RoSPA Press Office : Press Releases : Road Safety

The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents is predicting a surge in the number of road crashes unless motorists take their time after the clocks go back this weekend. Car and pedestrian accidents peak in October and November, coinciding with darker evenings and deteriorating weather conditions. Full Story»

The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents today welcomed the publication of Road Code - the new road safety guide specifically for young road users. Dave Rogers, RoSPA Road Safety Adviser, said: "Road Code is in a style which should appeal to young road users. Full Story»

On Friday (July 9), the House of Lords will debate measures to ban the use of hand-held mobile phones while driving, when a bill by Lord Davies of Oldham will be given its second reading. He is proposing that it should be made a specific offence for a driver to make or receive a call on a hand-held phone when the vehicle is moving. Full Story»

Increased effort needs to be put into protecting children from the dangers of traffic near their homes, when they are at play and when going to and from school, The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents said today. New guidelines for organising child pedestrian skills training schemes will be published shortly by RoSPA, the Department of Environment, Transport and the Regions, the Local Authority Road Safety Officers Association and the Association of London Borough Road Safety Officers. Full Story»

The reduction in the number of children killed or injured on Britain’s roads must be seen as welcome news, but there is still much more work to be done, according to The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents. Dave Rogers, RoSPA Road Safety Adviser, welcomed the figures for 1998, released today by the Government, which show a reduction in all road accident deaths of five per cent, and a reduction in casualties of one per cent, compared with last year. Full Story»

Road accidents are a worldwide problem with people killed and injured in avoidable accidents in every country. Now, The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents is to hold an international conference to discuss global road safety and to seek new ideas which can be adopted in the UK. Expert speakers from around the world are being sought to give presentations at RoSPA’s 65th Road Safety Congress in Plymouth on March 6-8 2000, under the title ‘Around the World in 2½ Days: Lessons for the UK?’ Full Story»

A Bill to ban the use of hand-held mobile phones while driving will be introduced in the House of Lords tomorrow (Thursday May 6). Lord Davies of Oldham is proposing it should be a specific offence for a driver to make or receive a call on a hand-held phone when the vehicle is moving. Full Story»

A new Greener Motoring Guide to help motorists look after the environment while practising safer and more economical driving is being launched today by The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents. The aim is to give advice and information to drivers on ways of reducing motoring costs and lessening the impact on the environment which their driving may have. Full Story»

A new award for companies who look after the safety of their drivers is being launched by The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents. Details of the new award will be explained at the relaunch of the RoSPA National Safe Driving Award Scheme (NSDA) next week, in the south of England. Full Story»

The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents today welcomed rule changes on mobile phones in the new Highway Code and said they were further proof of the dangers of using hand-held and hands-free phones while driving. RoSPA supports other measures in the code to stop cars becoming "mobile offices". Full Story»