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Road Safety on Hot Days
Road safety takes a hit on really hot days. Research from around the world reveals that when temperatures climb above 30 degrees Celsius, the risk of accidents doesn’t just rise—it jumps sharply. Pedestrians face more than double the injury risk during extreme heat, cyclists see injuries increase by nearly 80%...
Cyclist Safety
On-road crashes involving cyclists are often caused by a driver failing to see the cyclist. Cyclists are generally inconspicuous, as they are small, outnumbered and not a safety threat to drivers.
Auckland City Centre Gateways – Crash Reduction
Posted speeds were lowered to 30-40km/h in the Auckland City Centre in 2020. Accordingly, gateway speed thresholds designed by TES were installed around the city centre. In 2025, reported Death and Serious Injury (DSI) crashes were analysed in the city centre, approximately 4.5 years ‘before’ and ‘after’ the…
Advanced Technology Assists Safe System Safety
New cars and other vehicles will be sold in Europe with automatic anti-speeding systems fitted as standard from 2022, if new regulations are approved. The "intelligent speed assistance" technology would be one of several innovations introduced in a bid to spur a "big leap forward" in road safety, if voted through...
Night-Time Young Driver Ban
Young drivers could be banned from the road at night in a bid to tackle high accident rates in England. Ministers are considering introducing a graduated licence system with a string of restrictions for newly qualified drivers. As well as not driving at night, other restrictions include a minimum learning period and...
E-Scooter Training in the Uk
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In Great Britain, the AA is to give road safety lessons to e-scooter riders, as operators launch what is billed as the first theory test for the latest form of transport. Under the scheme, e-scooter riders will be taught how to operate and park the vehicles and share the road safely with cars, pedestrians, and...
Speeding Motorists
TRL reports that 54% of cars on 30mph (48kph) posted speed roads in Great Britain exceed the speed limit. Although not many cars (6%) exceed the speed limit by more than 10mph (16kph), the risk of a pedestrian crash being a fatality crash increases significantly at speeds above 30mph (48kph). At speeds of...
Tactical Urbanism A New Way to Test Designs
Tactical Urbanism is the use of flexible, low cost, vibrant, and temporary / interim measure to encourage longer-term improvements of road / pavement space, creating better places for people. Due to the short-term nature of Tactical Urbanism projects, new design ideas and concepts can be easily trialled at...
Rise in Cyclist Fatalities in Berlin
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Berlin has reported a record rise in cyclist fatalities in 2020, with 14 cyclist fatalities to date despite a drop in the typical drop in traffic due to the global corona-virus pandemic, and around 14 miles of new pop-up protected bicycle lanes. Germany's capital has seen more than double the number of...