Small projects
Here’s a portfolio giving details of the projects who have received Small Grants funding from us. If you have a road safety initiative that requires funding and you meet our small grant criteria, why not apply when the grant applications are open?
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The Bikeability Trust
An Immersive VR Intervention to Improve Child Cyclists’ Looking Behaviour and Situation Awareness and its Effects on Child and Parent/Carer Confidence and Attitudes: A Nationwide Community-Based Study
Using video based and on-road assessments this project determined whether immersive training delivered using VR headsets can improve children’s on-road cycling performance.
Imperial College London
Enhancing Road Safety: Automatic Vehicle Triage in the NHS Ambulance Service for Improved Post-Crash Care and Injury Prediction
This pilot project aims to significantly reduce fatal and severe injuries by leveraging in-vehicle sensor technology to predict injuries and improve post-crash care.
RAC Foundation
DriveFit 2.0
Building on the success of the award winning DriveFit project, this research aims to enhance the attitudes and intentions of pre-drivers, ultimately leading to a reduction in road collisions and incidents among this demographic.
So-Mo
Fasten Up for Your Future
Following the success of an initial project, Transport for West Midlands funded a pilot to build on the proof of concept to broaden the geography and reach of the original project. Additional funding from The Road Safety Trust allowed for an evaluation that measured the impact of the project by understanding the reach, visibility and the behavioural change delivered by the online media campaign.
Nottingham Trent University
Development of an on-road tractor-based VR assessment and training tool for agricultural drivers
Working in collaboration with The Farm Safety Foundation, Nottingham Trent University aims to develop a validated 360-degree hazard test focused on on-road tractor safety training and driving skills.
National Young Rider Forum
The view from the saddle: What perspective works best for a motorcycle hazard perception test?
This project aims to produce a good quality, motorcycle specific hazard perception test tailored to the needs of riders.
UWE Bristol
Centre Line Removal Trialling for Safer Roads
This project will deliver a small scale controlled trial to test the effectiveness of implementing CLR in addition to existing lower speed limits i.e. 30mph and 20mph in small towns and semi-rural settlement areas within East Lothian Council's local highway network.
Foresight
Making Me Proficient at Walking and Cycling
This project aims to improve the road safety confidence, skills and knowledge of the local disabled community, working in partnership with a group of peer beneficiaries and local road safety professionals to design and develop a walking and cycling proficiency training programme and personalised support to disabled participants.
Leeds Older People’s Forum
Driving Change Together
This project worked closely with older people in Leeds to understand ‘what works’ to encourage older drivers to assess their driving ability as they age and consider safer alternatives whilst maintaining a social and independent life.
Road Safety GB
Extending the reach of RSGB Ageing Driver Training
This project aims to increase the uptake of the RSGB Ageing Driver Training Course for ADIs, which has gained DVSA recognised status (an accreditation scheme designed to raise awareness and recognition) and responds to the recommendations in the National Older Drivers Strategy.