Road Safety


Tuesday 8th December 2009, QEII Conference Centre, London, 08:30 - 16:15

Inside Government's National Road Safety Conference
A Safer Way - Road Safety Beyond 2010

CONFIRMED: Paul Clark MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Department for Transport

"Our target for 2020…is to reduce deaths by a third. We are also proposing to reduce serious injuries by 33% over the same timeframe.”

Jim Fizpatrick MP, former Parliamentary under Secretary of State for Transport, 22nd April 2009

Overview

In 2010 the Government will unveil its new, ten-year road safety strategy.

The number of deaths on our roads has reached an all-time low. A total of 2,538 people were killed on roads in Britain last year- the lowest annual figures since records began in 1926. This represents a 14% drop on last year. Britain now has the equal safest roads of any major nation, and the figures also mean that the Government has reached its 2010 target of cutting road deaths and seriously injured on the roads- seven per cent fewer than in 2007.

However, there remain three groups for which the reduction in road-related collisions has been markedly slower than for other groups, namely, young drivers, motorcyclists, and those who drive for work. Child deaths on the roads rose from an all-time low of 121 in 2007 to 124 last year, and total cyclist casualties rose slightly, reminding us all much work still needs to be done.

With an estimated cost of £3bn to the economy for road-related deaths and serious injuries, and with more vehicles than ever (33 million vehicles in 2006) registered to use our roads, the launch of the government’s road safety strategy for 2010-2030 will target further, significant improvements in road safety.

Agenda

Delegates at this national conference will be provided with an opportunity to learn of key developments in creating a road network and transport system that not only provides safer roads in Britain, but also encourages more responsible and sustainable travel choices.

08:30 Registration and Coffee
09:10 Chair’s Opening Remarks
Amy Aeron-Thomas, Executive Director, Roadpeace (CONFIRMED)
09:25

Morning Keynote Address: Beyond 2010 - A New Vision for Road Safety

  • Beyond 2010: Safer roads- our targets and ambition
  • Reducing the number of road deaths and casualties: our strategy
  • Enforcement issues: compliance with road safety laws:
    • Excessive speeding
    • Carelessness or dangerous driving
    • Driving without insurance
    • Drink and drug-driving
    • Wearing of seatbelts
  • R&D: supporting research and development into car safety, road engineering and road surfaces
  • Learning to drive: better training including pre and post qualification
  • Encourage more and safer cycling and walking


Paul Clark MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Department for Transport (CONFIRMED)

09:45 Ministers Questions and Answers
Paul Clark MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Department for Transport (CONFIRMED)
09:55

Cutting Casualties and Improving Safety

  • The need for a vision
  • Key policy priorities
  • Effective performance indicators
  • Better management of information


Robert Gifford, Executive Director, Parliamentary Advisory Council for Transport Safety (PACTS) (CONFIRMED)

10:15

Working Collaboratively to Reduce Road Collisions

  • Working with partners to reduce road traffic collisions
  • Safe Drive, Stay Alive campaign: educating school pupils about the dangers of bad driving
  • Bringing about change through partnership working: local organisation, set-up steering with support of senior managers
  • Changing minds, changing behaviour: number of pupils who have seen SDSA
  • Key learning points: clear message with clear, follow-up intervention strategy


Trevor Meers, Borough Commander, Havering, London Fire Brigade (CONFIRMED)

10:35

Making Britain’s Roads Safer for Motorcyclists

  • Driver training: greater driver awareness of motorcyclists
  • Data collection: more detailed accident causation data
  • Safer roads: more road-traffic police patrols
  • Bad driving: targeting bad and dangerous driving


Chris Hodder, Government Relations Executive, British Motorcyclists Federation(CONFIRMED)

10:55 Questions and Answers Session 1
11:15 Coffee Break and Networking
11:40

The Partnership with the Community - The Key to Road Safety

  • How the public see road safety
  • Views on issues
  • Do different regions think the same?
  • Older, younger, boy, girl - does that make a difference?
  • Is "It's not me" the key to public opinion?
  • Are we losing the plot?
  • Public and politics


Andrew Howard, Head of Road Safety, The Automobile Association (CONFIRMED)
12:00

Road Safety Innovations in London

  • Economic and social costs of road fatalities and casualties in London
  • Better road safety by design and through intervention
    • The driver
    • The vehicle
    • The road
  • How can technology help?


Chris Lines, Head, London Road Safety Unit, Transport for London (CONFIRMED)

12:20 Questions and Answers Session 2
12:40 Lunch and Networking
14:00

Work-Related Road Safety

  • Strategic importance of freight transport to the economy
  • Beating driver fatigue
  • Sharing the road: better education for other road users
  • Creating compliance, implementing enforcement


Jo Tanner, Director of Communications, Freight Transport Association (CONFIRMED)

14:20 Afternoon Keynote Address: Safe Driving for Life
Rosemary Thew, Chief Executive, DSA (Driving Standards Agency) (CONFIRMED)
14:35 Coffee Break and Networking
15:00

Safety in Numbers: Making Cycling Safer

  • Halve the risk of cycling by doubling the numbers who cycle
  • Improve driver behaviour and awareness
  • Make the road environment more welcoming for cyclists
  • Promoting cycling positively


Roger Geffen, Campaigns and Policy Director , CTC (Cyclist Touring Club) (CONFIRMED)
15:20

Improving Road Safety: Policing London's Roads

  • Helping to reduce road casualties through patrols and enforcement
  • Figures: road collisions in London
  • Education linked to enforcement using:
    • Enhanced traffic policing for an area with history of collisions or offending
    • Motorcycles: bike safe
    • Cyclists: better road awareness
    • Commercial vehicles
  • Partnership working: working with communities
  • Driving for work: risk assessment


Detective Chief Inspector, Nick Chalmers, Metropolitan Police (CONFIRMED)

15:40 Questions and Answers Session 3
16:10 Chair’s Closing Remarks
16:15 Close

*programme subject to change without notice

Audience

Central government departments and agencies, road safety officers, driving instructors, teachers, youth and community workers, transport planners and managers, logisticians, engineers, transport research organisations, schools and colleges, architects and planners, NHS, PCT, and ambulance, fire and police rescue services, faith, parent, voluntary, community and sports organisations, housing associations, trade unions and think-tanks.


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