The Traffic Management Bill had its second reading in the House of Lords on 1 April 2004.  The Bill has now been referred to Grand Committee, beginning on Thursday 22 April 2004.In the second r..

View Full Story - Posted 1:00 am April 2, 2004

The Transport Committee has published a major report on 'The Future of the Railway':Undertaken in response to the continuing crisis of soaring railway costs and poor performance, the report recommen..

View Full Story - Posted 1:00 am April 2, 2004

New research into 'Older drivers, illness and medication' has been published on the Deptartment for Transport website.  The summary of 'Older drivers, illness and medication: Road Safety Resear..

View Full Story - Posted 1:00 am April 2, 2004

Five transport organisations have joined a coalition to promote 'Active Travel' as a way of combating the obesity epidemic and improving public health.  CTC, Living Streets, The Ramblers, Sustr..

View Full Story - Posted 1:00 am April 2, 2004

PACTS has responded to a DfT consultation on 'Railway Interoperability: Conventional Rolling Stock and Infrastructure' by calling for close monitoring of the impact of the proposals on railway safet..

View Full Story - Posted 1:00 am April 2, 2004

The Parliamentary Advisory Council for Transport Safety today welcomed the announcement that strict alcohol limits were now in force for aviation and maritime personnel. Robert Gifford, Executi..

View Full Story - Posted 1:00 am March 31, 2004

Aviation personnel will be subject to stringent blood/alcohol limits, Aviation Minister Tony McNulty has announced. Flight deck crew, cabin crew, and air traffic controllers will be subject to a lim..

View Full Story - Posted 1:00 am March 30, 2004

Shipping Minister David Jamieson has launched a consultation seeking views on the introduction of an alcohol limit for recreational mariners.The limit of 80 milligrams of alcohol in 100 millilitres ..

View Full Story - Posted 1:00 am March 30, 2004

The long-awaited Corporate Killing Bill has been again delayed, according to an article in the Financial Times.  The bill, which would make a new offence of corporate killing replace that of co..

View Full Story - Posted 1:00 am March 30, 2004

Raising the motorway speed limit to 80 mph would increase road casualties, the Parliamentary Advisory Council for Transport Safety (PACTS) has warned MPs.  The warning comes in a briefing sent ..

View Full Story - Posted 12:00 am March 16, 2004