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Further funding provided to assess e-scooter safety
The Road Safety Trust has provided funding to The Parliamentary Advisory Council for Transport Safety (PACTS) to assess private e-scooter safety and understand casualty data.
School Streets success improving road safety around schools
New research from Sustrans reveals the impact of School Streets on road safety on streets surrounding schools.
Victims of road traffic collisions to be saved with new approach to extrication
A different approach to how emergency services respond to motor vehicle collisions could reduce both deaths and disabilities according to new research.
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.
New app teaches kids road safety
Thirty-seven children on average are seriously injured and one fatally on UK roads every week and worldwide, preventable road traffic accidents represent the second largest cause of death or disability for children aged 5-14 years old.
Research team issues new phone warning for drivers: legal doesn’t equal safe
Researchers from the University of Keele are reminding drivers that using a phone hands-free at the wheel may be legal, but this doesn’t make it safe.
New research project aims to improve outcomes for trapped casualties in road collisions
Fire and rescue chiefs collaborate with medics to explore better, faster road casualty extrication and care techniques. Outcomes will mean reduced pain and suffering for casualties, with economic benefits from reductions in road closure times.