Bus company and council fined after passenger death
October 18, 2019
A local council and a bus company have been fined after a passenger was killed when she was run over by a lorry at the bus station. Read More
How safe are smart motorways?
September 5, 2019
Claire Mercer recently lost her husband in an accident on the M1, after the 16-mile stretch was converted into a ‘smart motorway’. He is the fourth person to be killed in a live lane on the M1 in the last ten months. Read More
Lorry drivers must not be driven to exhaustion by no deal Brexit, warns Unite
September 4, 2019
Long distance lorry drivers are expected to bear the brunt of any disruption that a no deal Brexit could create, which according to Unite’s warning, could lead to exhausted drivers which pose a threat to other road users. Read More
Preparing for the future: Road safety and occupational health in the era of autonomous cars
August 7, 2019
Giles Kirkland addresses the responsibility and decision-making capacities of Artificial Intelligence, lack of the human factor, automated traffic and whether road regulations are adjusted to self-driving vehicles. Read More
Safer Highways launches industry-wide mental health survey
July 19, 2019
The inaugural Safer Highways Mental Health Summit brought together senior representatives from government, business and academia from across the national Highways sector to launch the first industry-wide ‘Thriving at Work’ Mental Health Survey. Read More
RoSPA says safety targets must be adopted across England
June 27, 2019
In order to decrease the number of road-related deaths, England should take Scotland and Wales’ approach and adopt road safety targets. Read More
Cycling to work: One in four commuters feel it’s still too dangerous
June 24, 2019
Research shows there is still a small percentage of commuters that cycle to work, despite the £1.2 billion investment into the sector by the government. Read More
Is it drivers or managers that create the biggest road risk in an organisation? Why MORR behavioural change is needed
June 20, 2019
95% of traffic accidents are caused by human error and it’s usually 5% of the drivers within your business that account for 30% of your violations, according to RoSPA. Read More
Driver safety: Reducing preventable traffic accidents
May 3, 2019
Graham Hall, European Logistics Manager at Air Products explains how new technology introduced last year has already seen the business reduce preventable traffic accidents by 23%. Read More
Motorway safety: Are smart motorways smart enough for accidents?
April 25, 2019
Police and emergency services have criticised smart motorways, despite a number of benefits, saying they do not help fulfil their duty efficiently. Read More
