Companies across the country have been calling for Streets for Life and Going Yellow as part of Road Safety Week (17 – 23 May 2021) to help save lives on our roads, as police figures reveal over 80,000 speed notices were issued around schools in .
An updated standard for the frangible devices used in the cross-country phase of eventing has been approved.
The Updated Standard V2 has been released by Britain’s Transport Research Laboratory (TRL) following six months of work initiated by the Eventing Frangible Device Working Group of Dave Vos, Geoff Sinclair, Mark Phillips and Jonathan Clissold.
During the six months, the group filmed fences being jumped at many events and reviewed them in slow motion. Broad testing was also carried out by British Eventing and MIM at Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden, as well as testing by TRL. The Updated Standard V2 has been endorsed by the Eventing Committee as well as the Risk Management Steering Group, and is being implemented progressively.
Cutting edge technology on right track to improve tyre safety
Cutting edge technology that monitors tyre pressures, tread depth and the axle weight of HGVs has been hailed for its potential in boosting safety on the roads.
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9 April 2021 Cutting-edge technology comprising a set of high-intensity strobe lights, all-weather cameras and drive-over pressure instruments monitor tyre pressures, tread depth and the axle weight of HGVs.
Trials, funded by Highways England’s designated fund for innovation, have proved hugely successful with one in 12 of 100,000 tyres checked found to be underinflated and the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) identifying 5,000 overweight vehicles a month.
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