All resources tagged with 'road safety'

Child Accident Prevention Trust (CAPT) has commissioned Dr Nicola Christie, Director of Postgraduate Taught Programmes, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences at Surrey University, to run a series of free master classes as part of CAPT's Making the Link project. The master classes will cover:

Brake – the road safety charity - have announced the launch of Road Safety Week to take place on 21-27 November 2011.

Some of the best road safety responses come about when communities recognise the important role they can play. We’re asking road safety professionals to complete a short online survey about their experiences in engaging community-based organisations to help tackle road safety.

The National Children's Bureau (NCB) Research Centre is finalising a rapid research review on unintentional injuries in childhood.

Young school children can’t accurately judge the speeds of vehicles travelling faster than 20mph according to a new study by researchers at the Royal Holloway, University London.

The NHS spends an estimated £131 million per year on emergency hospital admissions because of childhood accidents. Just a small amount of money invested in injury prevention can save many times that amount further down the line.

To help you make the case for child accident prevention in your area, we’re providing estimates for the costs of different accidents. This article deals with the substantial cost of road accidents.

A paper released by a European standardisation body raises questions about the safety of silent cars.

ANEC, the European consumer voice in standardisation, has written a position paper raising concerns about hybrid and electrical cars. They say the lack of engine noise means that although the cars are better for the environment, they could be more dangerous for pedestrians and cyclists.

Statistics published by the Department for Transport (DfT) in September show that road casualties are continuing to fall.

The total number of road casualties fell by 4% from 2008 to 2009, according to the DfT. Total road fatalities fell by a staggering 12%.

‘Reported Road Casualties Great Britain 2009: Annual Report’ provides detailed analysis of road casualties based on data taken from the Hospital Episodes Statistics and police Stats19 data.

A number of councils across the UK are turning off their street lights to save cash. But will this mean more accidents on the road at night?

It costs around £500 million per year to power all of the street lights in Britain. In an effort to reduce the money spent on lighting, some councils are turning off their street lights. The news comes just weeks after some councils announced they were going to permanently switch off their speed cameras.