Projects dedicated to improving road safety announced

Grants Awarded
Written By Lynne Dickens

The Road Safety Trust has awarded approximately £120k funding from its Autumn 2021 Small Grants round to five organisations across the UK to help improve road safety.

Saves Lives sign at a busy junction

Since it was established in 2014, the Road Safety Trust has awarded grants worth around £5m to over 70 different projects.

Recipients of the funding are universities and local authorities and they have been awarded between £13k and £30k.

Derby City Council is bringing together multiple local authorities to pilot a new approach to skid resistance developed through an earlier grant from the Trust.

Staffordshire University will provide an evaluation of the effectiveness of Community Speed Watch (CSW) throughout Gloucestershire to help engage with drivers and communities around the issue of speed.

Suffolk County Council will trial the effectiveness of interventions around the use of ANPR Speed Indicator Devices.

Greenwich University will explore the role of volunteers in roads policing initiatives including the CSW scheme and improving their deployment and management. It will establish ‘what works’ and why in road safety, support collaboration between the police and universities, and influence road safety policy and practice.

University of West of England - UWE Bristol is building upon a previously funded project on a Perceived Road Safety Indicators measurement tool to refine and trail it, enabling practitioners to further understand the extent of perceived lack of safety.

Sally Lines, Chief Executive of The Road Safety Trust said:

“The Small Grants Programme is a real opportunity for local authorities and universities to make a tangible impact on local road safety and these five projects will do just that. We are looking forward to the results and the potential of them being brought to scale outside of their local communities.

“The quality of application for this round of funding was very high and we are pleased to be working with these five organisations to help us achieve our vision of zero deaths and serious injuries on UK roads.”

Find out more about all our small grant awards here: small grants awarded

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