Road Safety
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Five reasons why Health and Safety and the driving task go together
Reason One: Employers, and employees, have defined legal health and safety responsibilities Under the Health and Safety Act 1974 in Great Britain, every business must operate a health and safety system. If you have fewer than five employees, you don’t have to write down your health and safety policy, but you must still have one.…
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Proposed changes to The Highway Code published
In 2021 it was announced that The Highway Code will be updated following the input of thousands of drivers, motoring groups and transport organisations in an effort to make UK roads safer. Proposed changes are now available to view on the GOV.UK website Table of changes to The Highway Code Key updates include: Strengthened pedestrian priority…
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Road Safety Week 2021: Teach road safety awareness in schools
TTC Group, of which Licence Bureau is a part, calls on Government to introduce road safety training into National Curriculum. TTC Group, the UK’s leading road safety education provider is calling on the Government to introduce road safety training on to the National School Curriculum ahead of Road Safety Week 2021. Brake, the road safety…
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Health and Safety Executive – New Driving for Work Guidance
The Health and Safety Executive has launched its updated guidance for Driving and Riding Safely for work The updated guidance on work-related road risk has been issued to clear up confusion over where responsibility for legal compliance lies when employees use personal vehicles as part of their job. The move is a result of the growing gig…
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Drink Driving Convictions
If drivers are found guilty of drink driving, they could be imprisoned, banned from driving and face a fine. The actual penalty they may receive is decided by the magistrates who hear the case, and depends on the details of your offence. Drivers may be eligible to reduce their driving ban by completing one of…
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Reported road casualties in Great Britain: provisional estimates year ending June 2020
There were an estimated 1,580 road deaths in the year ending June 2020 which includes three months of the national lockdown. This is a decrease of 14% compared to the previous year. This change is statistically significant at the 95% confidence level. There were 131,220 casualties of all severities in the year ending June 2020,…
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Drink driving taking stock, moving forward
Tackling drink driving is often cited as a major road safety success story. Since the link between alcohol consumption and traffic collision risk was first established in 1964, drink drive casualties have greatly reduced and public attitudes changed fundamentally. In the UK, this is attributed to long-term public education and awareness campaigns, backed by a…
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Road Safety Dashboard
Check out the PACTS/Agilysis Constituency Road Safety Dashboard 2020 data for the constituency you live in or any other constituency. Simply click on the graphic for unique information about all reported casualties and the other vehicles involved for each GB parliamentary constituency. With clear tables, maps and graphics, users can filter for particular information. Or…
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What kills most on the roads?
This analysis by PACTS, of road deaths in Great Britain in 2019, shows the danger associated with different modes of transport and the total deaths involved with travel by each mode. The coronavirus pandemic and the climate crisis have shown the need, the possibility and the public desire to reset the transport agenda. The government…