road safety

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MD of Dawes Highway Safety awarded MBE in King’s Birthday honours

Bowen-Dawes receives the honour for services to road safety.

safety and risk management 16 Jun

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Telent halves injury-related incidents and cuts licence points by 42%

While enhancing safety remains top priority, at fault third-party insurance costs have been slashed by 52% in the past three years too.

Driver Training 11 Jun

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Lower speed limits on roads where children travel to and from school

A road safety charity is calling on the Government to lower default speed limits to 20mph on roads where children travel to and from school.

safety and risk management 11 Jun

red accident triangle on a road with crashed vehicle in background

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Legal warning for fleets failing driver first aid duty of care

Employers could face prosecution if they fail to ensure first aid training for staff who drive for work, a new national road safety campaign has warned.

safety and risk management 5 Jun

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Road deaths on the rise with motorcyclists showing highest increase

There were an estimated 1,633 fatalities on Britain’s roads last year, an increase of 1% year-on-year, according to new data from the DfT.

Department for Transport 29 May

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20mph speed limit research adds more weight to reduction argument

With the exception of motorcycle fatalities, which did not change, 20mph schemes led to fewer fatalities and less severe injuries across every mode of travel.

speed limits 21 May

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Deadline for Brake’s UK Fleet Champions Awards extended

Road safety charity Brake has extended the deadline for entries to its UK Fleet Champions Awards to Friday, May 16.

safety and risk management 6 May

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Drivers target motorcyclists with screenwash and litter

Motorcyclists are having to dodge litter and avoid cigarette butts chucked out of windows by drivers when overtaking their vehicles, according to new research.

safety and risk management 6 May

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Eyesight rules for drivers declared unsafe as DfT considers changes

The Government is understood to be reassessing eyesight rules for drivers after a coroner labelled the UK’s licensing system the “laxest in Europe”.

Department for Transport 22 Apr

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Spike in dashcam footage of poor driving from impatient drivers (video)

There has been an increase in risky behaviours from impatient drivers captured on Nextbase devices.

safety and risk management 17 Apr

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Fleet risk from distracted driving exposed

Three-quarters of drivers report being distracted by their personal mobile devices.

Driver Training 10 Apr

Operation Tramline unmarked HGV on motorway

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Unmarked fleet of HGVs help police spot 51,500 driving offences (video)

Called Operation Tramline, officers from 35 police forces have used the plain white National Highways HGVs since the initiative was first launched in 2015.

National Highways 8 Apr

Simon Turner, Driving For Better Business

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Opinion: Expecting drivers to multi-task or multi-fail

Simon Turner, engagement manager at Driving for Better Business, looks at ways at mitigating the risk of multi-tasking for drivers.

opinion 1 Apr

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One-in-four drivers in near miss | Roundabouts most common location

A quarter of drivers narrowly avoided being involved in a crash last year, new research from AA Accident Assist suggests.

safety and risk management 19 Mar

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Motorists back Government move to scrap graduated driver licensing

Government scraps Graduated Driver Licensing (GDL), with 60% of motorists backing the decision, favouring education and training over restrictions.

Driver Training 7 Mar

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Call to close drug-driving roadside test loophole

The Government is being urged to update drug-driving legislation and allow police to take evidential saliva tests at the roadside.

drug driving 3 Mar

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Headlight glare stopping some drivers getting behind the wheel

More than a third believe most vehicle headlights are too bright, according to a major new study from the RAC.

safety and risk management 17 Feb

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Tunnel closures linked to increased congestion and dangerous driving

Safety, congestion and travel disruption caused by closures of the Blackwall Tunnel revealed in telematics data from more than 16,000 commercial vehicles.

Telematics 15 Jan

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Councils get £1.6bn to fix 7 million potholes

Transport secretary also announces a clampdown on disruptive street works, doubling fixed penalty notices for utility companies who fail to comply with rules.

potholes 20 Dec