19 October 2021

We’re excited to be at the Radisson Blu Hotel Manchester Airport ahead of the UKROEd 2021 National Conference. It will be a great pleasure to catch up with so many […]

14 October 2021

A road safety group is calling for the Government to ‘make up its mind now’ on whether e-scooters have a role to play in the future transport mix. The plea […]

11 October 2021

The DfT has published figures confirming there was a 17% fall in the number of road fatalities during 2020 – a trend which can be associated with the Covid-19 pandemic. […]

7 October 2021

The Road Safety Week action pack is now available for road safety professionals, as well as schools and other organisations, to download. Established by Brake more than 20 years ago, […]

4 October 2021

New figures show there were 484 casualties in collisions involving e-scooters in 2020, of which 384 were e-scooters users. The figures, published by the DfT on 30 September, cover both […]

27 September 2021

The real-life impact of traffic collisions is laid bare in a hard-hitting campaign featuring bereaved parents and emergency services staff. As part of the ‘It’s Time’ campaign, the Safer Roads […]

23 September 2021

The DfT is still looking for approved driving instructors (ADIs) to take part in a study designed to improve understanding and cooperation between people who drive and people who cycle. […]

20 September 2021

Using virtual reality (VR) headsets in driver hazard perception is just as good as, and in some conditions better than, single screen tests at differentiating between safe and less-safe drivers, […]

17 September 2021

September 2021 TfGM Safer Roads campaign encourages drivers to slow down and save lives On average, 681 people have been killed or seriously injured on Greater Manchester’s roads each year over the last five years.  Last […]

16 September 2021

New rules to improve safety on England’s motorways and high-speed come into effect today in a ‘major update’ to The Highway Code. More than 3,200 people and organisations took part […]

13 September 2021

SAFE ROAD SPEEDS AND “SAFE SYSTEM” GET NATIONAL FOCUS PROJECT EDWARD: 13-17 September • Police forces across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland take part in first National Safe Speeds […]

10 September 2021

THINK! is bringing back its ‘Pint Block’ campaign to help spread the message among young male drivers that ‘a mate doesn’t let a mate drink drive’. First launched in December […]

2 September 2021

The new NPCC road policing portfolio CC Jo Shiner has praised UKROEd and the opportunity its courses offer for long-term behaviour change. Speaking in an episode of the Project Edward […]

30 August 2021

Local authorities have been issued with guidance to support them in making it easier for people to walk and cycle to work. The 60-page publication, titled ‘Moment for Change’, has […]

26 August 2021

The road safety charity Brake is setting out to dispel some of the ‘myths and misconceptions’ surrounding self-driving vehicles. Brake says research suggests more than one in three (36%) people […]

23 August 2021

Local authorities are being encouraged to have their say on the role of traffic commissioners, as the DfT seeks to ensure the function is ‘fit for the future’. The eight […]

19 August 2021

Research funded by the Road Safety Trust into the relationship between skid resistance and collision risk for a typical local authority road network will provide ‘improved outcomes’ for road users […]

16 August 2021

TfL says the introduction of at least 50 new enforcement cameras – to enforce civil traffic rules at junctions – will play ‘a vital part’ in helping to meet its […]

12 August 2021

More than £500,000 of funding has been made available for community and not-for-profit groups in London to encourage people of all backgrounds to walk and cycle. The funding is available […]

9 August 2021

The number of newly qualified drivers losing their driving licence within the first two years of passing their test has risen by nearly 50% in recent years, new analysis shows. […]