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Becky Hadley and team: PR, public affairs, third-party relationships: road transport, road safety, fairness for all road users

[PACTS @PACTS]

🚛 New Report: The Hidden Diabetes Crisis in UK Road Transport

Thousands of commercial drivers may be unknowingly living with type 2 diabetes — posing risks not only to their health but to road safety nationwide.

PACTS is pleased to support the launch of “Hiding in Plain Sight”, a new report by the Diabetes Safety Organisation and Driving for Better Business, calling for urgent action to tackle diabetes risks in commercial driving.
The report outlines practical steps for making UK transport a “diabetes safe” sector — including routine risk assessments, employer education, and cross-government support.

🗂️ Read the full report: https://t.co/bB0iLp2jBt

#TransportSafety #DriverHealth #RoadSafety #DiabetesAwareness #DfBB #PACTS #WorkplaceWellbeing #LogisticsSafety

[Hadstrong @Hadstrong]

@PaulCliftonBBC End of an era! Enjoy retirement Paul

[PACTS @PACTS]

🚦 New Report from PACTS: Bridging the Gaps in Road Fatality Investigations 🚦

Every day, road fatalities occur across the UK, yet the current approach to investigating these tragedies is fragmented and inconsistent. Unlike air, rail, and maritime transport, road deaths lack a dedicated investigation branch—leaving critical lessons unlearned and preventable tragedies unaddressed.

Our latest report highlights the systemic issues in how the UK handles road fatalities and puts forward actionable recommendations to close these gaps. Key proposals include:

Establishing a dedicated road safety investigation branch.
Providing coroners with Safe System training to improve Prevention of Future Deaths (PFD) reports.
Strengthening stakeholder collaboration to take meaningful, proactive safety actions.
By addressing these shortcomings, the UK can make significant progress toward achieving Vision Zero—a future with no deaths or serious injuries on our roads.

📊 Check out the full report and join us in driving change:Learning From Road Fatalities to Save Lives - PACTS

#RoadSafety #VisionZero #TransportPolicy #SafeSystem

[Hadstrong @Hadstrong]

Appalling service from @BootsOpticsLinc - technician twisted my head while having an eye test damaging my neck, which is still in pain two weeks later - and still don't have the glasses I paid a fortune for - no apology. Noticed any competition lately..?

[Hadstrong @Hadstrong]

Nothing new, says Dr Ian Greenwood @NewsfromTRL @PACTS @UKROEd and yet still politicians won’t take action

[Hadstrong @Hadstrong]

Drink-drive deaths hit level of the 1980s

https://t.co/K1U83cuxIc

[Hadstrong @Hadstrong]

“This government will deliver an updated strategic framework for road safety — the first in over a decade — to reduce tragic deaths and injuries on our roads, and we’re tackling drink driving by encouraging behaviour change through our longstanding Think! campaign.” DfT @PACTS

[Hadstrong @Hadstrong]

Perfectly expressed @ian_m_greenwood @PACTS @LouHaigh @LilianGreenwood

[dr ian greenwood @ian_m_greenwood]

With important and essential sensitivity … 😔

This weekend we saw ten deaths from road collisions in traumatic and stark circumstances. I make no comment on the specific crashes, out of respect.

I simply point to 2 connected things: the human tragedy and heartbreak of road trauma and death, and the fact that Britain has no national strategy and plan to stop road death. Yet!
The last ‘road safety statement’ expired on 2021.
#stoproaddeath #VisionZero

@BBCNews @itvnews @LouHaigh @Helen_Whately @Keir_Starmer @RishiSunak

[Hadstrong @Hadstrong]

@LouHaigh @LilianGreenwood @PACTS has a superb way to ‘move fast and fix’ road deaths and serious injuries with its manifesto https://t.co/Ngfjx2LMzr. Just four actions that have the overwhelming support of 100 organisations

[Hadstrong @Hadstrong]

@LouHaigh: @PACTS and the key leaders in road safety welcome your appointment and offer a decisive 4 point solution that will cut deaths and serious injuries and reduce the burden on @NHSEngland

[PACTS @PACTS]

@LouHaigh welcome as new SoS for Transport. When Labour were last in power their leadership had the effect of halving the number of road deaths per year. 4 key actions - simple to enact - get the backing of 100 organisations. Look forward to working it.
https://t.co/iI5JP0x5Iy

[Hadstrong @Hadstrong]

Media attention on graduated driver licensing trends to focus on the risks and restrictions around the young driver … but it’s about the risk to ALL road users says @ian_m_greenwood @PACTS

[Hadstrong @Hadstrong]

Lives are being lost and permanently damaged by a failure in UK political leadership in adopting vehicle safety regulations says @JessDTruong @PACTS

[Hadstrong @Hadstrong]

We need a return to evidence based transport policy says @DavidDjward @TowardsZeroFdn at @PACTS event with @JessDTruong @rcuerden_trl and @NaranMeera

[PACTS @PACTS]

Welcome to @OxfdPedestrians - signed the joint manifesto to address deaths and serious injuries on our roads.

[PACTS @PACTS]

Join us at 'Road Safety Leadership: An Agenda for the UK' as we discuss the key policy priorities and set out an agenda for road safety action for the next UK government. This event, hosted by PACTS and @TowardsZeroFdn is open to all. Register here: https://t.co/eho8B1K10h

[Hadstrong @Hadstrong]

Important for anyone who has signed up to @PACTS Manifesto

[Cllr. David Ward @DavidDjward]

Pleased to co-host with @PACTS GE2024 focus on UK’s dismal road safety track record. Every year nearly 30,000 people are killed or seriously injured in road crashes. Until 2010 fatalities almost halve but flatlined since. Change is needed to revitalise UK road injury performance.

[Hadstrong @Hadstrong]

@AlPinkerton endorsement from the mighty @campbellclaret while @EJ_McGuinness shoots himself in both feet.

[ALASTAIR CAMPBELL @campbellclaret]

Oh dear. As readers’ context notes go, that is career defining. The AirBnB candidate … I think if I lived in an actual home there and had an actual vote there it might well go for the Lib Dems. I know that got me in trouble before but tactical voting has to be part of getting rid of the worst government in history and punishing the party that has done so much damage.

[PACTS @PACTS]

Today, we passed a grim and shaming milestone: 500,000 people have died on the roads in Great Britain since records began in 1926. In the same period, in context, there have been c375,000 UK citizen deaths due to warfare since 1926 – which includes WWII.

[Hadstrong @Hadstrong]

This. On the same day (some of) the media goes into meltdown over dangerous cycling

[PACTS @PACTS]

https://t.co/zzmEAELIKj
@AAPresident @racfoundation @NewsfromTRL @rcuerden_trl @TowardsZeroFdn @SaferEssexRoads @roadsafety @RoadSafeGlobal @awalshroadsafe @PoliceChiefs