MAKING ROAD SAFETY PAY

MAKING ROAD SAFETY PAY

MAKING ROAD SAFETY PAY Making Road Safety Pay makes seven key recommendations which aim to change the national focus on road safety over the next decade.  These will act as a platform for all road safety stakeholders to discuss and develop new practical measures that...
MINISTER BACKS CALL FOR NATIONAL OLDER DRIVERS PLAN

MINISTER BACKS CALL FOR NATIONAL OLDER DRIVERS PLAN

MINISTER BACKS CALL FOR NATIONAL OLDER DRIVERS PLAN Britain’s most persistent high risk Á’ road is set for an upgrade with help from a £1 million cash boost announced by the Government on 14 November. Under Secretary of State for Transport Andrew Jones MP...
TELEMATICS MOTOR INSURANCE FOR YOUNG DRIVERS

TELEMATICS MOTOR INSURANCE FOR YOUNG DRIVERS

TELEMATICS MOTOR INSURANCE FOR YOUNG DRIVERS The Treasury should remove insurance premium tax from telematics insurance policies for under-25’s says the Road Safety Foundation today.  This key recommendation is announced by the charity early to meet the...
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...