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By Institute of Advanced Motorists
Driving test doesn’t equip new motorists for life on the road, says IAM and young drivers’ group
Leading road safety charity the Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM) and young driver safety organisation the Under 17 Car Club Charitable Trust are calling for the UK driving test to be revamped to make it more relevant to the real world risks that young drivers will face as they start their driving careers.
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Transport
By Institute of Advanced Motorists
IAM calls for traffic education to become part of the National Curriculum
Leading road safety charity the Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM) has called for traffic education to become an integral part of the National Curriculum, in an effort to cut the numbers of young people killed and injured on UK roads.
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By Guide Dogs
Department for Transport needs to urgently address dangers of shared surfaces
Guide Dog's responds to Lord McAvoy'soral question in the House of Lords for the Governments assessment of the impact of shared space crossings on the safety of blind and partially sighted people and other people with a disability.
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By Institute of Advanced Motorists
IAM statement on Scottish drink-drive limits
An IAM survey statistics report from October 2014 found over 47% of respondents support adopting Scottish drink-drive laws across England and Wales in order to reduce the number of accidents taking place on UK roads.
Driverless cars – a motoring heaven or hell? Partner content
Transport
By Institute of Advanced Motorists
Driverless cars – a motoring heaven or hell?
Neil Greig, Director of the Institute of Advanced Motorists Policy and Research, questions the safety risks involved in achieving a future with driverless cars.
Transport Secretary launches Christmas Designated Driver Campaign Partner content
Transport
By Coca-Cola Europacific Partners
Transport Secretary launches Christmas Designated Driver Campaign
MPs & Peers joined people from across the transport and pub sectors to launch this year's Designated Driver Campaign in parliament.
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Transport
By Guide Dogs
Guide Dogs calls for pavement parking ban as three quarters forced into road
Almost three quarters of UK adults (74%), have been forced to walk into the road because of a vehicle parked on a pavement, according to a survey commissioned by Guide Dogs. The charity is leading a campaign to call for a new law to ban parking on pavements and is asking politicians to back a private members bill which will be tabled on 12 September.
Too many people heading for a destination unknown Partner content
Transport
By Guide Dogs
Too many people heading for a destination unknown
Guide Dogs UK supports Jim Shannon MP’s Bill calling for AV technology on buses, giving back independence to the blind.
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Transport
By The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET)
Driverless car road trials could lead to huge societal benefits – providing they tackle the big issues: acceptance, liability and safety, says IET
Welcoming the results of the UK driverless car road trials announced today by the Government as part of the Autumn Statement, the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) outlines the big challenges for the trials to address.
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By Mott MacDonald
Mott MacDonald Grontmij JV appointed on Highways Agency’s Collaborative Delivery Framework, England
Mott MacDonald Grontmij joint venture (MMG JV) has been appointed on Lot 1 of the Highways Agency’s new £5bn Collaborative Delivery Framework (CDF). MMG JV will provide professional engineering design services to support strategic investment in England’s road network.
New manifesto focuses on young drivers Partner content
Transport
By Institute of Advanced Motorists
New manifesto focuses on young drivers
High speed rural roads should be part of the driving test, according to the Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM).
Pavement Parking Law - ensuring a safe passage Partner content
Transport
By Guide Dogs
Pavement Parking Law - ensuring a safe passage
Guide Dog’s Senior Public Affairs Officer, Jennifer Keen, explains why pavement parking is a major fear for people without sight and how their Streets Ahead campaign is fighting to end it.
Lord Low: Pavements are for people, let’s keep it that way Partner content
Transport
By Guide Dogs
Lord Low: Pavements are for people, let’s keep it that way
Lord Low of Dalston wants to end pavement parking, an anti-social behaviour that makes the pavement dangerous for people with disabilities.
UK hauliers ‘pay £12,000 more in fuel duty’ Partner content
By Road Haulage Association
UK hauliers ‘pay £12,000 more in fuel duty’
Political parties are being urged to lower fuel duty rates by the nation’s hauliers.
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By Unite
North East bus decision could herald ‘revolution’ for passengers, says Unite
A keynote decision to take bus services in Tyne and Wear back under council control could herald a revolution in the improvement of passenger services across the UK, Unite, the country’s largest union, said today (Tuesday 21 October).
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By Road Haulage Association
Road Haulage Association demands a 3ppl reduction in fuel duty
“Road haulage is a key service industry to the UK economy and relies almost entirely on diesel, yet diesel duty remains by far the highest in the EU,” said the new RHA Chief Executive, Richard Burnett.
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Transport
By Guide Dogs
Guide Dogs puts MPs in the bus driver’s seat
When one Guide Dog owner told Guide Dogs Campaigns Team that getting off buses that arent fitted with audio visual (AV) announcements was like a game of chance this was the inspiration for their most recent Party Conference stand.
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By Mott MacDonald
In an uncertain world, we need to forecast more than one future - Tom van Vuren
The convention of single point forecasts is hampering decision makers’ ability to make the best infrastructure choices. We need to open the debate to multiple scenarios.
Piracy: holding West Africa hostage Partner content
By UK Chamber of Shipping
Piracy: holding West Africa hostage
In response to Lord Naseby’s article “Piracy must be addressed,” UK Chamber of Shipping asserts West African countries will remain poor until piracy is tackled.
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By Airbus
HRH The Prince of Wales visits Airbus in Broughton
HRH The Prince of Wales joined current and former employees at the Airbus plant in Broughton, North Wales, to mark the 75th anniversary of the first aerospace factory opening on the site in 1939.
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By Road Haulage Association
RHA Compliance Conference a resounding success
With an attendance figure of nearly 400, Wednesday’s RHA Compliance Conference, supported by Volvo Trucks, was a resounding success and showed the commitment of the industry to safe and legal operation.
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By Road Haulage Association
Get behind Kent parking plans, urges Road Haulage Association
The Road Haulage Association is strongly supporting proposals for new lorry parks in Kent, which are being discussed by the county council next Wednesday, September 17.
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Transport
By Guide Dogs
Minister for Transport responds to campaigners on Pavement Parking
Over the past 6 weeks Guide Dogs campaigners have been writing to Robert Goodwill MP, the Minister for Transport, asking him to support two bills that would bring an end to problem pavement parking in England, Scotland and Wales.
Engineers welcome HS3 plan Partner content
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By The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET)
Engineers welcome HS3 plan
A new high-speed rail link between Manchester and Leeds will help the North compete with London, says the Institution of Engineering and Technology.