Who should attend?

The Road Safety Congress will be relevant to researchers, practitioners and policymakers, and in particular to: ●Road Safety Managers ●Road Safety and Accident Prevention Officers ●Highway Safety Engineers ●Driver Trainers ●Police Officers ●Health Promotion Professionals ●Educational Professionals ●Occupational H&S Advisers ●Road Safety Partnerships ●Fire Service ●Teaching Organisations ●Armed Forces ●Elected Members (Councillors) ●Special Interest Groups ●Voluntary Organisations ●Motoring Organisations Book your place on RoSPA’s 2009 Road Safety Congress RoSPA members’ delegate rate Full congress delegate £480.00 + VAT = £564.00 Day delegate £355.00 + VAT = £417.13 RoSPA non-members’ delegate rate Full congress delegate £560.00 + VAT = £658.00 Day delegate £430.00 + VAT = £505.25

Theme: Road Safety: What Have We Learnt?
Dates: 23-25 February 2009 Venue: Hilton Metropole, Blackpool

Tremendous progress has been achieved in reducing death and injury on the UK’s roads, despite massive increases in traffic. However, on average nine people are still killed and 700 injured on the road every day. The reduction in death and injury has not been achieved evenly for all road users – some groups have fared much better than others.

The situation also varies across the world. Several countries have made very significant improvements in their road safety records, whereas others have not. Globally, road crashes are now the second biggest killer of young adults after HIV/AIDS.

Road safety is entering a crucial period. In the UK, we are beginning to consider what strategies and targets should be developed for the next decade and beyond. There is also increasing recognition of the interaction and inter-dependence of road safety policies and other public policies, especially those relating to the environment and climate change, public health, sustainable transport, policing, employment practices and advances in vehicle design and road technology (for example, Active Traffic Management Systems). Significant demographic changes are also underway.

Congress will explore the lessons we have learnt, the approaches, policies and interventions (in the UK and elsewhere) that have worked well and the ones that have been less successful, as well as the reasons for their success or otherwise. And, crucially, what this means for the future.