We are pleased to provide an update from each of our Working Parties’ most recent meetings held in January:
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- At the Road Environment Working Party the Road Safety Foundation presented their Speed Management Framework. In essence, who is using a road and how they are travelling is considered first then speed limits are set based on the survivability of those people using the road, should there be a collision. Members heard from the University of Staffordshire on a project to understand the positive contribution of Community Speed Watch from a Gloucestershire trial, as well as a presentation from National Highways about the work that their Suicide Prevention Team has been doing.
- The Road User Behaviour Working Party met with three topics covered. From Leeds University and Reed in Partnership the development and delivery (respectively) of Virtual Reality training for drivers was presented. There was also a talk on a Scottish project, PRIME (Perceptual Rider Information for Maximising Expertise or Enjoyment). There the application of new road markings at bends has improved motorcycle safety. Surewise, Nottingham Trent University and Vision Zero Communications gave the lowdown on mobility scooter safety and pushed for mobility scooters to be included in the hierarchy of road users.
- The safety of people walking was the topic for the Vehicle Design Working Party. There was a presentation from Coventry University on ‘In-Situ Mobile Application for the Triage for Pedestrians in Vehicle Collisions’ and a talk from Imperial College London on brain injury prediction. An update was also provided by Thatcham Research on the priorities for the UK ahead of secondary legislation for the AV Act.
- The Rail Safety Working Party heard from the Rail Delivery Group and British Transport Police looking at violence in the workplace (staff and passengers), including the legislation disparity between the airline industry/bus industry, where it makes it easier to prosecute as deterrents for people than is currently possible within the rail sector. There was an also update from the Office for Rail and Road on the review into the costs and benefits of health and safety interventions. Building on PACTS cross modal remit, Prof. Mark Young gave a presentation on the rail industry’s approach to the Safe System, principles most well known for their application to road safety.
- The Air Safety Working Party has been looking at hybrid warfare, cabin evacuations, and the ongoing issues of fatigue and fatigue risk management.
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We look forward to seeing our Working Party members at our upcoming Joint Working Party meeting in May, to be held in-person in London.
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