A conference examining safety issues relating to older road users will take place in the UK later this year.
The Older Road User Conference aims to identify safety issues relating to older road users and showcase current interventions and initiatives. It will also identify gaps in current provision and outline challenges and actions for road safety professionals, government and other stakeholders.
The conference content is primarily intended for road safety and public health practitioners, police and fire and rescue officers, academics, central government employees and highways engineers.
To date, confirmed speakers include Dr Charles Musselwhite, Associate Professor in Gerontology, Centre for Innovative Ageing, Swansea University; Stephen Joseph OBE, Executive Director, Campaign for Better Transport, Sergeant Rob Heard, The Older Drivers Forum; June Howlett, Road Safety Officer, Transport for Bucks, Buckinghamshire County Council.
Road Safety GB, New View Consultants and the RAC Foundation are joint organisers of the conference that will take place on 19 September 2018 in London. More speakers, details of presentations and a provisional agenda can be found on the event website.
