Details of sponsorship opportunities for Project EDWARD 2017
Published Fri, 10/03/2017 - 12:43
Please see attached PDF for details.
News and Events
Global Road Safety Week 2017
Published Wed, 08/03/2017 - 15:06
The UN Road Safety Collaboration is pleased to announce that the Fourth UN Global Road Safety Week will be held from 8-14 May 2017. The Week will focus on speed and what can be done to address this key risk factor for road traffic deaths and injuries. Speed contributes to around one-third of all fatal road traffic crashes in high-income countries, and up to half in low- and middle-income countries.
Countries successfully reducing road traffic deaths have done so by prioritizing safety when managing speed. Among the proven strategies to address speed include:
Dutch fleet of unmarked police vehicles tackles drivers on the phone
Published Mon, 27/02/2017 - 16:24
Last week the Dutch police issued 248 fines in the course of 3 days of unobtrusive traffic checks on the A7 motorway at the junction by Joure near Groningen.
As many as 214 of these drivers, including 65 truck drivers, were fined for using their mobile phone at the wheel.
TISPOL holds STRIDER Conference in Rome
Published Mon, 20/02/2017 - 07:13
We're in Rome this week for a STRIDER road safety conference. The event, hosted by the Italian Police Senior Officers' Training College, will focus on distractions, drink and drug driving, their implications on road safety and on achieving the European 2020 casualty reduction targets. More than 70 delegates are expected to attend.
TISPOL publishes its latest Annual Report
Published Sun, 05/02/2017 - 12:24
Please take a look at our 2016 Annual Report, available to download.