New global guide for supporting road safety champions
Children remain one of the most vulnerable groups of road users, and so the LEARN Guide is a vital new resource of information and support aimed at supporting road safety advocates across the world.Read more
Cities need a systems-change approach to build climate-resilient communities
Cities occupy just 3 percent of the Earth’s land, but account for most of the global energy consumption and carbon emissions.Read moreRoad safety charity demands 20mph speed limit around UK schools
“Why do we have to wait until a child is killed before we act?” Read more
United Nations Global Road Safety Week 2023
The dangers facing young people on the roads will be one of the key topics at the 7th United Nations Global Road Safety Week 2023.Read more
Global gathering of road safety NGOs – ‘how do we protect the vulnerable’?
The safety of children and all vulnerable road users goes under the spotlight this week at the annual gathering of The Global Alliance of NGOs for Road Safety.Read more
Could 20 mph become ‘the norm’ on UK roads?
The introduction of a new ‘default’ UK national speed limit of 20 miles-per-hour (mph) – and with it a safer environment for children – could become a reality, according to a draft government report. An early...Read more
Better traffic education needed to combat rising child road deaths across EU
Every day at least 15 children and youngsters are killed on roads in the European Union.Read more
‘We can never be safe enough’ – school buses in Canada to get major safety makeovers
Important technical and regulatory changes will be made to school buses in Canada as part of a major drive to make them safer for children. Read more
EU Mobility Week Awards reward cities’ road safety measures around schools
Cities’ innovative ideas to make the roads safer for children and young people are once again recognised in the latest European mobility awards.Read more
‘Unprecedented’ drop in EU road deaths because of COVID lockdowns
A huge reduction in traffic because of COVID lockdowns was a major factor in an ‘unprecedented’ fall in road deaths across the European Union – many of whom are children.Read more
We all have to walk across roads – why aren’t pedestrians a focus of road safety?
In May 2021 a B-double truck mounted a kerb when turning a corner in Melbourne, injuring five pedestrians. In February 2020 a drunk driver drove onto a footpath in Sydney, killing four children and injuring...Read more
Building political will to act on road safety
Since its beginning in Sweden in the 1990s, Vision Zero has become a global movement to prevent road fatalities and serious injuries by undertaking a Safe System approach to road safety.Read more
Lockdown and school closures results in reduced road safety and mobility education for children
Children’s road safety lessons and cycling tests were significantly affected by the initial COVID lockdowns and school closures, according to a new multi-agency report. Read more