The RAC’s road safety charity and The Scout Association has announced a three year partnership to promote road safety to over half a million Beaver Scouts, Cub Scouts, Scouts and Explorer Scouts across the UK. The partnership will combine the RAC’s existing road safety campaign with the Scouts’ own programme to engage with its young people on staying safe on the roads. … [Read more...]
Lottery of life and death on Welsh roads
You are twice as likely to be killed on a road in Wales than driving in the West Midlands, according to analysis of accidents for the Road Safety Foundation. The Ageas sponsored study found the most dangerous road in Wales remains the A44 between Llangurig and Aberystwyth. The risk of death and serious injury is highest in Wales - 30 fatal and serious crashes for every billion vehicle km … [Read more...]
More schools get 20mph traffic orders
Transport Minister Edwina Hart announced a £4.5m three-year programme to improve safety at more than 40 schools on trunk roads throughout Wales, mostly through the use of part-time 20mph speed limits. Following a Welsh Government review of safety on walking and cycling routes to schools on Wales’ trunk road network, 56 schools were identified as having potential for road safety improvements. … [Read more...]
UK roads are getting safer thanks to new cars’ technology
Road safety has moved up a gear, say accident assessors and investigators at Thatcham Research As the number of new car registered this month continues an upward trend of record sales based on figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders, Thatcham predict an additional 27,000 new cars with standard fit autonomous emergency braking to hit UK roads this month, making the total … [Read more...]
Projects named in road safety innovation challenge
Four projects which aim to improve road safety and reduce the number of motorcycle casualties on Welsh roads will benefit from Welsh Government research funding Transport and Science Minister, Edwina Hart, has announced. The projects were selected from forty-seven bids after the Minister issued a challenge to companies, other public bodies and the voluntary sector earlier this year to submit … [Read more...]
Putting a price on safety
Cash-strapped local authorities facing the challenge of reducing road deaths and serious injuries on their network now have access to a list of initiatives they can take to target risk points, along with the cost and value of the benefits each initiative brings. In a report from the Road Safety Foundation “Engineering Safer Roads: Star Rating Roads for in-built safety” the costs and benefits … [Read more...]
Welsh AM wins national recognition for road safety work
Swansea East AM Mike Hedges has been named road safety parliamentarian of the month for May 2015 by the charity Brake and Direct Line Group. The award recognises the Swansea AM’s work to make walking and cycling to schools in Llansamlet safer, enabling more kids to enjoy healthy, active travel. Mike becomes the first Welsh Assembly Member to be recognised by the award. Mike Hedges’ … [Read more...]
Road safety event scheduled for Wales
Road safety charity Brake is urging the people of Cardiff to improve road safety in their community by attending a training course on Wednesday 17 June to help them to spread vital road safety messages to young people. Brake is working hard to improve young peoples’ road safety in Wales through Brake’s highly acclaimed campaign work. Educators, community campaigners, driving instructors, … [Read more...]
Serious safety recalls hit five year high
Recalls of motor vehicles models posing a serious safety risk are at their highest since 2010, according to an analysis by international law firm Pinsent Masons. Research conducted by the firm found that in 2014, 195 recalls for motor vehicle models were issued, more than at any point in the last five years. Pinsent Masons says the increase demonstrates the increasing pressure on … [Read more...]
South Wales roads are safest in UK
South Wales has the lowest rates for the most serious road casualties recorded per head of population in British Parliamentary Constituencies. Four Cardiff constituencies, along with Torfaen and Newport West, rank in the bottom 10 of all constituencies for residents killed or seriously injured. Constituencies where KSI rates are lower for residents are likely to be large towns and small … [Read more...]