Are we there yet?

Is it right that drivers are offered courses instead of prosecution for certain motoring offences? That's the topic of discussion today as we continue to navigate towards Project EDWARD's week of action on the 17th October.

Chief Constable Jo Shiner, roads policing lead for the national police chiefs council and Ruth Purdie OBE, chief executive of UKROEd are our guest on this episode.

You can find the NPCC here.

You can find UKROEd here.

Project EDWARD (Every Day Without A Road Death) is an annual UK-wide road safety campaign backed by government, the emergency services, highways agencies, road safety organisations and British businesses.

The Campaign, Managed by Projects Zero, promotes an evidence-led, ‘safe system’ approach – the long-term objective of which is a road traffic system free from death and serious injury.

Our aim is to provide a platform that showcases some of the best work being done around the country to promote:

• Safe Vehicles
• Safe Road Use
• Safe Speed
• Safe Roads and Roadsides
• Post Crash Care

For more information on the Safe System, visit: www.pacts.org.uk/safe-system

You can find ProjectEDWARD in the following places:

Website: https://projectedward.org/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/ProjectEdward

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ProjectEDWARDRoadSafety

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/projectedward/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/projectedward/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFYfytnzfKvX90TmkX2_LDQ

We are fast approaching the beginning of the 2022 Tyre Safety Month, in October, so who better to join us than Jason Simms the comms lead for TyreSafe – and Stuart Lovatt its new Chair. Jason and Stuart explain the importance of tyre maintenance and the need for greater public awareness.

We're also delighted to be able to share a presentation by professor, Nick Reed. Nick has spent more than fifteen years at the sharp end of transportation research, and he talks to us about what do we seek from technology and mobility.

Project EDWARD (Every Day Without A Road Death) is an annual UK-wide road safety campaign backed by government, the emergency services, highways agencies, road safety organisations and British businesses.

The Campaign, Managed by Projects Zero, promotes an evidence-led, ‘safe system’ approach – the long-term objective of which is a road traffic system free from death and serious injury.

Our aim is to provide a platform that showcases some of the best work being done around the country to promote:

• Safe Vehicles
• Safe Road Use
• Safe Speed
• Safe Roads and Roadsides
• Post Crash Care

For more information on the Safe System, visit: www.pacts.org.uk/safe-system

You can find ProjectEDWARD in the following places:

Website: https://projectedward.org/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/ProjectEdward

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ProjectEDWARDRoadSafety

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/projectedward/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/projectedward/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFYfytnzfKvX90TmkX2_LDQ

This week we shine the spotlight on the 'Driving for Better Business' podcast as we take a look at fatigue in driving. Host Simon Turner talks with Dr Paul Jackson, a Chartered Psychologist specialising in human performance who has assisted safety-critical organisations to implement fatigue risk management systems for more than 20 years.

In particular they look at a landmark legal case in which the Office of Rail and Road successfully prosecuted an employer for health and safety breaches, as a result of two of its employees being killed in a road traffic collision where driver fatigue was identified as the primary cause.

You can check out Driving for Better business, and the podcast, here.

Project EDWARD (Every Day Without A Road Death) is an annual UK-wide road safety campaign backed by government, the emergency services, highways agencies, road safety organisations and British businesses.

The Campaign, Managed by Projects Zero, promotes an evidence-led, ‘safe system’ approach – the long-term objective of which is a road traffic system free from death and serious injury.

Our aim is to provide a platform that showcases some of the best work being done around the country to promote:

• Safe Vehicles
• Safe Road Use
• Safe Speed
• Safe Roads and Roadsides
• Post Crash Care

For more information on the Safe System, visit: www.pacts.org.uk/safe-system

You can find ProjectEDWARD in the following places:

Website: https://projectedward.org/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/ProjectEdward

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ProjectEDWARDRoadSafety

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/projectedward/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/projectedward/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFYfytnzfKvX90TmkX2_LDQ

This week we look back over the last 30 years at the early days of what were once called driver diversion schemes – the alternatives to prosecution pioneered by certain police forces and now available across England and Wales through UKROEd and the National Driver Offender Retraining Scheme.

We talked with road safety pioneers: Ian Aspinall, Karen Stringer and Neil Cunliffe and invited them to reflect on the opportunities and challenges they faced as they lay the foundations for what is now a key part of our justice system…

Project EDWARD (Every Day Without A Road Death) is an annual UK-wide road safety campaign backed by government, the emergency services, highways agencies, road safety organisations and British businesses.

The Campaign, Managed by Projects Zero, promotes an evidence-led, ‘safe system’ approach – the long-term objective of which is a road traffic system free from death and serious injury.

Our aim is to provide a platform that showcases some of the best work being done around the country to promote:

• Safe Vehicles
• Safe Road Use
• Safe Speed
• Safe Roads and Roadsides
• Post Crash Care

For more information on the Safe System, visit: www.pacts.org.uk/safe-system

You can find ProjectEDWARD in the following places:

Website: https://projectedward.org/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/ProjectEdward

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ProjectEDWARDRoadSafety

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/projectedward/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/projectedward/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFYfytnzfKvX90TmkX2_LDQ

We take a look at fleet driving and the problems it faced following Covid as we’re joined by James Dewhurst from Webfleet Services and Richard Stansfield from AES Fleet.  But we’ll also be taking a detailed look at the dashcam that may be fixed to your car windscreen – James Mason from Nextbase will reveal some fascinating insider information about the capability of today’s dashcams and the outcomes that can be achieved in the right hands.

We also take a look at the data that will be tracked during Project EDWARD's week of action and the role EV's will play.

Project EDWARD (Every Day Without A Road Death) is an annual UK-wide road safety campaign backed by government, the emergency services, highways agencies, road safety organisations and British businesses.

The Campaign, Managed by Projects Zero, promotes an evidence-led, ‘safe system’ approach – the long-term objective of which is a road traffic system free from death and serious injury.

Our aim is to provide a platform that showcases some of the best work being done around the country to promote:

• Safe Vehicles
• Safe Road Use
• Safe Speed
• Safe Roads and Roadsides
• Post Crash Care

For more information on the Safe System, visit: www.pacts.org.uk/safe-system

You can find ProjectEDWARD in the following places:

Website: https://projectedward.org/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/ProjectEdward

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ProjectEDWARDRoadSafety

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/projectedward/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/projectedward/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFYfytnzfKvX90TmkX2_LDQ

This week Project EDWARD is joined by Bosch, the World Rescue Organisation and HCC solicitors as we focus on post-crash response and care including:

• The technology that can help the emergency services find you after a collision
• The role of the professionals at the scene…
• The help you might get in the months and years after an incident

Project EDWARD (Every Day Without A Road Death) is an annual UK-wide road safety campaign backed by government, the emergency services, highways agencies, road safety organisations and British businesses.

The Campaign, Managed by Projects Zero, promotes an evidence-led, ‘safe system’ approach – the long-term objective of which is a road traffic system free from death and serious injury.

Our aim is to provide a platform that showcases some of the best work being done around the country to promote:

• Safe Vehicles
• Safe Road Use
• Safe Speed
• Safe Roads and Roadsides
• Post Crash Care

For more information on the Safe System, visit: www.pacts.org.uk/safe-system

You can find ProjectEDWARD in the following places:

Website: https://projectedward.org/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/ProjectEdward

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ProjectEDWARDRoadSafety

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/projectedward/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/projectedward/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFYfytnzfKvX90TmkX2_LDQ

The World Health Organisations Regional Program Manager for Road Safety, Violence and Injury Prevention, Jonathon Passmore joins us to discuss how the WHO is tacking road safety, including:

• Looking at where road policing can improve
• How the lack of resources can lead to less enforcement of legislation
• Different countries , different approaches

You can find the WHO here and Jonathon Passmore on Twitter.

We're also joined by the Road Victims Trust's Chief Executive, Mark Turner who speaks t us about the importance of the families voice, the difference between accidents and human error, and how the Road victims trust are helping.

You can find the Victims Trust here and Mark Turner on LinkedIn.

Lastly, we meet more of the Project EDWARD team: Becky Hadley ,Stuart Lovatt, Iain Temperton and Terry Cook.

Project EDWARD (Every Day Without A Road Death) is an annual UK-wide road safety campaign backed by government, the emergency services, highways agencies, road safety organisations and British businesses.

The Campaign, Managed by Projects Zero, promotes an evidence-led, ‘safe system’ approach – the long-term objective of which is a road traffic system free from death and serious injury.

Our aim is to provide a platform that showcases some of the best work being done around the country to promote:

• Safe Vehicles
• Safe Road Use
• Safe Speed
• Safe Roads and Roadsides
• Post Crash Care

For more information on the Safe System, visit: www.pacts.org.uk/safe-system

You can find ProjectEDWARD in the following places:

Website: https://projectedward.org/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/ProjectEdward

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ProjectEDWARDRoadSafety

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/projectedward/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/projectedward/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFYfytnzfKvX90TmkX2_LDQ

Just how common is drug driving in the workplace? We're joined by Lesley O'Brien, managing director of Freightlink Europe, D.tec International managing director Ean Lewin and former collision investigator and fleet risk prevention specialist Andrew Drewary as we take a look at some of the shocking truths around drug driving.

• Should testing of drivers be mandatory?
• Who's responsibility is it, employer or employee?
• What are the consequences?

As well as this, we also take a look at the impact of the traffic police shows that we see on TV. Do they do more harm than good?

You can find Freightlink Europe here.

You can find D.tec International here.

You can find Road Safety Smart here.

Project EDWARD (Every Day Without A Road Death) is an annual UK-wide road safety campaign backed by government, the emergency services, highways agencies, road safety organisations and British businesses.

The Campaign, Managed by Projects Zero, promotes an evidence-led, ‘safe system’ approach – the long-term objective of which is a road traffic system free from death and serious injury.

Our aim is to provide a platform that showcases some of the best work being done around the country to promote:

• Safe Vehicles
• Safe Road Use
• Safe Speed
• Safe Roads and Roadsides
• Post Crash Care

For more information on the Safe System, visit: www.pacts.org.uk/safe-system

You can find ProjectEDWARD in the following places:

Website: https://projectedward.org/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/ProjectEdward

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ProjectEDWARDRoadSafety

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/projectedward/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/projectedward/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFYfytnzfKvX90TmkX2_LDQ

Road safety in Scotland takes the focus this week as we're joined by Chief Superintendent Louise Blakelock of Police Scotland and Michael McDonnell from Road Safety Scotland, who outline 'Vision Zero' goal of zero road deaths in Scotland by 2050.

You can find Police Scotland here

You can find Road Safety Scotland here

We also follow up on last weeks episode where we were discussing older drivers with new perspectives from Sam Champan from The Floow and Charles Musselwhite, Professor of Psychology at Aberystwyth University.

Project EDWARD (Every Day Without A Road Death) is an annual UK-wide road safety campaign backed by government, the emergency services, highways agencies, road safety organisations and British businesses.

The Campaign, Managed by Projects Zero, promotes an evidence-led, ‘safe system’ approach – the long-term objective of which is a road traffic system free from death and serious injury.

Our aim is to provide a platform that showcases some of the best work being done around the country to promote:

• Safe Vehicles
• Safe Road Use
• Safe Speed
• Safe Roads and Roadsides
• Post Crash Care

For more information on the Safe System, visit: www.pacts.org.uk/safe-system

You can find ProjectEDWARD in the following places:

Website: https://projectedward.org/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/ProjectEdward

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ProjectEDWARDRoadSafety

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/projectedward/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/projectedward/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFYfytnzfKvX90TmkX2_LDQ

We meet some of the Project EDWARD team this week as we give you a sneak peek at Road trips, webinars and more. But before that, we take a look a road safety trend that has been growing and emerging in recent years - older drivers. We discuss various aspects inclding:

• Self assessment
• How to have the awkward conversation with a loved one
• The Older driver safety initiative

You can find GEM Motoring Assist's still safe to drive website here.

You can find the Older Drivers Forum here.

And as for the Project EDWARD team, here's link for everyone in the show:

Darren Lindsey - LinkedIn

Simon Turner - Website

Neil Dewson-Smyth - LinkedIn

Terry Cook - 5 Minute Theory Podcast

Project EDWARD (Every Day Without A Road Death) is an annual UK-wide road safety campaign backed by government, the emergency services, highways agencies, road safety organisations and British businesses.

The Campaign, Managed by Projects Zero, promotes an evidence-led, ‘safe system’ approach – the long-term objective of which is a road traffic system free from death and serious injury.

Our aim is to provide a platform that showcases some of the best work being done around the country to promote:

• Safe Vehicles
• Safe Road Use
• Safe Speed
• Safe Roads and Roadsides
• Post Crash Care

For more information on the Safe System, visit: www.pacts.org.uk/safe-system

You can find ProjectEDWARD in the following places:

Website: https://projectedward.org/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/ProjectEdward

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ProjectEDWARDRoadSafety

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/projectedward/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/projectedward/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFYfytnzfKvX90TmkX2_LDQ