DfT Road Safety Strategy – stakeholder consultation workshop

DfT Road Safety Strategy – Stakeholder Consultation Workshop

Wednesday 21 July 2021, 10.00-15.30

Organised by PACTS in association with the Department for Transport

PACTS was asked by the DfT to organise this workshop to explore ideas for a new national road safety strategy, to replace the 2019 Road Safety Statement. PACTS will publish a report on the workshop in due course. Meanwhile these files are provided for participants, invitees and close colleagues only.

Workshop Programme

List of participants

Session 1: The challenge and the opportunities

After the 2019 Road Safety Statement – Ros Wall, Director – Road Safety Standards and Services, Department for Transport

Safe Roads for All – Mary Williams – Chief Executive, Brake

Ingredients for success – an international view – Fred Wegman, Professor of Traffic Safety, Delft University of Technology

Session 2: Road safety from other angles

Safety, active travel and media – Rt Hon Norman Baker, Adviser to CEO, Campaign for Better Transport – Transcript

Technology opportunities for greater safety – Ashley Bijster, ITS UK

Session 3: Getting the architecture right

The needs of subnational transport authorities – Nadeem Mohammed, Road Safety Manager, Transport for Greater Manchester

Positioning road safety in the DfT and government – Steve Gooding, Director, RAC Foundation