The Transafe Network

Transport Risk Management in an uncertain world.
Land Transport Safety
Work Related Road Safety
Road Worker Safety
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Incident Investigation

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Don't make a meal of it...

Ignition on, Phone off

[Road Victims Trust @roadvictimtrust]

We are thrilled to announce the appointment of Saul Jeavons & Matt Staton as our new trustees! 👏
They join 9 incredible individuals who work behind the scenes to help run the organisation & benefit those who use our service 👏Check them out here! ⤵

https://t.co/5Iya7GX1Yv

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Tavid Dobson joins The Transafe Network https://t.co/OSj5MyN0DU

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@LilianGreenwood @PACTS @NaranMeera @Brakecharity @elizabethcbox @RoSPA @JamesBroun4 @transportgovuk @SafeRoadDesign @campsalls Being in the room with the right people is a great start.

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@jonesy_1972 @LancsRoadPolice @DVSAEnforcement @Cumbriapolice @gmptraffic Colloquially yes, but where is it referred to in the law? Notifications via ESDAL or CASCADE are NOT a movement order.

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Wait for it...

Which is exactly what the driver should have done.

No, not the red car...

[Surrey RoadSafe @SurreyRS]

Here's a  shocking example of a #closepass caught on cam.

It cost the driver:

9 Points on their licence
A fine of £600
Surcharge of £66
Costs of £110

Motorists, leave at least 1.5m when overtaking at 30mph. More if overtaking at higher speeds.

#2wheels

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@Rob_AQMobility Hi Rob, this work was actually @TransSafeAfrica (no connection but doing some great work!)

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Textbook behaviour from driver and cyclist. If we can all channel this when we use the roads we can make the world a safer place.

[Family ByCycle @FamilyByCycle]

So often we see or share videos of awful driving around cyclists, so this textbook pass from an exceptionally patient & careful HGV driver for D&W Agri coming into Jedburgh deserves sharing, as does Rhoda's response! They're not on Twitter but we've thanked the haulier directly.

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@oxyuris @Anthony54296548 @SurreyRS Yes, and within the central area of this tyre is 0.5mm, why are you finding that so difficult to grasp?

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@claudebuttocks @IanofBradley @RoadPolicing @nevstah @PoliceStafford If you think a good solicitor would get you off as clear a road traffic contravention as driving through a red light, we have some magic beans to sell you.

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@oxyuris @Anthony54296548 @SurreyRS You said yourself it's a 1mm limit for bikes, and that tyre only has 0.5mm as measured by the officer who stopped it. How was it ever going to be legal?

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@Emma_MacLennan @LordWhitty @EASSTransport Can remember him in front of the Transport Select Committee, very clearly on top of his brief and passionate about it. Mind you, with Gwyneth Dunwoody chairing, you needed to be!

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@DayoDayo40 @ian_m_greenwood @PBottomleyMP @LordWhitty @Brakecharity @RoadPeace @TowardsZeroFdn @racfoundation @roadvictimstrus @AAPresident @IAMRoadSmart @SafeRoadDesign @ThatchamRsrch @UKROEd A range of things - e.g. police numbers reduced significantly, but so did budgets for research, road safety education, publicity and training etc etc. DfT are running their first seatbelt wearing campaign in 13 YEARS because deaths from not wearing seatbelts have increased...

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@DavidDjward @transportgovuk @PACTS @BarrySheerman @Bill_Esterson @saulbillingsley @RuthCadbury @Emma_MacLennan @Brakecharity @rcuerden_trl @SebDance @NicholasHellen Anthony Browne might be losing out to independent @borofergie rather than the Lib Dems... first Independent MP to be elected since Martin Bell is a possibility.

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@Brick_Cop @metpoliceuk 2/2 ...in that situation. And those situations of struggling with a suspect or being in close quarters with one are still more of a daily occurrence than the sword/chainsaw scenarios. Better holsters now but still around 5% of police shot dead in USA are with the officer's weapon

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@Brick_Cop @metpoliceuk 1/2 A colleague says the most scared he ever was in his service was being deployed to calls like pub fights in the 1970's when routinely deployed with a pistol on his hip due to the IRA threat. The thought that someone might grab the gun in the melee and use it on him...

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@CMPG @DVSAgovuk @DVSAEnforcement A case for @Brick_Cop surely?

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@00Burt @MerPolTraffic You can take sunglasses off in poor weather and at night...

There are various offences which can be used if you drive during the hours of darkness in sunglasses.

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Excellent opening to the @PACTS conference on work related collisions from @WHO

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@johnelworthy To be precise, £2,000 fine, £2,000 costs and an £800 surcharge (usually referred to as Victim Surcharge).

Either way it doesn't add up to £5,800, but if you're picking them up on not getting it right!