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New Chair and Trustees welcomed to The Road Safety Trust Board
The Road Safety Trust, dedicated to achieving zero deaths and serious injuries on UK roads, has welcomed a new Chair and three new Trustees onto its board.
New technologies for assessing older drivers' road safety
The Floow, a world leader in vehicle telemetry data capture and processing, has received £190k funding from The Road Safety Trust to advance approaches for assessing older drivers’ fitness to drive.
Road Safety Foundation using tech to improve road safety
The Road Safety Foundation received nearly £200k funding from The Road Safety Trust to provide stakeholders in the West Midlands with access to speed data to help reduce road collisions in the region.
£120k funding announced for road safety projects
Charities, local authorities, and community groups are invited to apply for funding for road safety projects. We will open our Small Grants Programme for applications on 9th September for five weeks.
Road Safety Trust Impact Report published
Every charity needs to be able to demonstrate the difference it has made. This is quite a challenging exercise for many charities, and it is especially so for grant-making trusts and foundations, which are reliant on the projects they fund to make a difference individually first.
Annual UK cycle helmet safety tests revealed
To mark World Bicycle Day (3rd June), an annual cycle helmet safety test reveals ‘recommended’ adult and child helmets to help improve cyclist safety on the roads.
Further projects announced for funding to improve road safety
Announcing four further projects awarded funding to help improve road safety. There have now been eight projects awarded in total since February 2021, to a value of approximately £300k.
Funding awarded to improve road safety
The Road Safety Trust has awarded approximately £300k of funding to eight organisations across the UK to help improve road safety.
Call for high quality applications for funding technology-focussed road safety projects
The Road Safety Trust will open applications for funding, between £25k and £200k, for technology-focussed road safety projects on 25 February.
Christmas campaign to target drivers who drink or take drugs
The National Police Chiefs’ Council has announced officers will be out in force across the UK to ensure road users and the wider community are kept safe from harm this festive season right through Christmas until the New Year.
Road Safety Trust supports ‘No Need to Speed’
This week we are proud to be supporting Road Safety Week (16-22 November), the annual event to promote safer road use. Road Safety Week 2020 focuses on the what, the why, and the where of speed.
Funding announced for road safety projects
Funding for public and private organisations, registered charities and not for profits, has been announced. Grants are available for projects that explore how technology can reduce road offending and improve road safety.
Road Safety Trust welcomes automated lane system
The Road Safety Trust welcomes the Government's call for evidence on Automated Lane Keeping System. Driverless technology is already well under way, and has the potential to reduce the number of serious injuries and deaths on UK roads.
£300k Funding for road safety projects announced
Road Safety Trust, a charity dedicated to making the UK’s roads the safest in the world, will open its Small Grants Plus Programme to applications on 15 September for five weeks.
Lockdown eases but motorists must remain vigilant
As lockdown eases across England, Sally Lines, CEO of Road Safety Trust reminds motorists to be vigilant and observe the rules of the road.
Liverpool and Hull to trial new pedestrian crossing designs
Liverpool City Council has been awarded £196,253 by the Road Safety Trust to deliver an innovative project intended to reduce the number of pedestrians who are killed and injured on their roads every year.
Sustrans and Birmingham City Council set to improve road safety around schools
Sustrans received over £95k funding from the Road Safety Trust to evaluate the impact of school streets on the safety of surrounding roads.
Results from safety test on UK cycle helmets revealed
A range of new safety tests have been undertaken on popular UK cycle helmets to help improve cyclists safety on the roads.
Bank holiday speeding advisory
As the UK faces another Bank Holiday weekend in Covid-19 restrictions, Sally Lines, CEO of the Road Safety Trust is advising motorists to observe the speed limit and be extra vigilant whilst on the UK roads.
Parliamentary advisory group set to improve road safety
PACTS (Parliamentary Advisory Council for Transport Safety) has received £60,000 funding from the Road Safety Trust to investigate the safety benefits of lower urban speed limits.