The Road Safety Trust has today announced the award of over £1.1 million in grant funding for six new projects which aim to address inequalities in road safety for different communities and individuals.
The projects, which were selected following the Trust’s Autumn 2024 funding round, underwent an ‘extremely rigorous’ review by the Road Safety Initiatives Committee (RSIC) and the Board of Trustees.
Together, the projects cover a wide spread of topics and are to be delivered by a combination of community organisations and academic institutions.
The successful projects are:
- RAC Foundation (in collaboration with Agilysis) – Understanding Vehicle Safety Inequalities in Great Britain
- Nottingham Trent University (in collaboration with Surewise insurers) – Motorised Mobility Devices: Incidents, Near Misses and Safety
- Nottingham Trent University (in collaboration with the Farm Safety Foundation, National Federation of Young Farmers Clubs and Esitu) – Tractor Driver Training: Creating a Hazard Perception VR Course for Agricultural Colleges
- University of Leeds (in collaboration with Leeds City Council, the National Autism Society and others) – Autistic Children Matter: Addressing Road Crossing Challenges from Multiple Perspectives
- University of Leeds (in collaboration with Leeds City Council and West Yorkshire Combined Authority) – e-SAFE: Equity, Social Determinates, Anti-social Behaviour and Future E-Mobility
- University of Oxford (in collaboration with Swindon SEND Families Voice, Living Streets, and the Council for Disabled Children) – Safe-SEND: Mapping Road Safety Challenges to Independent Mobility for Children with SEND
Ruth Purdie, CEO of The Road Safety Trust, said: ‘These new grants reflect our growing understanding that road danger is not experienced by all members of society equally. By funding projects that tackle inequalities our intention is to shape a safer, fairer system for everyone.’
A new funding round will take place either in late 2025 or early 2026 - further details to be announced later this year.
Details on this year's successful projects and future funding rounds can be found at www.roadsafetytrust.org.uk
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