TRL and RSGB unveil Pedestrian Safety Seminar for UN Global Road Safety Week

Date: 25/2/2013

With the second UN Global Road Safety Week set to take place from May 6th to the 12th, TRL and Road Safety GB have joined forces to offer a training seminar designed to showcase innovative techniques aimed at improving the protection afforded to pedestrians.

The Pedestrian Safety Seminar will be held on Wednesday May 8th at TRL's headquarters in Wokingham, Berkshire, and will complement the UN's attempts to highlight the importance of enhancing pedestrian welfare worldwide.

Speakers at the event will include Professor Andrew Parkes of TRL, Professor John Wann from Royal Holloway, University of London, Public Health Specialist Lucy Saunders from Transport for London and Greater London Authority, and Professor Nick Tyler CBE and Dr Catherine Holloway from University College London.

The number of pedestrian deaths in the UK rose by 12 per cent in 2011 compared to 2010, and the seminar will address ways to improve safety in towns and cities with the use of new technologies.

Methods for improving the protection afforded to blind and partially sighted pedestrians will also be on the agenda.

To book a place, visit www.trl.co.uk/trl-news-hub/events

Posted by Sarah Bailey

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