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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National Young Rider Forum
Young Riders Matter
Young Motorcyclists continue to be over represented in the KSI casualties statistics despite accounting for fewer numbers and miles travelled on our roads than all other road users groups.
Bristol Community FM
The Community Radio Road Safety Project - Engaging Listeners, Saving Lives
A project by BCfm Radio in partnership with University of the West of England, Avon & Somerset Police, and four other community radio stations across the West of England tackling road safety concerns in the region using the power of community radio.
Business in the Community Northern Ireland
Responsible driving and the Fatal Five
An innovative, educational project that aims to increase road safety awareness and advocacy within the business community by leveraging the workplace as a setting for imparting road safety education.
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.
The Kier Foundation
Persuading professional drivers that hands-free phones are as dangerous as hand-held phone calls
This project focused on tackling the use of mobile phones whilst driving within the scope of professional drivers.
The British Horse Society (BHS)
De-escalating road rage when passing vulnerable road users (VRU)
This project aimed to look at de-escalating road rage when passing vulnerable road users.
Drymen Community Development Trust
Speed reduction and community space gain through roadway softening layout changes trial
This project is a trial of the installation of white lining and planters in the roadway around the village square…
The Open University
We need to talk about handsfree: officer understanding of the dangers of handsfree and handheld mobile phone use by drivers
This project examined police officer attitudes to, and awareness of, the dangers of hands-free phone use…
University of Greenwich
Safer roads through citizen partnerships: Enhancing road safety through improved use of community speedwatch volunteers
The University of Greenwich explored the role of volunteers in roads policing initiatives, including the CSW scheme, improving their deployment and management.
University of the West of England
What is safe: Developing a Perceived Road Safety Indicators measurement tool (PeRSI) for pedestrians and cycle users
University of West of England (UWE) 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.
Suffolk County Council
Combining the carrot and stick: can ANPR Speed Indicator Devices reduce speed in rural areas?
Suffolk County Council conducted a trial on the effectiveness of interventions using ANPR Speed Indicator Devices.
Staffordshire University
Routes to speed safety: Understanding and measuring the contribution of Community Speedwatch - a partnership between Gloucestershire Police and Staffordshire University
Staffordshire University provided an evaluation of the effectiveness of Community Speed Watch (CSW) throughout Gloucestershire to help engage with drivers and communities around the issue of speed.