The theme for this year's Brake's Road Safety Week is 'safe roads for all'. The week aims to brings communities and professionals together to share important road safety messages. With the goal of remembering people affected by road death and injury, raising funds to help Brake care for more road victims and campaigning for safe roads for everyone.
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Road Safety is a key theme for CIHT and we are at the forefront of improving road safety across the highways and transportation sector.
We have put all the information you need in one place to help boost your knowledge. You can find several hours of free CPD, insight and best practice below.
20s plenty in Wales
This podcast explores the 20mph default speed limit in residential areas in Wales.
In 2019 the Welsh Government said that 20mph should be the default speed limit for residential areas. They established a task force to “identify the practical actions needed to implement this change”. The Task Force was led by Phil Jones.
In this episode you will learn about Phil’s career journey and what led him to being one of the instrumental voices in getting this change implemented in Wales.
How safe are our roads?
Following the date release on reported road casualties in Great Britain CIHT explored the impacts of this on a podcast with David Davies from PACTS.
How safe are smart motorways?
Kate Carpenter, CIHT Fellow, recently gave evidence on behalf of CIHT to the Transport Select Committee for their hearing on the safety of smart motorways. Listen to a podcast featuring the evidence provided with an interview with Kate at the start.
Micro mobility & Road Safety
Last year's Road Safety Weeks theme was road safety heroes, CIHT discussed micro mobility and how TIER, a micro mobility company, are paving the way for road safety with E-Scooters. CIHT's speaks to Georgia Heathman, Public Policy Manager for UK and Northern Ireland at TIER.
The podcast offers a fascinating insight and how the transition to e-scooters should incorporate education, infrastructure and vehicle design.
Welcome to the 8 Questions, where we ask senior figures in the sector the questions every business leader and ambitious professional wants answered.
Geoff Collins Deputy Managing Director Jenoptik Traffic Solutions UK | CIHT
In this edition, Geoff Collins, Deputy Managing Director at Jenoptik Traffic Solutions UK, is asked about road safety, what skills are needed, what leaders need to be thinking about now and much more.
The Design and Road Safety Audit Relationship- 2 December 2021
What happens to a road when it gets wet?- 26 October 2021
Principles of Passive Safety- 25 May 2021
and many more...
The Road Safety Award, in memory of John Smart, recognises outstanding achievements which improve road user safety through excellent practice, design and technical application.
Winner 2022: Scottish Border Council
20mph Default in Scottish Borders
Scottish Borders Council with funding from Spaces for People took the bold step of introducing a trial default speed limit of 20mph in all 97 settlements during 2020 and 2021.
More than 3 million vehicle movements were analysed and a significant research and data gap has been filled when considering a rural area.
>>> Access the works here
2022 Shortlist
Cranfield University - Pre-Driver Theatre and Workshop Education Research – Highly Commended
FORS - FORS (Fleet Operator Recognition Scheme) – Commended
Main Roads Western Australia - Innovative Information Technology in Road Safety – Commended
Transport for London - Intelligent Speed Assistance on London's bus fleet – Commended
During Road Safety Week 2022 we are on the lookout for some road safety technical champions.
Can you help support our strategic priorities and the delivery of our policy work whilst getting the recognition you deserve?
If you think you have what it takes to become a CIHT technical champion sign up today.
Here at CIHT SoRSA represents our exciting initiatives, in providing a home for the development of professional highways safety auditing best practice.
SoRSA was established by the Institution as a response to a growing call from professionals operating in the field in the UK, for a forum to exchange best practice and provide advice and ultimately routes to professional recognition for safety auditing practitioners.
>>> Find out more & join SoRSACIHT Masterclass - Road Safety
16 November 2023, 13:00-14:00
In November 2023 CIHT's monthly masterclass will be on Road Safety. The webinar will be hosted on a virtual event platform and will see a set of presentations from three experts within the industry who will present on the topic of road safety.
More information on speakers will be available soon.
Have you been involved in a road safety project that helped change a local community and deserves recognition?
Get ahead of the competition and be the first to know about the 2023 CIHT Awards.
>>> Register your interest here
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