Large projects
Here’s a portfolio giving details of the projects who have received funding from us in our large grants programme.
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Road Safety Foundation
Maximising the accessibility and impact of telematics speed data for enforcement, road safety engineering and research
Road Safety Foundation, working in partnership with tech company The Floow, made detailed telematics speed data available to stakeholders such as community speed watch, parish councils, road authorities, police, and researchers in the West Midlands.
Transport Scotland
Motorcycle safety in Scotland using applied psychology to influence rider behaviour
The funding is to support the evaluation of a pilot project that hopes to improve motorcycle safety with new road markings. The road markings, which will help motorcyclists to negotiate challenging bends, will be trialled in Scotland.
Liverpool City Council
A nudge in the right direction - using insights from behavioural science to improve pedestrian crossing design
This innovative project intended to reduce the number of pedestrians who are killed and injured on the roads every year and complements the council’s road safety strategy that was launched in March 2020.
PACTS (Parliamentary Advisory Council for Transport Safety)
Lower urban speed limits in Europe - what does the evidence show?
Lower urban speed limits are key to delivering zero road deaths and encouraging more walking and cycling.
Road Safety Foundation
Enhancing International Road Assessment Programme (iRAP) investment plans for vulnerable road users
This project provides local authorities with a specialist resource to help understand the risks to vulnerable road users in towns and cities.
University of the West of England
Design development of side road crossings
The aim of the UWE project was to provide a basis for better side road designs, so that risk for road users is reduced.
Nottingham Trent University
A comparison of Virtual Reality and non-Virtual Reality approaches to hazard perception training and testing: Does a 360 environment provide tangible benefits?
The project developed hazard tests and training materials presented in VR headsets and on single screens.
University of Kent
Using cognitive responses to assess and improve vehicle brake light designs
The aim of the project was to evaluate the effectiveness of existing vehicle brake light designs and identify factors that promote faster perception of the braking event such as size, shape, orientation, brightness and modulation.
University of Southampton
CRoss-modal Intervention Training To Improve Cyclist Awareness Levels (CRITICAL) project
Funding helped deliver two cross-modal training programs: 1) Cycle awareness for car drivers and 2) car awareness for cyclists.
University of Westminster
Reducing cycling injuries while cycling grows: a study of key route environment factors associated with reduced or elevated injury risk in the UK
This research project aimed to give a clearer picture of cycling safety by looking at risk per kilometre travelled rather than just injury numbers.
Bannerman Road Community School PTA
Albion Green/All Hallows Road design commission and public events programme
The proposal was to create and design a new use for an area of public space, created when a section of Albion Green/All Hallows Road in Easton closed, as an approach to promoting road safety.
Coventry University
Reducing road traffic casualties through improved forensic techniques and vehicle design (RoaD) - proof of concept
The aim of this pilot project was to develop a proof of concept for a pedestrian trauma database. This will support A&E departments at the accident site, law enforcement in pedestrian accident scenarios and the design of future safer vehicles.
London Borough of Waltham Forest
Are 'Mini Holland' area interventions to support increased levels of cycling and walking safer for all road users compared to areas without these interventions?
The aim of the project is to find out what effect the introduction of cycling and walking has on perceived and actual levels of road safety for all road users.
London Road Safety Council
Current and future road safety education, training and provision across the 33 London local authorities
The project reviewed road safety education, training and publicity across the 33 London local authorities and plans for future provision in the context of reductions in local authority spending in this area.
London Travelwatch
Research into the safety of London bus passengers
The aims of the project were to derive a better understanding of the nature and circumstances of injuries to bus passengers and how they can be prevented/mitigated.
Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime (MOPAC)
Strengthening the evidence base for effective pursuit management and decision making for police officers and staff managing public safety and policing the roads
The aims of this project were to understand the nature of vehicle pursuits within London and identify appropriate responses in respect of skills, training, pursuit management and resilience.
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