PACTS Conference - Safe System: from principles to practice (Presentations and Recordings)

PACTS organised an online conference Safe System: from principles to practice. It was designed to help road safety practitioners, at national and local levels, share and learn how to implement the ambition and principles of Vision Zero and Safe System in the real-world challenges of the UK in the 2020s.

The conference was held on Thursday, 17 March 2022. Over 260 delegates participated in this event.

Attached below are the presentations, recordings and speaker details.

Jeanne Breen OBE FCIHT, International Road Safety Consultant – Safe System: national challenge.

Presentation recording: Safe System – a national challenge by Jeanne Breen OBE, International Road Safety Consultant – YouTube

Phil Goodwin, Emeritus Professor of Transport Policy, UCL & UWE – Assessing the roads programme for safety and sustainability benefits.

Presentation recording: Assessing the roads programme for safety and sustainability benefits by Phil Goodwin – YouTube

Jeremy Phillips, Head of Road User Safety, National Highways –Safe System at National Highways.

Presentation recording: Safe System at National Highways by Jeremy Phillips, Head of Road User Safety, National Highways – YouTube

Tanya Fosdick, Research Director, Agilysis – Partnerships and Performance Management.

Presentation recording: Partnerships and The Safe System by Tanya Fosdick, Research Director, Agilysis – YouTube

Dr Suzy Charman, Executive Director, Road Safety Foundation – Combining Safe Speeds and Safe Infrastructure.

Presentation recording: Combining Safe Speeds and Safe Infrastructure by Suzy Charman, Road Safety Foundation – YouTube

Geoff Collins, Chair of ITS (UK) Enforcement Group and Jamie Hassall, National Compliance Coordinator, National Highways – Safe road users and enforcement technology.

Presentation recording: Safe road users and enforcement technology by Geoff Collins and Jamie Hassall – YouTube

Panel discussion and Q&A – PACTS conference. Safe System: from principles to practice. Panel discussion and Q&A – YouTube

Matt Staton, Cambridgeshire Road Safety Partnership

Neale Kinnear, Head of Transport Safety, TRL

Jess Truong, Secretary General, Towards Zero Foundation

Amy Pidwill, Road Safety Strategy Lead, TfL

Programme

10:00	*Introduction* Chair: Pete Thomas, Emeritus Professor of Road and Vehicle Safety- University of Loughborough
10:10	*Safe System – a national challenge* Jeanne Breen OBE FICHT, International Road Safety Consultant
10:25	*Safe System at National Highways* Jeremy Phillips, Head of Road User Safety – National Highways
10:40	*Partnerships and Performance Management* Tanya Fosdick, Research Director – Agilysis
10.55	*Q&A* with speakers
11:15	Break
11:30	*Combining Safe Speeds and Safe Infrastructure* Suzy Charman, Executive Director – Road Safety Foundation
11:45	*Assessing the roads programme for safety and sustainability benefits* Phil Goodwin, Emeritus Professor of Transport Policy – UCL and UWE
12:00	*Safe road users and enforcement technology* Geoff Collins, Chair ITS(UK) Enforcement Group and Sales Director – Jenoptik Jamie Hassall, Safer Roads People Team Leader – National Highways
12.15	*Q&A* with speakers
12:30	Lunch
13.00	*Introduction to Part 2, polls and results* Chair: Tony Ciaburro – Chair of PACTS
13.10	Panel discussion and Q&A Matt Staton, Cambridgeshire Road Safety Partnership Neale Kinnear, Head of Transport Safety, TRL Jess Truong, Secretary General, Towards Zero Foundation Amy Pidwill, Road Safety Strategy Lead, TfL
13.30	Workshops – Session 1 (six options) – Mentioned below*
14.10	Workshops – Session 2 (six options) – Mentioned below*
15:00	Conference closes (no plenary)

*Workshops

Safe System at local level. How should government help?
Safe vehicles – more than just national standards for new vehicles.
Safe speeds and safe infrastructure – priorities, tools and options.
Safe road users – combing education, enforcement and more.
Safe System indicators and performance management. What is feasible at local level.
Post-crash response – the Cinderella pillar?

All six workshops will be available in both sessions. Delegates would therefore be able to attend two sessions.