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69th RoSPA Road Safety Congress

Protecting Vulnerable Road Users Congress Proceedings
Cardiff City Hall - 1st-3rd March 2004

Programme:
Day One : Monday 1st March 2004
Day Two : Tuesday 2nd March 2004
Day Three : Wednesday 3rd March 2004

Programme : Day One : Monday 1st March 2004

14:00 Chairman's Introduction & Welcome to Congress
John Howard OBE, Chief Executive, RoSPA

14:10 Opening Address
Dr Brian Gibbons, Deputy Minister for Economic Development and Transport

14:25 Prince Michael International Road Safety Award for the Child Seat Website - Dr Brian Gibbons to present

14:30 New Isofix Legislation
Heinz-Jurgen Lang, European Managing Director, Britax Excelsior Ltd

14:45 Protecting Our Children
David Padfield and Deirdre O'Reilly, DfT

15:15 Are we getting better? A discussion of what modelling can reveal about trends in vulnerable road user casualties
Paul Hewson, Data Analyst and Research Officer, Devon County Council

15:40 Coffee

16:00 Children's Traffic Club
Dawn Boyfield, Director, DBDA

16:30 'The Roadie Club'
David Evans, Principal Road Safety Officer, Cardiff City Council

17:10 Open Forum

17:30 Close

19:30 Civic Reception, Hosted by Cardiff City Council in the National Museum of Wales

20:00 Congress Dinner - National Museum of Wales

Programme : Day Two : Tuesday 2nd March 2004

9:15 Chair's Introduction
Chris King, Chair, National Road Safety Committee

09:.20 Guidelines for the evaluation of Road Safety Education interventions
Joanne Sentinella, Associate Research Fellow, TRL

09:45 'Right Start' Child Pedestrian Training Programme
Alan Fisher, Principal Road Safety Adviser, Lancashire County Council

10:10 Road Safety Training for Young Wheelchair Users
Sarah Jefkins, Wheelchair Training Project Manager, Whizzkids

10:35 Open Forum

10:50 Coffee

11:20 'A Cycling Journey': Moving Cycle Training Forward
Kevin Mayne, Director, CTC

11:45 Horse Rider Safety
Sheila Hardy, Head of Safety, British Horse Society

12:10 Travel Skills - Pedestrian and Cyclist Training for Groups of Adults with Learning Difficulties
Honor Byford, Road Safety Officer, West Sussex County Council and Helen Jennings, Health Professional, West Sussex County Council

12:35 Open Forum

12:45 Lunch

14:00 Chair's Introduction
Steve Baker, Road Safety Manager, RoSPA Wales

14:05 Home Zones - the Next Step in Urban Evolution
Adrian Trim, Co-ordinator Road Safety, Plymouth City Council

14:20 Vulnerable Users, Rights of Way and Trunk Roads: Tutor's Pack
Roger Wright, Principal Accessibility Adviser, Highways Agency

14:45 Potential of Micro-simulation Models to Assess Vulnerable Road Users' Safety
Paulo Humanes, Senior Engineer, Babtie Ross Silcock

15:10 Open Forum

15:.30 Launch of Cyclists and HGVs Video

15:45 Awards Presentation

16:.00 Coffee and Close

20:00 Dinner - City Hall

Programme : Day Three : Wednesday 3rd March 2004

09:15 Chair's Introduction
Kevin Clinton, Road Safety Adviser, RoSPA

09:20 Motorcycle Instructors' Register
Trevor Wedge, Assistant Chief Driving Examiner, Driving Standards Agency

09:45 Motor Cyclist Training
Andrew Richardson, Project Director, B&W and Charles Davis, Head of Driver & Fleet Solutions, RoSPA

10:10 Bikesafe - the Motorcycling Strategy
Chief Inspector Mark Owen, North Wales Police

10:35 Open Forum

10:45 Coffee

11:10 Vehicle Design Developments
Adrian Walsh, Director, Roadsafe

11:25 EU Policies to Improve the Safety of Vulnerable Road Users
Franziska Achterberg, Information Officer, European Transport Safety Council

11:55 Open Forum

12:10 Chair's Closing Remarks

12:15 Close

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