72nd RoSPA Road Safety Congress
Theme: Encouraging Education in Road Safety
26th-28th February 2007 - Holiday Inn, Stratford upon Avon - Congress Proceedings
Programme:
Day One : Monday 26 February 2007
Day Two : Tuesday 27 February 2007
Day Three : Wednesday 28 February 2007
Monday 26th February 2007
Chair: Tom Mullarkey MBE, Chief Executive, RoSPA
| Opening Session | |
| 14:00 | Chair's Introduction |
| 14:05 | Welcome to Congress - Baroness Gibson of Market Rasen OBE, President of RoSPA |
| 14:10 | Opening Address - Dr Stephen Ladyman MP, Minister for Road Safety, Department for Transport |
| 14:30 | Child Car Restraints - Paul Fleming, Managing Director-Europe, Britax Excelsior Ltd |
| 14:50 | Audit Commission Report on Road Safety - Mr Peter Wilkinson, Managing Director, Audit Commission |
| 15:15 | Coffee |
| The Educators | |
| 15:45 | Evaluation of UK National Network of Child Pedestrian Training Pilot: What Has Been the Impact on School Communities and Volunteers? - Prof Elizabeth Towner, Professor of Child Health, University of the West of England |
| 16.10 | Using Peer Education in Road Safety Provision - Prof Andrew Tolmie, Professor of Psychology and Human Development, University of London |
| 16.35 | Road Safety Education: Targeting Disadvantaged Areas - Mr Mark Jessop, Road Safety Manager, Kingston upon Hull City Council |
| 17:00 | Open Forum |
| 17:15 | Close |
| 19:00 | Drinks Reception, hosted by Cllr Davis, Chairman of Warwickshire County Council |
| 20:00 | Dinner |
Tuesday 27th February 2007 - Morning
Chair: Chris King, Chair, RoSPA National Road Safety Committee
| Delivering Road Safety Education | |
| 09:15 | Chair's Introduction |
| 09:20 | Improving the Delivery of Road Safety Education - Mr John Wicks, Director - Social and Market Research, and Mrs Carry Stephenson, Managing Consultant, MVA Consultancy |
| 09:45 | Crash Magnets, a Road Safety Tool Box for Secondary Schools - Ms Kate Wheaton, Education Adviser, Road Safety Scotland |
| 10:10 | Highways Agency Driver Information Programme - Mr Stuart Lovatt, Safety Standards & Research, Highways Agency & Mr Andrew Richardson, Director, Fused Ltd |
| 10:35 | Open Forum |
| 10:50 | Coffee |
| Child Pedestrian Training | |
| 11:20 | Evaluation of UK National Network of Child Pedestrian Training Pilot: what impact has practical roadside training had on children’s pedestrian skills? - Kirstie Whelan, University of the West of England |
| 11:45 | Good Practice: Pedestrian Training - A Holistic Approach? - Mr Graham Campbell, Road Safety Officer, Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council |
| 12:10 | The Lancashire Experience of Child Pedestrian Education and Training: What Works & Lessons Learnt - Mrs Clare Farrer, Deputy Road Safety Group Manager, Lancashire County Council and Dr Karen Leeming, Edge Hill University |
| 12:35 | Open Forum |
| 12:45 | Lunch |
Tuesday 27th February 2007 - Afternoon
Chair: Major "Bill" Bailey, Chair RoSPA Road Safety Advisory Group
| The Young Person’s Perspective | |
| 14:00 | Chair's Introduction |
| 14:05 | Children’s Understanding of Risk - Dr Jenny McWhirter, Risk Education Adviser, RoSPA |
| 14:30 | Parents, Road Safety and Education – the Young Person’s Perspective - Prof Jackie Green, Professor Emerita, Leeds Metropolitan University |
| 14:55 | The Streets Ahead on Safety Project: Involving Young People as Service Users and Decision Makers in a Project to Improve Road Safety in an Area of Multiple Deprivation - Dr Richard Kimberlee, Senior Research Fellow, University of the West of England |
| 15:20 | Open Forum |
| 15:35 | Coffee and Close |
| 20:00 | Congress Dinner and Award Presentation |
Wednesday 28 February 2007
Chair: Dr Jenny McWhirter, Risk Education Adviser, RoSPA
| Young Drivers | |
| 09:20 | Chair's Introduction |
| 09:25 | The Role of the DSA in Road Safety Education - Trevor Wedge, Chief Driving Examiner, Driving Standards Agency |
| 09:50 | Good Practice in Pre-driver Education - Dr Carole Deighton, Air Affairs (UK) Ltd |
| 10:15 | Facing the Risk - Preparing for the Future - Mr Mike Parish and Mr Ian Edwards, Roadsafe |
| 10:40 | Open Forum |
| 10:55 | Coffee |
| Vulnerable Road Users | |
| 11:20 | Cycling : More People, More Often, More Safely - Mr Pete Zanzottera, Steer Davies Gleave |
| 11:40 | The BHS Riding & Road Safety Test - Mrs Sheila Hardy, Senior Executive Safety, The British Horse Society |
| 12:00 | Planes Trains and Wheelchairs - Mr David Allen, Road Safety Consultant, Whizz-kidz |
| 12:20 | Open Forum |
| 12:30 | Chair's Closing Remarks |
| 12:35 | Congress Closes |
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