GETTING BACK ON TRACK

GETTING BACK ON TRACK

Oct 29, 2018 | News

GETTING BACK ON TRACK The highest annual number of road deaths since 2011 were recorded on Great Britain’s roads in 2017. After decades of trauma reduction, we have reached a plateau. In effect, a decade has been lost. 2,549 people have not returned to their families...
SAFER ROADS FUND RESULTS

SAFER ROADS FUND RESULTS

Oct 10, 2018 | News, Uncategorized

SAFER ROADS FUND RESULTS The Safer Roads Fund was established to treat the 50 highest risk local A road sections in England with remedial road safety engineering interventions.  As a result £100 million has been committed by the Department for Transport across 48...
CUTTING THE COST OF DANGEROUS ROADS

CUTTING THE COST OF DANGEROUS ROADS

Nov 20, 2017 | News, Uncategorized

CUTTING THE COST OF DANGEROUS ROADS A lifetime of care following a road crash can cost more than £20m.  In total, Britain loses 1-2% of GDP in road crashes.  The £36bn lost annually is more than is spent on GP services and primary schools combined. Half of all...

DR SUZY CHARMAN APPOINTED RESEARCH DIRECTOR

Jun 14, 2017 | News

The Road Safety Foundation has appointed Dr Suzy Charman as Research Director to lead its annual EuroRAP risk mapping and performance tracking results, as well as a ground-breaking project to improve safety on England’s 50 highest risk ‘A’ roads. Dr Charman brings...