#ReadyForTheRoad #RoadSafety #Covid19 As the lock-down eases across the UK many of us are heading back out on the roads. Here are a few simple things to check to make sure you and your vehicle are ready for the road…

#ReadyForTheRoad #Covid19 #RoadSafety In the latest of our series of Good Motoring video podcasts, Neil Worth speaks to Dr Helen Wells of Keele University and the Roads Policing Academic Network about her work and the road safety issues we’re facing as the UK eases lock-down restrictions.

#Covid19 #StayHomeSaveLives #RuralRoads Driving and riding on rural roads can be very enjoyable… with light volumes of traffic and some great views. But it’s on these roads that the majority of fatal collisions occur – to the extent that around three people lose their lives every day in a rural road collision somewhere in the UK. Neil Worth of GEM …

#RoadSafety #Covid19 #GoodMotoring In the latest of our Good Motoring video podcasts we take a look at distracted driving. Research has shown that distracted drivers have a tendency to swerve between lanes, brake inappropriately, choose inappropriate speeds and not react to hazards as early as those paying full attention. In the 25-minute seminar, recorded via video conference, Neil Worth, GEM …

#Covid19 #StayHomeSaveLives #GoodMotoring In this edition of our Isolation Podcast, we talk to David Davies, Executive Director of the Parliamentary Advisory Council for Transport Safety (PACTS). Hear David explain the work PACTS does, their recently published report Seat Belts: Time for Action and their forthcoming Roads Policing Review sponsored by the GEM Motoring Assist Road Safety Charity.

#BlueLightAware #StayHome #RoadSafety In these uncertain times, here’s your first update from GEM Motoring Assist. Today we’re talking about the new version of Blue Light Aware.

#RoadSafetyWeek #RoadSafety #StopTheKnock An average of five people die every day on Britain’s roads. That’s five knocks on the door and five bereaved families whose lives are changed forever… We CAN change this and make a difference if we ALL do our bit to keep each other safe when using the roads, today and every day.

#TyreSafetyMonth #TyreSafe #Tyres The black, they’re round and they keep you on the ground so remember to take care of them! Check your tyres at least once a month and before a long journey…

#ProjectEDWARD #RoadSafety #FOS Here our Road Safety Officer Neil shows our support for the European Day Without A Road Death at the Goodwood Festival of Speed. You can show your support too by signing the pledge at www.projectedward.eu

The European Day Without A Road Death (Project EDWARD) is taking place this year on 26 September. Find out what you can do to support the initiative and make every day a Project EDWARD day.