The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) is calling for an end to Daylight Savings Time clock changes in order to prevent serious injury and death on the road. The family safety charity supports the European Parliament proposal to stop the obligatory one-hour, twice-yearly clock change which extends daylight hours in the summer, but reduces […]
RoSPA Offers Statement On HRH Prince Philip’s Car Crash
Nick Lloyd, acting head of road safety for RoSPA, said: “We were very distressed to hear of the incident involving our former President, HRH The Duke of Edinburgh, and two other people, and we are extremely pleased and relieved to hear that everyone involved was not seriously injured. “In the wake of the incident, we […]
RoSPA’s Road Safety Conference Returns In 2019
Policies and practical initiatives to protect Britain’s most vulnerable road users will be the theme for RoSPA’s annual Road Safety Conference, held on Wednesday, February 13 2019. Despite Britain having some of the safest roads in the world, every year, thousands of road users are killed or injured whilst going about their daily lives. This conference […]
RoSPA Argues For Clock Change Review
The time has come to debate whether the UK should put an end to the current daylight savings system and do what’s best for the country, according to national accident prevention charity RoSPA. As the House of Lords prepares to discuss the European Commission’s proposal to end seasonal clock changes – essentially meaning the UK could […]
RoSPA Has New Award Categories For 2019
The world-famous RoSPA Health and Safety Awards are now open for entries for 2019 – and there are a host of brand new honours and categories on offer. For the first time, organisations will be able to demonstrate their commitment to safeguarding their employees’ wellbeing inside and outside of the workplace with the new Safe@Work Safe@Home […]
RoSPA Supports Government Move To Get More Walking And Cycling
RoSPA has today welcomed the launch of the Government’s latest move to get more people walking and cycling safely. The Department for Transport (DfT) has published a call for evidence on ways to make cycling and walking safer while also increasing cycling and walking. RoSPA is pleased that the consultation covers both pedestrians and cyclists because, together, they accounted […]
RoSPA Gives Comment On Learners Using Motorways
A spokesman for the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) said: “We welcome these plans. Anything that will provide young drivers with more realistic training to prepare them for when they become independent drivers is good. Driving under the supervision of an ADI (approved driving instructor) and practising entry and exit from slip […]
New Free Guide Offered To Keep Children Road Safe
A new guide to help keep children safe on the roads when travelling to and from school has been launched. Safety charity the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) was commissioned by Public Health England to produce the document, which aims to help schools promote safe active travel for children to and from […]
Ford Driving Skills For Life Returns For 2015
Ford is offering its free young driver training programme for the third year running in the UK. Drivers aged 18-24 can now sign up for the DSFL training at London’s Excel Exhibition Centre on the 20th, 21st and 22nd November 2015 ahead of National Road Safety Week (23-27thNovember 2015.) Ford has teamed up with leading […]
RoSPA Suggests A Law Change Due To Increase In Drink Driving
Provisional estimates for 2012, released today by the Department for Transport (DfT), show there were 290 people killed in drink-drive accidents in Great Britain – a rise of around a quarter compared to the previous year. As a proportion of all reported road fatalities, the number of drink-drive deaths was 17 per cent in 2012, […]