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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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