LORD WHITTY APPOINTED CHAIR OF THE ROAD SAFETY FOUNDATION

LORD WHITTY APPOINTED CHAIR OF THE ROAD SAFETY FOUNDATION

LORD WHITTY APPOINTED CHAIR OF THE ROAD SAFETY FOUNDATION Lord Whitty (John Lawrence Whitty) has been appointed chairman of the Road Safety Foundation, taking over from Lord Dubs who has led the charity since 2007. Larry Whitty became a Life Peer in 1996.  From 2001...
UK’S MAJOR ROAD NETWORK: TIME TO MAKE IT SAFE

UK’S MAJOR ROAD NETWORK: TIME TO MAKE IT SAFE

UK’S MAJOR ROAD NETWORK: TIME TO MAKE IT SAFE Changes to the Highways Agency are a “once-in-a-generation” opportunity to put safety at the centre of investment in England’s strategic road network (SRN), according to a report by the Road Safety...
MEASURING TO MANAGE – 2013 RESULTS

MEASURING TO MANAGE – 2013 RESULTS

MEASURING TO MANAGE – 2013 RESULTS TRACKING THE SAFETY OF BRITAIN’S MAJOR ROAD NETWORK The government has recognised Britain is falling behind other countries and announced the “biggest ever upgrade of our existing roads worth up to £50bn over the...
ENGINEERING A SAFER FUTURE

ENGINEERING A SAFER FUTURE

ENGINEERING A SAFER FUTURE Simple attention to safety engineering detail has resulted in extraordinary cuts in road deaths and serious injuries, according to the latest tracking survey by the Road Safety Foundation. Fatal and serious injury crashes on just 10...
RSF COMMENT ON ROAD CASUALTIES 2011

RSF COMMENT ON ROAD CASUALTIES 2011

RSF COMMENT ON ROAD CASUALTIES 2011 Today government announced the first road casualty increase since 2003 despite a levelling off in vehicle traffic levels. Reported Road Casualties in Great Britain: 2011 shows that the annual number of people killed in road...
UNFIT FOR 80

UNFIT FOR 80

UNFIT FOR 80 England’s motorway network is not safe enough to have the speed limit raised to 80mph, according to Unfit for 80, a new report from the Road Safety Foundation. Poorly-maintained and inadequate roadside protection and the rapidly rising risk of shunt...