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Experts launch worldwide road safety campaign 12/05/2011 The UN Decade of Action for Road Safety was officially launched this week with the backing of more than 100 private sector organisations, including vehicle manufacturers, the insurance industry and road safety professionals.
Signs, speed limits and road studs save lives 26/05/2011 More than 300 people in the UK are alive today or not crippled because just 15 roads have had simple improvements put in place.
Safety campaign to cut motorbike carnage 23/06/2011 A new THINK! campaign to help cut the number of motorcyclists killed and injured on Britain's roads has been launched by Road Safety Minister Mike Penning.
Safety officers link-up with Highways Magazine 23/06/2011 The Highways Safety Officers Group has become the latest trade body to team up with Highways Magazine.
Speed plea to protect road workers 01/09/2011 Drivers are being urged to take extra care at roadworks to prevent deaths and injuries among road workers as winter approaches.
Road safety figures revealed 22/09/2011 Specialists at Road Safety Analysis have revealed how local road safety performance has differed across the country over the last five years.
Engineers fear over road safety targets 10/11/2011 The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) is warning that the removal of road safety targets could lead to more road traffic accidents.
EnterpriseMouchel hits safety milestone 20/04/2012 EnterpriseMouchel has achieved three million worked hours without a reportable injury in its role as the Managing Agent Contractor for the Highways Agency in Central Southern England.
Road safety bodies join forces 24/04/2012 The Transport Research Laboratory and Road Safety Analysis are joining forces to support road safety delivery in the UK.
Council road safety budgets cut by 15% 03/05/2012 Local councils in England slashed their road safety budgets by 15% last year compared to average spending cuts of just 6% for other council services.
Road accidents cut by 30% after outsourcing to Amey 25/06/2012 Central Bedfordshire Council has seen a 30% fall in people killed or seriously injured in accidents, since outsourcing its road safety education, training and publicity to Amey at the end of 2010.
Action demanded as road deaths rise 19/07/2012 Cuts to local authority road safety budgets have been condemned after shock figures revealed that road deaths last year rose for the first time since 2003.
Safety fear for highways workers 11/10/2012 Union leaders are warning that cuts to the highways management contract in Greater Manchester, Merseyside and Cheshire could put road workers at risk.
Road worker safety under the spotlight 25/01/2013 The Highways Agency and their contractor Aone+ are urging drivers to take extra care at roadworks in a bid to cut deaths and injuries of roadworkers.
Road safety spending slashed by £15m 31/01/2013 The government has been accused of cutting spending on road safety campaigns from £19m in 2008/09 to just £4m in 2011/12.
Road safety websites will highlight council stats 21/03/2013 The public will be able to compare their local council's road safety performance with other parts of the country thanks to a new website launched by Road Safety Minister Stephen Hammond.
Agency plea over road worker safety 08/04/2013 The Highways Agency has renewed its plea to drivers to take extra care and obey speed limits at roadworks as the Government invests extra funds in infrastructure schemes.
New safety improvements to be implemented on A1 10/06/2013 A new scheme to improve safety along the A1 in Cambridgeshire is due to start next summer.
200 up for 20mph campaign group 12/06/2013 Road safety group 20’s Plenty for Us has launched its 200th campaign in Bradford on Avon in Wiltshire.
Level crossing safety under the spotlight 25/06/2013 An inquiry into the safety of the UK’s 8,000 level crossings is set to take place.
Amey wins safety awards 05/08/2013 Highways service provider Amey has won four nationally recognised health and safety awards.
Skanska in road worker safety plea 16/10/2013 Skanksa is taking to the airwaves in its fight to raise awareness among the public about driving safely through road works.
Radio campaign calls on drivers to take care through roadworks 23/10/2013 Leading road maintenance companies have joined together with the Highways Agency to launch a national radio campaign to ask drivers to ‘take extra care’ through roadworks.
Cyclists stage “die-in” protest in London 02/12/2013 Around 1,000 cyclists staged a “die-in” protest outside Transport for London’s headquarters on Friday (29 November) in an effort to raise awareness of cycling safety in the capital.
RAC warning over road safety budget cuts 10/03/2011 Britain should be braced for a possible increase in the number of road deaths because of cuts to the road safety budget and traffic growth caused by economic recovery.
Record road safety stats in Staffordshire 24/03/2011 Death and serious injuries on roads in Staffordshire have reached record lows.
Authorities join forces to cut road safety costs 12/06/2012 Six highways authorities across Berkshire have created a new shared service arrangement and appointed Road Safety Analysis (RSA) as contractor to work with them for the next four years.
Call for action on A12 26/06/2014 Essex County Council’s cabinet member for highways and transportation has called on the Highways Agency to make a number of safety improvements on the A12.
A-one+ achieves safety landmark in Area 12 09/07/2014 A-one+, a leading service provider for the Highways Agency, is celebrating a safety landmark after it worked for more than two million hours in Area 12 without a reportable injury, disease or dangerous occurrence (RIDDOR).
Extra £1m for Lancashire safety schemes 02/09/2014
Highways safety video shocker 05/09/2014 A video has been posted on Youtube showing a lorry driving through a highways maintenance site.
Campaign to cut death toll on country roads 09/10/2014 The Department of Transport's THINK! safety campaign is launching a new push to cut the 60% of fatalities which occur on country roads.
Review of safety at Sheppey Crossing to take place 29/01/2015 Roads Minister John Hayes has agreed to undertake an urgent review into how the design and construction of the Sheppey Crossing was conducted.
Motorcyclist safety comes under the spotlight 10/03/2015 The government has unveiled plans to boost motorcyclist safety.
Staff at WJ encouraged to think about safety 17/03/2015 Staff at WJ were encouraged to ‘think exceptional’ during a series of safety training seminars.
RAC calls for more technology to cut young driver accidents 14/05/2015 A report by the RAC Foundation is calling for a young driver green paper, because of the numbers of teenagers killing or injuring hundreds of their young friends and family each year.
Cameras boost safety on Forth Road bridge 17/09/2015
Road crashes cost country billions 17/09/2015
Forth Road Bridge shut till New Year amid safety fears 04/12/2015 The Forth Road Bridge is to shut until the New Year for repairs following the discovery of defective steelwork.
Less than four weeks to go before Intertraffic Amsterdam 07/03/2016 Intertraffic Amsterdam – the international trade fair for infrastructure, ITS traffic management, safety and parking – is less than a month away.
Dartford Crossing closed by suspect package 18/07/2016 The Dartford Crossing had to be shut in both directions at the weekend because of a suspect package.
Tarmac launches safety innovation 22/08/2016 National Road Planing (NRP), Tarmac’s road planing contractor has developed a new lighting solution to highlight safety zones around planing machines.
London's North-South Cycle Highway to King's Cross approved 01/09/2016 The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, and Transport for London (TfL) have confirmed they intend to go ahead with the North-South Cycle Superhighway to King’s Cross, after plans were supported by 70% of respondents to its consultation.
Buckinghamshire launches respect campaign 01/09/2016 Transport for Buckinghamshire (TfB) is launching its Respect our Workforce campaign, amid what it calls increasing concerns about abuse directed at its employees by some road users.
New campaign to improve cyclists’ safety 28/09/2016 Cyclists in London and Manchester are being encouraged to ‘hang back’ from lorries in a safety campaign launched by the Department for Transport (DfT).
Scottish road accident statistics released 20/10/2016 Final statistics for 2015 confirm that 168 people were killed in reported road accidents in Scotland in 2015, 17 per cent less than in 2014.
SIB 2016: Ladyman's keynote address congratulates industry 09/11/2016 The former Transport Minister, Dr Stephen Ladyman, has opened this year's Highways SIB (Seeing is Believing) event by praising the industry for its thought and skill in keeping traffic on the roads moving.
M25 gritter fleet named 21/12/2016 Connect Plus Services, which operates the M25 road network on behalf of Highways England, has named its gritter fleet after asking its customers and schools to come up with ideas.
New weather sensor for "harsh roadside environment" 02/02/2017 Meteorological equipment specialists Biral, has launched a new Road Weather Sensor (RWS-20) to monitor visibility and obstruction to vision for road transport applications.
Speed cameras to support roadworker safety near Aberdeen 20/02/2017 Average speed cameras are to be installed on the A90 at Stonehaven in an attempt to improve safety for construction workers and road users.
Scale of roadside litter problem revealed 28/02/2017 New statistics from Highways England have revealed that an average 83 bags of litter are collected on each mile of motorway every year.
Coroner calls for "urgent review" of London's cycle superhighways 14/03/2017 A coroner has called on Transport for London to urgently review its cycle superhighways to identify areas of reduced grip, stating "there is a risk of future deaths" unless action is taken.
Half of drivers think speeding acceptable 24/04/2018 A new survey suggests that 20 million drivers in the UK believe it is acceptable to break the speed limit, with half of them admitting they don’t even realise they are doing
Safety the main feature of Tuesday’s Talking Transport from Detroit 05/06/2018 The first Talking Transport podcast from the ITS America Annual Meeting in Detroit, sponsored by 3M Connected Roads, is online with the focus on safety.
Supporting start-ups, safety and new initiatives - Talking Transport from Detroit 06/06/2018 The second podcast from the ITS America Annual Meeting 2018 in Detroit, sponsored by 3M Connected Roads, concentrates on initiatives to help new ideas get support in order to make a difference to the way we travel.
The future, connectivity and exhibitor profiles on Detroit podcast today 07/06/2018 The final 3M-sponsored Talking Transport podcast from ITS America’s Annual Meeting 2018 in Detroit is now online with plenty of thought leadership, a connected vehicle demonstration, innovation from two continents and no fewer than seven exhibitors.
The Stig talks driverless cars in this week’s Talking Transport 20/06/2018 You may not have heard him before, but you’ll probably have seen him – The Stig from Top Gear. Well one of those drivers from the Clarkson/May/Hammond era of the programme joins us on Talking Transport as Ben Collins discusses driverless cars.
Rennicks launches new safety product range 22/06/2018 Rennicks has announced plans to launch three new products centred around road safety at the upcoming Traffex Seeing Is Believing event.