’s roads and more than 50 million sustain injuries. The World Health Organisation (WHO) predicts that road traffic injuries will rise to become the fifth... continue
In a time when UK road deaths are at record lows, with significant reductions in public sector spending and challenging trading conditions for the private sector, road safety may be at risk of... continue
Noting that the UK’s first road safety strategy preceded the New Labour Government, Clinton observes that: “We have had national strategies and targets in place for almost 25 years... continue
Some members of the ‘road safety’ community sometimes align themselves with approaches to reduce danger on the road at source – basically from inappropriate use of motor vehicles. But in various ways the establishment of ‘road safety’ professionals – highway... continue
In a long career delivering public services, from both sides of the public/private sector divide, the issue of procurement never seems to me to be far away from the minds of those... continue
In the UK it is now becoming practice to adopt a project safety risk management system in defined highway situations where the relationships between design and... continue
Amey has won a five-year contract to provide all road safety education, training and publicity to Central Bedfordshire Council as an extension of its existing highways managing agent contract (MAC).... continue
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