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  • REACTION: IAM RoadSmart responds to concerning rise in Northern Ireland road casualties

    IAM RoadSmart road safety manager Bruce Steele said: “These figures paint a bleak picture given the increase in pedestrian fatalities and a dramatic increase in serious injuries of all road users. It’s imperative that the road safety community, along with the police and the Northern Ireland Government work closely to reverse this trend. Enforcement and education remain the most powerful tools to s

  • Congestion and sat-navs diverting drivers onto higher-risk roads

    New research shows more than half of drivers (54%) have diverted away from a motorway or main A road because of congestion over the last year UK Government data suggests the number of vehicles on the road has increased by 13% in just ten years
    Millions of motorists are being diverted onto higher‑risk rural roads as congestion, sat‑nav rerouting and road closures reshape everyday journeys, new

    Congestion pushes motorists onto rural routes
  • REACTION: IAM RoadSmart responds as serious road casualties rise in Britain

    IAM RoadSmart Director of Policy Nicholas Lyes said: “These figures show a lost decade in terms of reducing the number of serious casualties and highlights the urgency of implementing measures to improve road safety. We are deeply concerned by the provisional increase in motorcycle fatalities which shows efforts to protect people on two wheels is seriously lacking. The UK Government’s strategy wi

    IAM RoadSmart response to increasing road casualties
  • IAM RoadSmart calls for ‘cheese cutter’ cable barriers to be replaced with a more motorcyclist friendly option

    The road safety charity has launched a petition calling for Highways Authorities across the UK to commit to their decommissioning by the end of the decade
    New figures show that almost 150 miles of cable barriers – which pose a safety threat to motorcyclists – remain on England’s roads.
    The cable barriers are known for their ‘cheese cutter’ effect on bikers unlucky enough to hit them on colli

    Nearly 150 miles of potentially dangerous cable barriers still remain on England’s roads, new figures reveal.
  • IAM RoadSmart responds to AIA Annual Local Authority Road Maintenance (ALARM) survey

    Responding to the AIA's Annual Local Authority Road Maintenance (ALARM) survey, IAM RoadSmart Director of Policy & Standards Nicholas Lyes said: “The embarrassing state of our local road network is fast becoming a national scandal. Around one in six local roads are effectively on life support with less than five years of structural integrity remaining. What was once deemed an irritant with exp

  • Met Office issues rare red ‘danger to life’ alert as Storm Goretti barrels towards the UK

    The Met Office has issued a rare red warning for ‘dangerous, stormy’ winds in south-west England as Storm Goretti threatens gusts of up to 100mph.
    The alert, in place from 4pm to 11pm on Thursday, warns of ‘violent gusts’ hitting Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly for two to three hours, with exposed areas facing winds of 80-100 mph or more.
    IAM RoadSmart Director of Policy and Standards Nich

    Storm Goretti approaching the UK with a rare red weather warning issued by the Met Office.
  • IAM RoadSmart responds to Scottish Government's National Speed Management Review

    Commenting on the Scottish Government's response to the National Speed Management Review, IAM RoadSmart Director of Policy and Standards Nicholas Lyes said: “Reducing the national speed limit on single carriageways potentially risked increasing dangerous overtaking manoeuvres on many of Scotland’s rural roads so we are pleased that the Scottish Government has stepped back from this measure. Instea

  • Amber weather warnings as Storm Bram heads to parts of the UK

    The Met Office has issued several amber weather warnings for parts of the UK with Storm Bram set to on Tuesday and Wednesday. Yellow warnings have also been issued for most of Wales, the southwest of England and the Central Belt of Scotland. Check herefor the latest forecast.
    IAM RoadSmart Director of Policy and Standards Nicholas Lyes said: “Storm Bram will bring disruptive and potentially da

    Storm Bram brings strong winds and heavy rain to the UK.
  • Food deliveries soar but insufficient training and standards is putting thousands of gig economy workers at risk

    Orders through third party app-based delivery account for nearly 40 percent of deliveries One in five (22%) restaurants don’t offer training with half (51%) saying they’re not direct employees or not responsible for training E-bikes and e-scooters now being used by almost half and a third of workers
    Hot food deliveries are now more popular than dining in or takeaway, prompting calls for th

    Boom in food deliveries puts gig workers at risk amid training and safety gaps
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