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"Driver error is present in 90% of motorway accidents (with mechanical failure accounting for only 10%).

 

Source: Smart Driving 2008

 

 
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The following links will take you to organisations and individuals that have a genuine interest in road safety or associated congestion issues. Obviously we cannot be responsible for the content of external internet sites.

 

The AA Motoring Trust

The AA Motoring Trust was created by the AA to champion the interests and safety of Britain's road users. At the heart of our work is research and information on road safety, particularly to protect our children.

 

www.aatrust.com


The Association of British Drivers

The ABD is a voluntary and non-profit-making organisation whose aim is to provide an active, responsible voice to lobby for Britain's beleaguered drivers.

 

www.abd.org.uk


ARUP
Arup is a global firm of designers, engineers, planners and business consultants providing a diverse range of professional services to clients around the world.

 

www.arup.com

 

Better Driving Please
We are building a transparent 'resource' for others, Police and insurers, to compare their records against. By our joint action we are helping to make our localities a happier, safer place to live in.

 

www.betterdrivingplease.com


BRAKE

Brake is a national road safety charity (registration number 1093244) with two aims:

To prevent death and injury on the roads through education of all road users and campaigning for Government improvements to road safety.

To care for people who are bereaved or affected by serious injury in a road crash through support services, including a helpline and literature distributed through police officers.

 

www.brake.org.uk

 


The British Motorcyclists Federation

With over 140,000 members the British Motorcyclists Federation is Britain's largest most influential rider group. Our aim is simple - to promote and protect the interests of the road rider by representing the riders' interests, where and when it matters.

 

www.bmf.co.uk


Drivesurvive

Not content with bagging TWO Business Car Awards earlier in the year, Drive & Survive has also been awarded the ‘Best Risk Management Company’ accolade in the industry’s equivalent of the Oscars, the Fleet News Awards.

 

www.drivesurvive.co.uk


Department of Transport

The Department for Transport's objective is to oversee the delivery of a reliable, safe and secure transport system that responds efficiently to the needs of individuals and business whilst safeguarding our environment.

 

www.dft.gov.uk


Driving Online

Driving Online is a resource about smart driving. This means making it a habit to always think everything out in advance...the intended outcome being a natural driving style that is safe, smooth, progressive and unobtrusive.

 

www.driving.co.uk


Fleet Safety Association

The Fleet Safety Association comprises a number of professional organisations who are at the forefront of occupational driver safety and who are united in their goal of getting occupational driver safety on the agenda in every board room in the land.

 

www.fleetsafetyassociation.co.uk


Green Flag

Since it was formed in 1971, Green Flag Motoring Assistance has established itself as one of the country's largest roadside rescue and recovery services.

 

www.greenflag.co.uk


The Highway Code

The Highway Code is essential reading for everyone. Its rules apply to all road users: drivers, motorcyclists, cyclists, pedestrians as well as horse riders.

 

www.highwaycode.gov.uk


The Highways Agency

Looking after England's motorways and trunk roads. Home of Highways Agency Traffic Officers.

 

www.highways.gov.uk


The Institute of Advanced Motorists

This year the IAM celebrates its 50th anniversary. It is the UK's leading road safety charity dedicated to raising driving standards.

 

http://www.iam.org.uk


The Learn2Live Campaign

This campaign evolved through the belief that it is totally unacceptable for someone to walk out of a driving test centre, having passed their test, with little or no professional driver training, and then be immediately allowed to drive on motorways - roads on which they will have received no training whatsoever.

 

www.learn2live.co.uk


Occupational Road Safety Alliance

The Occupational Road Safety Alliance (ORSA) brings together employers, trade unions, local authorities, police forces, safety organisations and professional and trade associations. It aims to raise awareness of work related road safety and to encourage businesses to manage at-work road risk more effectively.

 

www.orsa.org.uk


Parliamentary Advisory Council for Transport Safety

The Parliamentary Advisory Council for Transport Safety (PACTS) is a registered charity and an associate Parliamentary Group. Its charitable objective is "To promote transport safety legislation to protect human life". Its aim is to advise and inform members of the House of Commons and of the House of Lords on air, rail and road safety issues. It brings together safety professionals and legislators to identify research-based solutions to transport safety problems having regard to cost, effectiveness, achievability and acceptability.

 

www.pacts.org.uk

The RAC Group

Six million RAC Members enjoy access to an enormous range of motoring products and services throughout their driving lives, ranging from the familiar and much appreciated roadside assistance in the event of a breakdown to continually updated legal and technical advice and up-to-the-minute travel information.

 

www.rac.co.uk

The Road Haulage Association

The Road Haulage Association (RHA) provides dedicated campaigning, advice, information and business services specially tailored for the haulage industry. We also use our buying power to negotiate exclusive savings on a range of key haulage services, saving Members time and money.

 

www.rha.net

RoadPeace - UK National Charity for Road Crash Victims.

RoadPeace, the UK's national charity dedicated to supporting bereaved and injured road crash victims, was set up in February 1992 to meet the overwhelming need for a national organisation to represent and support this huge group of victims and draw attention to their almost non-existent rights.

 

www.roadpeace.org

Road Safety Council of Northern Ireland

The Road Safety Council of Northern Ireland will strive to reduce the incidence of death and serious injuries by increasing awareness through their network of local Road Safety Committees and will continue to enhance the activities and effectiveness of all relevant bodies on behalf of road users.

 

www.roadsafetycouncil.com


Roadsafe - A Partnership In Road Safety

RoadSafe is a road safety partnership of leading companies in the motor and transport Industries in Britain, the Government and road safety professionals. It aims to reduce deaths and injuries caused by road accidents and promote safer driving.

 

www.roadsafe.com


Road Safety Scotland

Road Safety Scotland was formerly known as the Scottish Road Safety Campaign and was founded in 1985. It is funded by the Scottish Executive and its remit is to develop and co-ordinate Scotland's wide road safety initiatives and campaigns. Road Safety Scotland works closely with all local authority and police road safety units in an attempt to ensure a co-ordinated approach to road safety in Scotland.

 

www.road-safety.org.uk


The Road Safety Council of Wales

The Road Safety Council of Wales co-ordinates, stimulates and promotes road safety education, training and publicity throughout the principality, aiming to reduce accidents and the severity of injury to all road user groups.

www.roscow.org.uk


Road Watch

Website listing of road traffic related products and news. Updated daily.

www.roadwatch.co.uk


The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents

The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents is a registered charity established over 80 years ago and aims to campaign for change, influence opinion, contribute to debate, educate and inform - for the good of all.

By providing information, advice, resources and training, RoSPA is actively involved in the promotion of safety and the prevention of accidents in all areas of life - at work, in the home, and on the roads, in schools, at leisure and on (or near) water.

 

www.rospa.co.uk


Tarmac

Tarmac Ltd - the UK's leading heavy building materials producer - provides its customers, both business to business and consumer, with an extensive range of conventional and specialist product solutions for use in a wide variety of applications.

 

http://www.tarmac.co.uk


THINK!

THINK! is about saving lives. We campaign all year round to get people to think more about road safety, whether you walk, drive or ride.

As part of the Government's strategy, our aim is to cut the number of deaths and serious injuries from road accidents by 40% by 2010.

 

www.thinkroadsafety.gov.uk

 

 

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