71st RoSPA Road Safety Congress
Theme: The Road to Safer Behaviour Proceedings
27th Feb-1st March 2006 - Blackpool Hilton Hotel
Programme:
Day One : Monday 27 February 2006
Day Two : Tuesday 28 February 2006
Day Three : Wednesday 1 March 2006
Programme : Monday 27 February 2006
| 14:00 |
Chair's Introduction - Errol Taylor, Acting Chief Executive, RoSPA |
| 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 |
| 14:30 |
Soft Legislation, Hard Impact - Paul Fleming, Managing Director-Europe, Britax Excelsior Ltd |
| 14:50 |
Improving the Safety Record of Young Drivers: Campaigning for Action - Lisa Marie Williams, Association of British Insurers |
| 15:15 |
Coffee |
| 15:45 |
'Driving Ambitions' - Secondary School Road Safety Education in Warwickshire - Stan Milewski and Brian Pierce , Warwickshire County Council |
| 16.10 |
Attitudes of Parents and Pre-driver Teens Towards Legal or Parental Restrictions - Rod Freeman, Reading University |
| 16.35 |
Getting It Wrong – the Origins of “Attitudes” in Driving - Andrew Howard MBE, Head of Road Safety, AA Motoring Trust |
| 17:00 |
Open Forum |
| 17:15 |
Close |
| 20:00 |
Dinner and Award Presentation |
Programme : Tuesday 28 February 2006
| 09:15 |
Chair's Introduction - Chris King, Chair, RoSPA National Road Safety Committee |
| 09:20 |
DSA's Role in Influencing Driver and Rider Behaviour - Rosemary Thew, Chief Executive, Driving Standards Agency |
| 09:45 |
Young Driver Education Programmes - Mary Williams OBE, Chief Executive, Brake and Prof Steve Stradling, Professor of Transport, Napier University |
| 10:10 |
The Problem People: Faces, Figures and Vulnerable Road Users - Dr Ian Walker, Lecturer, University of Bath |
| 10:35 |
Open Forum |
| 10:50 |
Coffee |
| 11:20 |
Managing Work-Related Road Safety - Geoffrey Bray, Chairman, Fleet Support Group |
| 11:45 |
What Do Drivers Do at Junctions? - Dr Martin Langham, Chairman, User Perspectives and Sussex Police |
| 12:10 |
What Shall We Do About Speeding : Speed Awareness Courses? - Prof Frank McKenna, Reading University |
| 12:35 |
Open Forum |
| 12:45 |
Lunch |
| 14:00 |
Chair's Introduction - Major "Bill" Bailey, Chair RoSPA Road Safety Advisory Group |
| 14:05 |
Update on Motorcycle Collisions in North Yorkshire - Chris Charlton, Roads Policing Inspector, North Yorkshire Police |
| 14:20 |
Influencing Powered Two Wheeler Behaviour - Paul Broughton, Research Student, Transport Research Institute, Napier University |
| 14:45 |
Assessment of Moped Rider Training Among Adolescents in Portugal - Dra Patricia Antonio, Clinical Psychologist, Portuguese Road Prevention |
| 15:10 |
Riders Improving and Developing their Experience: RiDE Programme -Neil Cunliffe, Group Manager Road Safety, Lancashire County Council and Prof Steve Stradling, Professor of Transport, Napier University |
| 15:35 |
Open Forum |
| 15:50 |
Coffee and Close |
| 19:30 |
Civic Reception hosted by Blackpool Borough Council |
| 20:00 |
Congress Dinner |
Programme : Wednesday 1 March 2006
| 09:20 |
Chair's Introduction - Janice Cave, Acting Director of Safety Policy, RoSPA |
| 09:25 |
School Speed Limits - A SCOTS Perspective - Andy Duff, Secretary, SCOTS Road Safety & Traffic Management Working Group |
| 09:50 |
Combining Traffic Engineering and Urban Design - Ben Hamilton Baillie, Hamilton Baillie Associates |
| 10:15 |
Open Forum |
| 10:25 |
Coffee |
| 10:55 |
The Role of Skills, Attitudes and Perceived Norms in the Pedestrian Decision-making of Adolescents - Dr Andy Tolmie, Senior Lecturer in Psychology, University of Strathclyde |
| 11:20 |
Influencing the Behaviour of Pedestrians when Crossing in Hazardous Situations - Dr Carol Holland, Lecturer, Aston University |
| 11:45 |
Progress with the National Standards for Cyclist Training - Kevin Mayne, Director, CTC |
| 12:10 |
Open Forum |
| 12:25 |
Chair's Closing Remarks |
| 12:30 |
Congress Closes |
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