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Road Safety Trust to launch Autumn 2025 Small Grants Round with new two-stage process
The Road Safety Trust will next month open its much-anticipated Autumn 2025 Small Grant programme.
The Road Safety Trust publishes new strategy to help achieve zero deaths and serious injuries on UK roads
The Road Safety Trust has published its new organisational strategy for 2025–2028, setting out its plan to deliver on its ongoing vision of zero deaths and zero serious injuries on UK roads
Tribute to our former Chief Executive, Sonya Hurt
We are deeply saddened to learn of the passing of our former Chief Executive, Sonya Hurt.
Zero road fatalities across a whole year in Helsinki
Helsinki has completed an entire year without a single traffic-related fatality, according to city and police officials.
Funding boost to evaluate ‘lifesaving’ BikeSafe motorcyclist improvement scheme
The Road Safety Trust has announced new funding that will enable a full evaluation of the national BikeSafe rider improvement scheme to be carried out.
Video tutorial shown to cut driver blind spots toward motorcyclists
New research which explores why car drivers often fail to spot motorcyclists on the road has revealed how a simple video intervention could help save lives – with 92% of drivers reporting a greater understanding of hazards.
Post collision techniques that could save more lives - the official launch of IMPACT
Reducing the leading cause of death and disability worldwide: An ambitious target, but it’s one that IMPACT – the Centre for Post-Collision Research, Innovation and Translation - has in its sights after officially launching on Wednesday 25 June.
Norway hailed ‘safest in Europe’ but warning that we still have more to do
The European Transport Safety Council (ETSC) has awarded its prestigious 2025 Road Safety Performance Index (PIN) Award to Norway - but the EU is significantly off track to meet its target of halving road deaths and serious injuries by 2030.
Trustee Chief Constable Jo Shiner receives KPM
Sussex Chief Constable Jo Shiner has been awarded the King’s Police Medal (KPM).
New guidance outlines best practice for introduction of School Streets scheme
Local authorities are being encouraged to make use of recently-issued Active Travel England guidance outlining the best practices for implementing School Streets.
Transformational post-collision research project recognised with road safety award
A project funded by The Road Safety Trust has won the CIHT Road Safety Award 2025
Motorcyclist Deaths Rise 9%: A Stark Warning for Road Safety
The Road Safety Trust has expressed serious concern following the UK Government’s latest provisional road casualty statistics, which show a 9% increase in motorcyclist fatalities in 2024.
Director of Communications and Engagement Delivers Powerful Closing Speech at Young Driver Focus 2025
The 2025 Young Driver Focus conference closed with a passionate and thought-provoking speech from Paul Steinberg, Director of Communications and Engagement at The Road Safety Trust.
The Road Safety Trust announces over £1.1 million in new grant funding to tackle inequalities in road safety
The Road Safety Trust, the UK’s largest independent road safety funder, has today announced the award of over £1.1 million in grant funding for six new projects focused on addressing inequalities in road safety.
New research aims to improve driving safety for people living with dementia
A new 18-month research project, funded by the Road Safety Trust, has launched to address the issue of road safety for people living with dementia.
Call for joined up approach amid concerns that road injuries are ‘massively’ underreported
Most national governments are failing to significantly improve road safety due in part to an incomplete picture of the number of injuries on the roads and a lack of data on where and when incidents occurred, according to a new report from the European Transport Safety Council published today (Monday 31 March)
New VR test aims to boost road safety for tractor drivers
A new virtual reality (VR) hazard perception test has been developed to address the training gap for tractor drivers, aiming to reduce road incidents involving agricultural vehicles.
Ruth Purdie OBE Supports Calls for Urgent Action on Motorcycle Safety at National Conference
“Through the National Rider Risk Awareness Course, we are providing a crucial behavioural change intervention to equip riders with the knowledge and skills to stay safe. Our goal is clear: we wish riders to be alert today, alive tomorrow.”
UK drivers encouraged to use Intelligent Speed Assistance (ISA) in vehicles
Researchers at the Universities of Sheffield and Greenwich have developed an evidence-based leaflet and animation to promote the use of Intelligent Speed Assistance (ISA) whilst driving, in a bid to reduce the number of speed-related collisions.
