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Is gender a factor in road safety?

admin — Mon, 24 Jun 2013 14:14:14 +0000

A new report from the European Transport Safety Council ( www.etsc.eu ) published this week suggests that gender is a factor that we need to consider more fully in road safety. Across the European Union, 49% of the population is male and 51% female. Yet, if we look at road deaths, 76% are men and 24% women. Men are far more likely to die as car drivers or passengers than women. Yet women are more at risk as pedestrians and public transport users.

In Great Britain over 90% of offences on the road are committed by men.

So, if we want to have safer roads, we need to achieve a more female approach to driving and road use. Once again, the future ought to be female.

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Apprentices… apprentices… apprentices…

admin — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 17:01:48 +0000

Our economy needs more technically trained people if it is to grow. Work is going on the re-capture the quality image of the apprenticeship and make it fit the twenty first century. Watch out for the South East Midlands Local Enterprise partnership plan….

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How Safe Can the Roads Be?

admin — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 12:07:27 +0000

Can we really achieve zero death and serious injury on our roads? That’s the challenge that Bristol City Council intends to set itself. Rob is helping them to see how it can be done. To find out more, contact robert@giffordpartnership.co.uk

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