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Bike to School Day first started in 2012 as a way for schools to emphasize the importance of safe routes for students and the benefits of bicycling.

Bike to School Day 2019 encourages active transportation

Research shows that one third of parents admit that they have driven over the legal alcohol limit, compared to one quarter of Australians without children who say they have never committed this dangerous behavior.

More than half of Australian parents admit to breaking road laws

The A23 in Lambeth is the most treacherous road for the second year in a row, and London as a whole has surpassed the rest of the UK as the most dangerous region for motorcyclists year-on-year, with nine out of the top ten roads residing in the capital.

UK’s most dangerous roads for bikers revealed

This year Road Safety Week NZ coincides with the UN’s Global Road Safety Week and has the same theme, Save Lives #SpeakUp. The global week calls for further leadership in road safety from governments to reduce road trauma and calls on everyone to #SpeakUp about local issues that affect their community.

Road Safety Week NZ launches with #SpeakUp theme

Researchers found that persistent reminders could save nearly 1,500 lives a year if all vehicles were equipped with them.

IIHS: persistent seat belt reminders could save 1,500 lives per year

Law enforcement agencies across the state will have additional officers on patrol looking for drivers suspected of driving under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs.

Drivers urged to take care during Cinco de Mayo festivities

The roadside survey set out to examine the prevalence and patterns of alcohol and cannabis use among drivers with children on weekend nights and risk perceptions among these drivers.

Survey reveals extent of marijuana-impaired drivers traveling with children

Those under 35 years are mostly affected by road crashes and urged all youth organisations to come forward and help.

Impaired drivers in South Africa can now be arrested on the...

The campaign urges drivers to be extra cautious, since motorcyclists are more difficult to see and less protected than other motorists.

Motorcycle safety campaign launches in Texas

The Governor’s Highway Safety Administration’s annual spotlight report, “Pedestrian Traffic Fatalities by State: 2018 Preliminary Data,†projected that 6,227 pedestrians were killed on the roads in 2018.

Report examines increase in pedestrian deaths

This theme acknowledges that stronger leadership is needed to advance road safety in countries and communities worldwide.

UN Global Road Safety Week calls for stronger leadership

A study of frontal crashes in which belted rear-seat passengers were killed or seriously injured found that, while front seat occupants have benefited from advancements in restraints (airbags and seat belts, that work together in a crash), rear-seat occupants haven’t benefited from the same technology.

IIHS study finds rear-seat safety needs improvement

The researchers found that certain driving habits (low mileage, less driving space and involvement in more crashes) were associated with participants experiencing less physical functioning and more pain, fatigue and depressive symptoms.

Older driver study links driving habits to quality of life

State and local law enforcement will participate in the week-long, multi-agency campaign

Teen safety campaign launches for prom season

The study into heavy vehicle driver fatigue analysed shift start time, the number of consecutive shifts, shift length, shift rotation, rest breaks and their likely impact on driver drowsiness and fatigue

Study measures impact of work shifts on driver fatigue

The AIP Foundation’s policy and program advisor, Louise Goldman, made a presentation focused on the publication Head First: A Case Study of Vietnam’s Motorcycle Helmet Campaign, a collaborative project between the AIP Foundation and the FIA Foundation

AIP Foundation reports achievements of Vietnamese helmet law

Many Canadians seem unaware of the rising impact of their cell phone addictions

Canadians admit to reading texts and watching movies while driving

When vehicles are preparing to turn left at an intersection, cyclists can often be within drivers’ blind spots.

Australia trials blind spot mirrors at intersections for cyclist safety

Tips from eDriving's white paper on avoiding fatigue while driving.

Are you at risk of falling asleep at the wheel?

Teen driver risk factors and tips for teens and parents.

Teen drivers: the risk factors

As children head back to school, extent of dangerous speeding revealed

As children head back to school, extent of dangerous speeding revealed

Drivers are being ‘endangered’ by overtaking

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