The AV Act – PACTS Response
The introduction of the Automated Vehicles Act marks a significant milestone in the evolution of transport safety within the United…
Manifesto for Road Safety 2024
Progress in reducing road traffic deaths and serious injuries in the UK has flatlined since 2010. Annually, over 30,000 people…
Comparing police and hospital e-scooter casualty datasets
Building on previous extensive research into the safety of private e-scooters, PACTS has published a study investigating the extent of…
PACTS Briefing: Acute & chronic effects of long-term exposure to automated control systems in road vehicles
A world where computers operate vehicles instead of humans has long been imagined. In the air, auto-pilots have taken…
Still Unvaccinated: GSR One Year On
As we approach a year after the European Union’s sweeping vehicle safety measures—often dubbed the “vaccine for vehicles“—the UK lags…
Shifting face-to-face driving safety training online
Online driver training can be effective, but only if carefully designed to avoid boredom and distraction. Those are the findings…
LUSTRE: Lower Urban Speed Limits in Europe
Different ways of reducing vehicle speeds in urban areas have been in use in the UK and mainland Europe for…
PACTS Briefing: Seat Belts – Time for Action
In the road casualty statistics published by the Department for Transport in September 2022 it was alarming to note that,…
The safety of private e-scooters in the UK: PACTS briefing following the Queen’s speech 2022
Delivered on 10th May 2022, HRH Prince Charles announced in the Queen’s speech that “Her Majesty’s Government will improve transport…
The safety of private e-scooters 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…