Large grants awarded
Here’s a portfolio giving details of the projects who have received funding from us in our large grants programme.
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Swansea University
1) Capturing best information from witnesses to serious road traffic collisions 2) Digitising the Self-Administered Interview for Road Traffic Collisions (SAI-RTC)
The aim of phase 1 was to increase road safety for all road users by increasing the efficiency and successful prosecution rate of investigations into serious road traffic collisions. Phase 2 will develop and pilot a digitised SAI-RTC
University College London (UCL)
The management of occupational road risk: emerging issues for policy and practice in a changing economy - a survey of grey fleet and gig economy drivers, riders and their managers
This study explored the experience of risk and risk management amongst drivers and riders and their managers who work as part of the 'gig' economy.
Keele University
Innovators and innovations in preventing mobile phone use while driving: sharing and improving practice
The project aimed to gather, review and promote work in the area of mobile phone use while driving, and to provide opportunities for practitioners to work with academic experts in the field to design and evaluate activities that have the best chance of delivering road safety benefits.
University of Leicester
Promoting safety for vulnerable road users: assessing the investigation and enforcement of endangerment offences
This project carried out research into road safety endangerment offences, such as careless driving or dangerous driving, and how they are policed and prosecuted.
Urban Vision
Road safety mobility scooter training
The project aimed to reduce road traffic collisions involving mobility scooter users. By increasing skills, the project aimed to reduce accidents and near misses.
Wirral Council
Mind your business, road safety at work
This project builds on and develops a successful project aimed at local companies with fleet vehicles, including grey fleet in Wirral.
Designability
FLOURISH - design requirements to enable use of connected autonomous vehicles (CAVs) by older people with a disability
The project looked at design issues of Connected Autonomous Vehicles (CAVs) and how technology can be developed to benefit people with a range of age related impairments.
Transport Research Laboratory
Development and trial a community-led intervention to improve residential road safety - ‘Community Corners’
This project trialled and tested an intervention using light touch engineering measures such as street furniture and road markings.
University of the West of England (UWE)
Wheels skills and thrills 2 (WST2)
This project further developed an intervention to encourage safer driving by young men, particularly from less affluent backgrounds. It was based on an early trial part funded by the DfT.
PACTS (Parliamentary Advisory Council for Transport Safety)
Seizing the opportunities
A research project to provide support to the road safety community on the opportunities presented in the Government’.
West Mercia Police
Green Light safety app (Drive VR)
Ever thought about how easily a split-second decision could change the rest of your life? DriveVR is an innovative new app from the Safer Roads Partnership in Warwickshire and West Mercia, produced for young drivers and passengers aged 17-25.
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