40 years of UK seatbelt wearing saves thousands of lives
40 years ago, history was made when the UK Parliament passed legislation to make seatbelt wearing compulsory where fitted in…
Assessing the safety of private e-scooter use in the UK – PACTS research
In parallel with the launch of public, regulated trials of e-scooters across England, private, and currently illegal, e-scooter use on…
Locking Out The Drink Driver: Using alcohol interlocks to reduce drink driving in the UK.
In ‘Locking Out the Drink Driver: Using alcohol interlocks to reduce drink driving in the UK‘ PACTS calls on the…
DfT rejects PACTS request to publish report on road safety targets – for now.
On 2nd March 2021, David Davies, PACTS Executive Director, requested from the Department for Transport (under the Freedom of Information…
Vacancy – Senior Research & Policy Officer
Applications closed on 12 April 2021. The Parliamentary Advisory Council for Transport Safety (PACTS) wishes to appoint a Senior Research…
Drug driving: the tip of an iceberg? A report from PACTS
In Drug driving: the tip of an iceberg? PACTS calls on the government to review the way that drug driving…
Why is the government so reluctant to adopt targets to reduce road deaths?
Road safety leadership is missing in action. Ten years of no targets and no progress PACTS Executive Director David Davies…
Drink Driving as the Commonest Drug Driving – A Perspective from Europe
Across Europe, about 50 people each year per million population are killed in road traffic and about five times as…
PACTS report: Drink driving – taking stock, moving forward
PACTS calls on Government for major drink driving review The UK’s system to prevent drink driving is no longer adequate,…
MEBTI Stage 3 Competition – Deadline extended to 31 August 2021
The Secretary of State for Transport has approved PACTS’ recommendation for a further extension to the deadline for Stage 3…