The Enhancing Policy and Action for Safe Mobility report offers guidance, case studies, and resources to help countries implement the Safe System approach — a model that calls for a proactive and coordinated approach to road safety with the objective of creating transport systems that are safer by nature and account for human error.

New study lays out steps towards safer roads globally

Countries can reduce deaths and injuries from road traffic crashes by flipping the traditional mobility hierarchy and adopting the Safe System approach, according to...
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) ‘Click it or Ticket’ campaign will see State and local law enforcement agencies nationwide working together to encourage drivers and passengers to buckle up.

‘Click it or ticket’ seatbelt campaign launches

An annual campaign to remind drivers and passengers that wearing a seatbelt saves lives has been launched. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) ‘Click...
The agency has asked for public comments on amends to its New Car Assessment Program (NCAP) that will measure how well vehicles protect those outside the vehicle, in a bid to reduce pedestrian fatalities.

NHTSA proposes new pedestrian crashworthiness tests

The US Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is proposing updates to its vehicle safety consumer information program to provide better...
This year, 2.7 million more people are expected to travel for the unofficial start of summer compared to last year.

Summer travel could be ‘one for the record books’ says AAA

The AAA projects 42.3 million Americans will travel 50 miles or more from home this Memorial Day weekend - a seven per cent increase...
Latest road fatality figures revealed 1,204 people died on the country’s roads in the 12 months to 31 March 2023, a 5.9 per cent rise compared to the same period the year before.

Number of deaths on Australia’s roads rises

Road deaths in Australia have increased by almost six per cent in the past year, according to latest figures. Latest road fatality figures revealed 1,204...
Now a month-long education and enforcement campaign focused on speeding has been launched in the province by the Insurance Corporation of British Colombia (ICBC) and police.

Month long campaign targets speeders

Speeding is the leading cause of car crash fatalities in British Columbia, with an average of 80 people losing their lives every year. Now a...
Walkers, riders, and drivers are encouraged to share the road safely as part of the initiative launched by the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (FLHSMV), the Florida Highway Patrol (FHP), safety campaign partners the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT), Florida Police Chiefs Association (FPCA), Florida Sheriffs Association (FSA), The Florida Trucking Association (FTA), and AAA Florida.

Road safety campaign focuses on the importance of sharing the road

May is ‘Share the Road’ safety campaign month in Florida. Walkers, riders, and drivers are encouraged to share the road safely as part of the...
In an opinion piece, David Zuby, who is also Chief Research Officer at the organization, pointed at a congressional mandate in the bipartisan infrastructure law passed in 2021, which calls for the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to require every new passenger vehicle to be equipped with a system that prevents an alcohol-impaired driver from operating it.

Solution to the problem of impaired driving could be in reach

The ultimate solution to impaired driving could be in reach, according to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) executive vice president. In an opinion...
In 2020, the Trust, along with Birmingham City Council and behavioural scientist So-Mo, launched the ‘Message Not Received’ project which tested the hypothesis that culturally tailored and targeted messaging could improve seatbelt use in Birmingham’s Pakistani and Bangladeshi communities and in turn, reduce passenger casualty rates.

Further funding aims to improve seatbelt use in the UK’s Midlands

The Road Safety Trust has provided funding to evaluate the next stage of a project aimed at increasing seatbelt use among different communities. In 2020,...