Trials expanded in National Highways hazard management competition02/09/2024 A stopped vehicle detection system that applies computer vision analysis to CCTV images is one of six ideas to be trialled as part of a National Highways competition aiming to find new ways to manage hazards. |
Exclusive: Secret talks over secret safety plan27/08/2024 National Highways has admitted that it may not implement all the measures in a secret plan to improve its failing safety performance, but its regulator has refused to confirm whether it was made aware of this. |
National Highways brushes off complacency criticism20/08/2024 A top National Highways official has pushed back against criticism from the company’s regulator that it ignored warnings over the risk of missing its 2025 casualty reduction target. |
Steel and concrete for old rope on M1 safety roll out12/07/2024 Work to upgrade central reservation safety barrier on a stretch of the M1 in West Yorkshire will move to its second phase next month. |
Push a button and INSTABOOM: Remote control is an instant hit08/07/2024 Reading Borough Council has hailed a significant improvement in the safety of its highways crews after successfully integrating Solar Gates UK’s INSTABOOM Go system into its Traffic Operations Department. |
Graduated licensing 'would save young lives'02/07/2024 Calls are growing for the introduction of Graduated Driver Licensing, which would prevent newly qualified drivers carrying passengers of the same age and driving in the early hours for six months. |
Lack of funding 'hindering road safety'20/06/2024 Limited funding and inadequate data are major barriers to road safety planning and measurement, local authorities have reported. |
'Half a million' break seat belt law every day analysis suggests18/06/2024 A road safety enforcement expert has called for new measures to improve driver behaviour after a roadside survey revealed ‘alarming’ numbers of distracted and unrestrained drivers. |
Insurer fears 'worst ever road conditions'10/06/2024 A major local government insurer has warned that months of rain may have caused ‘some of the worst ever road conditions’. |
Wales casualty data 'a step in the right direction'06/06/2024 The Welsh Government transport minister has hailed road casualty data since a default 20mph residential speed limit was introduced last September as showing that ‘things are moving in the right direction’. |
500,000 deaths ‘a grim and shaming milestone’04/06/2024 Sixty organisations have set out four ‘life-saving priorities’ for the next government as the UK passed 500,000 road deaths since records began in 1926. |
SWARCO aiming to raise £10k for Brake04/06/2024 Traffic technology company SWARCO UK & Ireland has announced that it will support national road safety charity Brake, with a target of raising £10,000. |
Road casualty numbers improve but pedestrian risk is a 'red flag'30/05/2024 Provisional results for reported road casualties in Great Britain last year suggest there were 1,645 fatalities, a decline of 4% compared to 2022. |
Exclusive: Backroom deal passed failing SVD schemes29/05/2024 Behind the scenes arrangements between National Highways and its official monitor and a hurried timescale, meant failing stopped vehicle detection schemes were passed into continuous service on smart motorways in contravention of usual testing procedures. |
DfT celebrates landmark Automated Vehicles Act21/05/2024 The Department for Transport (DfT) said the ‘world-leading’ Automated Vehicles (AV) Act, which became law on Monday (20 May), enables advanced technology to safely drive vehicles on British roads. |
PACTS manifesto sees 33 bodies sign on for 'immediate' road safety action16/05/2024 Parliament's road safety advisers have co-ordinated a manifesto with the support of 33 organisations calling for 'immediate and strategic action' to address road fatalities and serious injuries. |
Fresh calls for mandatory selt belt warnings09/05/2024 Campaigners and insurers are calling on the Government to bring in mandatory 'seat belt reminders' in cars after new research laid bare the dangers of forgetting to buckle up. |
Wales review 'could see more 20mph roads'09/05/2024 The Welsh Government’s review of guidance on the default 20mph speed limit could see councils cut speeds on roads that still have a 30mph limit, a top road safety campaigner has said. |
New anti-speeding technology arrives in July30/04/2024 All new vehicles sold in the European Union and Northern Reland from 6 July will be fitted with intelligent speed assistance (ISA). In Britain, it is not mandatory but is likely to be fitted to the vast majority of vehicles. |
National Highways refuses to disclose smart motorway SVD status23/04/2024 National Highways has refused to disclose how many of its failing smart motorway safety systems have nevertheless been cleared for permanent operation. |
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