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On 10 March 2009, Members of the European Parliament voted for a compulsory introduction of ESC in all new types of vehicles from 1 November 2011, and for all new vehicles from 1 November 2014.
However an increasing... Read more... |
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A Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) rear-seat center airbag has been developed by Toyota Motor Corporation to help reduce the severity of secondary injuries incurred by rear-seat passengers in side-on collisions. Read more... |
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Almost one year since the Corporate Manslaughter Act came into force many small businesses are leaving themselves wide open to penalties and prosecution.
According to new research from Mercedes-Benz World and RoadSafe,... Read more... |
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RoadSafe was represented at the first International Conference on Road Safety at Work.
Hosted by the U.S. National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) and partners including the World Health... Read more... |
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Fleet Support Group a supporter of the RoadSafe managed Driving for Better Business Campaign recently won the Fleet News Awards Best Safety Initiative. FSG chairman Geoffrey Bray, who was presented with the Award earlier... Read more... |
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BusinessCar reported last week that there have been mounting calls for firms to impose a complete ban on drivers using phones while driving. This comes in the wake of a businesswoman being convicted of careless driving... Read more... |
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Driver reaction times, such as the time taken to apply the brakes or steer away from danger, are significantly slower when driving whilst using a hands-free mobile phone than when driving whilst over the legal alcohol... Read more... |
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Costs and other economic factors are rapidly overtaking safety and green issues in the minds of company car decision-makers, according to new research.
Yet, according to the Government-backed Driving for Better... Read more... |
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How Tesco.com has improved driver and road-user safety and simultaneously reduced fleet vehicle crashes will be the subject of a case study at RoSPAs Practical Transport Solutions Conference on May 14.
Tesco.com is one... Read more... |
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Fleets have been told their drivers will be targeted by Government as it strives to reduce the numbers killed on Britains roads to its lowest level ever. In addition to the continuing Government support for The Driving... Read more... |
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HA has announced its new Business Plan which will deliver greater benefits for managing and operating the road network, making journeys more reliable and safer.
It is to invest around 12m to be invested in its... Read more... |
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The Times reports that the speed limit may be cut from 60mph to 50mph on thousands of rural roads without any change to signs, leaving unsuspecting drivers at risk of prosecution.
There are already some rural roads... Read more... |
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Do you jaywalk, or wait patiently by the road side for the green man to light up? Pedestrians visiting different countries are faced with a bewildering array of different rules and cultural norms for crossing the road -... Read more... |
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The worlds first ever Walking Bus, was established in Hertfordshire in 1998 - an innovation which won a Prince Michael Road Safety Award. Now the concept where parent volunteers walk the children to school, with a driver... Read more... |
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RoadSafe will take on the role of Road Safety Theme champion for gTKP.
The global Transport Knowledge Partnership is an innovative partnership of global organisations, local policy-makers, experts and interested users... Read more... |
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UKIP Media Events, the company that publishes Traffic Technology International, has joined forces with the organizers of Intertraffic to create a brand-new publication that will be known as Intertraffic World.
This... Read more... |
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Medium level managers and others in a managerial position, working with policy- and development issues within the national road administration, traffic safety authority, police or other organisation engaged in traffic... Read more... |
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Conference at Edinburgh City Chambers, 19th May 2009
The UK and Scottish Governments are in the process of developing a new road safety strategy for the next decade, which will be published for consultation in the... Read more... |
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Please now make your nominations for The Prince Michael International Road Safety Awards.
These award established by The Prince in 1987 recognise achievements and innovations which will improve road safety. Each year... Read more... |
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