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  • 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
  • Private e-scooters likely to be behind surge in children caught riding or driving without insurance, warns road safety charity

    * New data analysed by IAM RoadSmart shows that within the past four years there has been a 2100% rise in the number of children aged 13-16 penalised * Uninsured driving and riding among legal age young motorists continues to increase, with the cost of insurance likely to blame despite falling premiums Nearly 800 children have been caught driving or riding without insurance in the past four years

  • Safer roads for all: IAM RoadSmart manifesto calls on political parties to prioritise road safety

    Manifesto calls for all parties to commit to an updated road safety strategy and a national roads renewal programme Focus should be on skills, infrastructure, and enforcement
    The UK’s largest independent road safety charity IAM RoadSmart has published its manifesto “safer roads for all” calling on all political parties to bring forward plans to reduce the numbers of killed and seriously inj

  • IAM RoadSmart to host webinar with Mental Health Motorbike

    PRESS RELEASE, 26 January 2024
    IAM RoadSmart to host webinar with Mental Health Motorbike
    Mental Health Motorbike will be the first partner to work with IAM RoadSmart, New online sessions commencing January 2024 will be complimentary for members
    The UK’s leading road safety charity IAM RoadSmart has launched its complimentary webinar platform for members which will focus on key areas a