This months news headlines
The launch of the Decade of Action for Road Safety (11/5/11), which is seeking to save five million lives over the 10-year period 2011-2020, provides a welcome focus on road safety.
The speed limit on motorways could be raised to 80mph according to a report in the Telegraph.
And the number of children killed or injured on Hull's roads has fallen by 75% in 20 years, Hull City Council figures have revealed.
6,000 lives could be saved on Britain's roads over the next 10 years if a fraction of the money currently spent on road maintenance was used more effectively, according to a report from the RAC Foundation.
A website that enables motorists to file 'incident reports' against other drivers has been launched.
Software has been developed which prevents drivers from using their mobile phones once they go above a preset speed.
Drivers are putting lives at risk by ignoring level crossing rules, the British Transport Police has warned.