OUR OBJECTIVES
We carry out and procure research into all factors affecting the safe use of public roads in the UK.
MEET THE TEAM
Our dedicated team come from a variety of disciplines and backgrounds, offering unique insights and drawing on a wealth of experience
EURORAP UK
The Foundation plays a pivotal role in raising awareness and understanding of the importance of road infrastructure through EuroRAP UK.
ROAD SAFETY FOUNDATION
The Road Safety Foundation is a UK charity advocating road casualty reduction through simultaneous action on all three components of the safe road system: roads, vehicles and behaviour.
The charity has enabled work across each of these components and several of our published reports have provided the basis of new legislation or government policy.
For the last 18 years, the charity has focused on leading the establishment of the European Road Assessment Programme (EuroRAP) and more recently the work first developed by RSF has fed into the International Road Assessment Programme (iRAP). Since the inception of EuroRAP in 1999, the Foundation has been the UK Member responsible for managing the programme in the UK (and, more recently, Ireland), ensuring the UK provides a global model of what can be achieved.
The Foundation plays a pivotal role in raising awareness and understanding of the importance of road infrastructure at all levels through:
- Regular publication of EuroRAP safety rating measures which can be understood by the general public, policy makers and professionals alike
- Issuing guidance on the use of EuroRAP protocols and working with road authorities to improve the safety of the road infrastructure for which they are responsible
- Proposing the strategies and goals that the Government should set in order to save tens of thousands of lives and disabling injuries
The Road Safety Foundation is a founder member of the FIA Foundation and frequently works with other FIA members in Britain and abroad. We also work closely with other road safety orgnaisations including the RAC Foundation, AA, IAM, RoadSafe, PACTS and professional bodies such as ADEPT.
LATEST NEWS
Looking Back – Moving Forward
This annual report tracks the safety of Britain’s motorways and ‘A’ roads, on which 60% of road deaths take place. Well-targeted packages of intevention can tackle these deaths and generate high economic returns: every year, more than £1.8 billion is...
Take this opportunity to tackle England’s highest risk roads
The Road Safety Foundation and one of the UK’s largest motor insurers Ageas have today called on the Government to commit to a new Safer Roads Fund as a major investment in the country’s road network. Boris Johnson is expected to announce a spend of £900m for "shovel...
Enhancing iRAP Investment Plans for Vulnerable Road Users
The Road Safety Foundation has received funding from the Road Safety Trust to help vulnerable road users. The project will provide Local Authorities with a specialist resource to help understand the risks to vulnerable road users in towns and cities. It will also...