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SCP guidelines published for consultation

New draft school crossing patrol guidelines produced by LARSOA are now available on this website for consultation with the Association's membership.

The guidelines, which have been produced in conjunction with RoSPA, replace the version published in February 2003. They have been compiled on the basis of existing legislation, best practice, health and safety and case law, and comprise three sections:

• Guidelines for managing the service
• The criteria for assessing SCP sites
• Appendices: sample documents

Consultees are invited to send comments to LARSOA secretary Brian Hogarth by 14 July. The project advisors will then consider responses between mid-July and mid-September, and the LARSOA Policy and Management Committee will consider the final draft for approval on 10 October.

The Guidelines will then be launched at the Association's Plenary Meeting on 31 October, and posted on the website in pdf format for members to download and print locally when required.

The consultation document can be found in the members' section of this website, which is password protected. Members can obtain the password from Brian Hogarth, brian.hogarth@tiscali.co.uk .

NU launches travel data website
Norwich Union Dataservice, part of Norwich Union Insurance, has launched a new website containing journey information that may be of interest to transport professionals.  

Norwich Union has been collecting telematics data since 2004 as part of its Pay As You Drive insurance scheme.

The use of GPS (Global Positioning Satellite) technology to record journeys allows complete, detailed and accurate journey information to be relayed to a central computer. The data is collected every second and shows when, where and how often a vehicle is used - and provides a rich view of vehicle behaviour.

To find out more about Norwich Union Dataservice, go to www.norwichunion.com/dataservice

Walk to School - the final episode

Just one final report his week - from Thurrock, where 38 schools participated in WTS Week 2006.

RSO Trish Dollard led a road safety walk for parents and children from Deneholm Primary School, Grays to highlight some of the risks that children face walking to school.

Along the way, the group were taught about checking for cars pulling in or out of driveways, where it's safest to cross a road, and what to do before stepping out into the road.

New leaflet for Kent bikers

An information leaflet for Kent motorcyclists, Open your mind before you open your throttle, has been published as part of the Ride With Attitude campaign.

Ride With Attitude, which is funded by the Kent & Medway Safety Camera Partnership, Kent County Council and Medway Council, aims to reduce the number of deaths and serious injuries among bikers across the county. The leaflet provides information including hazards on rural roads, making yourself easier to see, handling blind bends and wearing the correct gear.

For further information go to: www.ridewithattitude.com.

EU Charter provides road safety focus
The European Commission is inviting all stakeholders to focus on road safety by signing the European Road Safety Charter.

The Charter has been developed in a bid to share road safety experience and highlight the efforts of organisations to save lives - around 43% of work-related fatalities across the EU are a result of road traffic accidents.

For further information go to http://ec.europa.eu/transport/roadsafety/charter.htm or email charter@paueducation.com

Road safety spending 'too low'
Not enough money is being spent on road safety according the House of Lords' Economic Affairs Committee.

In a report issued last week, the committee says that 'expenditure on road safety is lower than should be expected when the risks are properly compared to those associated with rail safety, where public spending is proportionately higher'.

While welcoming recent moves towards uniformity of treatment for road and rail safety, the Committee argues that '...there is still a need for government to ensure that road safety expenditure is set at an appropriate level, consistent with expenditures on rail safety'.

For the full story go to: http://www.tnn.co.uk