Small grants awarded
Here’s a portfolio giving details of the projects who have received Small Grants funding from us. If you have a road safety initiative that requires funding and you meet our small grant criteria, why not apply when the grant applications are open?
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Birmingham City Council & So-Mo
“Message not received.” Seatbelts - the unseen problem
The pilot, delivered in partnership between Birmingham City Council and SoMo, seeks to test the hypothesis that culturally-tailored and targeted messaging, co-designed with communities, using insights from Behavioural Science can improve seatbelt use in Birmingham's Pakistani and Bangladeshi communities and, in turn, reduce passenger casualty rates.
Norfolk County Council
Safe journey ahead: road safety teacher training
This project aims to give school staff the knowledge and skills needed to produce road safety interventions to meet their school’s needs, supporting staff to embed this life skill into everyday learning. Intervention is aimed at teachers and teaching assistants (TAs) in Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) and Key Stage 1 (KS1).
Surrey County Council
How effective is reducing speed limits on rural roads?
Over recent years, many rural roads in the east of Surrey have been reduced from the national speed to 40mph or 50mph. Meanwhile, rural roads in the west of Surrey are still subject to the national speed limit of 60mph.
British Horse Society
‘Look out for Laura’
The British Horse Society and Cycling UK teamed up to address the 20,000+ road casualties involving a horse rider or cyclist, and have provided an educational video that aims to humanise individuals rather than focus on their mode of transport.
Brunel University
An immersive reality intervention to improve young cyclists’ ability to detect and perceive hazards as they navigate road junctions: a collaborative safe cycling pilot study
Brunel University, in partnership with London Borough of Hillingdon and The Bikeability Trust, aims to pilot the use of digital technology to improve primary school children’s ability to safely navigate junctions on a bicycle.
Parliamentary Advisory Council for Transport Safety (PACTS)
The safety of private e-scooter use in the UK
The PACTS study complemented ongoing e-scooter rental trials by developing a database of casualties involving scooters using real time reports from the internet and by partnering with trauma centres. Phase 2 looked at wider implications.
Road Safety Foundation
Active Travel Tool
The project analysed information about active travel schemes.