Parliamentary Advisory Council for Transport Safety

Around 130 organisations are signatories in support of our 4-point Manifesto https://lnkd.in/ebwrt5Q3 for tackling deaths and serious injuries on UK roads. Join us by contacting Kumar Niketan If you want to stay up-to-date with us, follow our Page.

PACTS was pleased to welcome our Board of Trustees to our annual Board Away Day, this year held in Birmingham. It was a productive day discussing our priorities going forward, including strategic policy priorities to complement those in the Manifesto (https://lnkd.in/ebwrt5Q3) and covering wider transport safety. We also discussed trustee recruitment - more news on this to follow in the coming weeks. #PACTS #transportsafety #boardawayday #roadsafety #trustees

PACTS is looking forward to participating in the European Transport Safety Council (ETSC) PIN Talk, 'Improving the safety of e-scooter riders', taking place in Rome on 15 November, where our Deputy Executive Director Margaret Winchcomb will be speaking on E-scooters in the UK. https://lnkd.in/es9RF2nq

We need make progress on this as we have the data, research and the evidence based interventions. We also have leaders that want to make a difference. The ideal is that we have a consistent approach for all of the UK but what we are seeing is the devolved administrations taking the lead. Scotland has a lower drink driving limit (we have been left behind by the rest of Europe) and Wales have started to implemented safe speed limits. Northern Ireland has the General Safety Regulations (along with the rest of Europe) so they will have safer vehicles. Transport safety should have a national approach.

At a recent meeting with the SoS Louise Haigh MP she asked the question about how can we change the culture around road safety. It looks like we now have a play book to help.

Shopping for a cycle helmet? You might expect that a more expensive model would offer more protection than a cheaper one. But you would be wrong. Hiper is a new independent helmet rating scheme from researchers at University College London. The range of helmets tested show a huge variation in safety performance, but a £40 helmet offered a similar level of protection to one costing £130. Find out more: https://lnkd.in/egReRkbp The Hiper project is funded by The Road Safety Trust.

Don’t forget to check the tyre age!

🚨 There's still time to register for our FREE online conference! https://lnkd.in/eSGEtNBW Join us on 19 November 2024 from 930am-3pm for the PACTS autumn conference, "Cultural Maturity in Transport Safety: Raising Our Game” 🚗 🚄 ✈️. We're looking forward to hearing from some fantastic speakers, including Luca Pascotto from FIA – Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile, Tanya Fosdick and Dan Campsall from Agilysis Limited, Phoebe Smith from Health and Safety Executive, Jen Ablitt from Office of Rail and Road (ORR), Stephen Briers from Fleet News, Saul Jeavons from The Transafe Network, Mick Kiely from TES 2000 Ltd, George Henry from Transport Scotland, Caitlin Taylor from The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) See the full line-up and agenda here: https://lnkd.in/eHR_s2vw This conference will help organisations: - Understand their road safety cultural maturity and its significance. - Learn why a consistent approach across all forms of transport and work environments is essential to support the take up and delivery of a safe system approach to road safety and better management of road risks. 🛑 Did you know? Within the area of transport safety, risk management maturity varies, with those working in air, rail and maritime working mainly at level 4 and 5 (Proactive and Generative). However, those working in the road sector seem to be mainly level 2 and 3 with a limited number at level 4 (Reactive, Systematic and Proactive). 🚧 Let’s come together to address these gaps and work to support the take up and delivery of a safe system approach to road safety and better management of road risks. 🔗 Register now - it's free to join! https://lnkd.in/eSGEtNBW #TransportSafety #RoadRiskManagement #SafetyCulture #PACTSConference #healthandsafety #RiskManagement #CulturalMaturity #RoadSafety

With most drivers thinking they are better than average, it would be a good start to think about what you are comparing yourself against. If you drive for work then your employer should be checking that you’re better than average and providing additional training or measures if needed. They should also carry out checks to ensure you are fit and legal to drive and don’t get distracted. It really is time for some positive changes.

We’re proud to celebrate 2 years of sponsorship by IFS! 💜 Over the past two years over 2,866,000 journeys have been made through the clouds on the IFS Cloud Cable Car! ☁️