Make sure your eyesight goes beyond 20/20 this year
Road safety organisations are reminding drivers and riders of all ages to make an appointment for an eyesight test this year. This […]
Schools in Cardiff go car free
Cardiff has become the latest UK city to introduce a scheme which involves closing streets around schools to motorised traffic at peak […]
UKROEd 2019 pictures
Watch a compilation of UKROEd 2019 Conference pictures
Christmas quad bike warning
Road safety organisations are urging parents and relatives to think twice before giving their children a quad bike for Christmas. The call […]
Post-crash response group wins top Prince Michael Award
A UK-based organisation which aims to improve post-crash response across the globe has picked up the top accolade at the 2019 […]
Congratulations to our inaugural award winners!
Well done to the five individuals who received UKROEd awards from our Chief Operations Officer Ruth Purdie at our Conference in Manchester […]
Australia introduces ‘world-first’ mobile phone detection cameras
Authorities on the east coast of Australia have taken the fight against mobile phone using drivers to the next level, with the […]
New radar-activated sign aims to reduce motorcycle collisions
A new ‘radar activated road sign’ has been launched in a bid to reduce collisions and casualties involving motorcyclists. DfT figures show […]
Breathalysers to be mandatory in all new cars from 2022
All new cars must have the facility to fit a built-in breathalyser from 2022, as part of a raft of new safety […]
Step up for Road Safety Week
Safety organisations are calling on road users to ‘step up’ their road safety focus as part of Brake’s Road Safety Week 2019, […]
More than 1,000 people complete West Yorkshire cycle referral scheme
More than 1,000 people in West Yorkshire have taken part in a ‘ground-breaking’ referral scheme, where cycling is prescribed in a bid […]
Holding a phone while driving to be made illegal to close ‘loophole’
The government plans to close a legal loophole that has allowed drivers who use mobile phones to film or take photographs to […]
Self-driving cars to navigate London streets with £13m project
The DRIVEN consortium has celebrated a key milestone in its 30-month government-supported project by demonstrating the capabilities of a fleet of self-driving […]
Road death results for Project EDWARD day of action
28 European countries took part in this year’s European Day Without A Road Death (Project EDWARD) A 30 million Twitter reach was […]
It’s peak season for deer collisions
The coming weeks will see a significant rise in the risk of collisions with deer, warns road safety organisation GEM Motoring Assist. […]
New drug driving laws for Scotland
Tougher laws on drug driving, and a new roadside testing regime, are set to come into effect in Scotland – bringing the […]
DVSA rolls out digital driving tests
Successful learners will receive their full driving licences quicker as driving examiners start marking the car driving test digitally, DVSA has announced. […]
Scotland to ban pavement parking
Scotland has become the first UK country to ban pavement parking, in a move that has been described as ‘historic’. On 10 […]
We publish the latest edition of INROEdS, our quarterly newsletter
Welcome to the Autumn 2019 edition of INROEdS, the newsletter from UKROEd. Just click on the image above to access your copy. […]
Increased enforcement targets uninsured drivers
Uninsured drivers are being threatened with increased enforcement activity this month – as police forces look to crackdown on an offence which […]
DfT publishes final casualty statistics for 2018
Final casualty statistics for 2018 are in line with the provisional figures published earlier in the year – showing continued stagnation when […]
UKROEd Assessment Administrator achieves CMI Level 4
Congratulations to UKROEd’s Assessment Administrator Vicky Potter on the award of her CMI Level 4 qualification. Studying for the award requires many […]
Mobile phones and driving: why you should question the law
Mobile phones and driving Why you should question the law… There’s a danger we could be making decisions we think are safe […]
Speeding drivers targeted in new Midlands campaign
A new campaign has been launched in the Midlands to highlight the risks and pitfalls of speeding. The Drive4Life campaign has been […]
£400 million boost announced for UK EV charging network
Transport secretary Grant Shapps says new funding for Britain’s electric vehicle charging infrastructure will make charging an electric car ‘as easy as […]
20mph speed limits in central London
Transport for London (TfL) has today announced it will introduce 20mph limits for drivers within the Congestion Charge Zone from early 2020. […]
Drink drive deaths rise again in 2017
Road safety organisations are calling for action following the publication of final estimates showing a 9% year-on-year rise in drink-drive related deaths […]
Speed identified as the best predictor of car crashes
Speeding is the riskiest kind of aggressive driving, according to a unique analysis of data from on-board devices in vehicles published […]
