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  • IAM RoadSmart welcomes Shona Johnstone as Chair

    IAM RoadSmart welcomes Shona Johnstone as Chair

    New Chair emphasises dedication to road safety and sustainable transport. Outgoing chair Stuart Donald QPM will take up role of Vice President
    The UK’s leading independent road safety charity IAM RoadSmart is delighted to announce the appointment of Shona Johnstone to the position of Chair. 
    Shona, a highly experienced transport policy professional with a background in sustainable transp

  • IAM RoadSmart recertified with prestigious international ISO standard

    IAM RoadSmart recertified with prestigious international ISO standard

    Recertification is a sign of the delivery of high-quality training to reduce serious injuries on our roads.
    One of the UK’s leading providers of driver, rider and fleet training has successfully been recertified with the ISO 9001* international standard for quality management systems in recognition for its continuing high standards.


    IAM RoadSmart delivered more than 2,000

  • Private e-scooters likely to be behind surge in children caught riding or driving without insurance, warns road safety charity

    Private e-scooters likely to be behind surge in children caught riding or driving without insurance, warns road safety charity

    * New data analysed by IAM RoadSmart shows that within the past four years there has been a 2100% rise in the number of children aged 13-16 penalised
    * Uninsured driving and riding among legal age young motorists continues to increase, with the cost of insurance likely to blame despite falling premiums

    Nearly 800 children have been caught driving or riding without insurance in the past

  • One in two motorists pulled over on suspicion of drug-driving fail roadside drug tests as number of fatalities rises

    One in two motorists pulled over on suspicion of drug-driving fail roadside drug tests as number of fatalities rises

    One in two motorists pulled over on suspicion of drug-driving fail roadside drug tests as number of fatalities rises
    The number of deceased drivers with ‘impairment drugs’ present has increased by over 70% from 2014 to 2022, leading to concerns from road safety organisation that drug users continue to get behind the wheel despite the dangers
    One in two motorists pulled over on suspicion of d

  • Motorists perform risky manoeuvres and divert to dangerous rural roads to avoid motorway traffic jams

    Motorists perform risky manoeuvres and divert to dangerous rural roads to avoid motorway traffic jams

    Nearly one third of those surveyed admitted to performing a U-turn and more than half divert to country lanes
    More than half of motorists are diverting from motorways to potentially less safe rural roads to avoid traffic jams and congestion, according to new research [i].
    IAM RoadSmart, Britain’s leading road safety charity, found that over the last twelve months, 51% of drivers have divert

  • Autumn Budget 2024 – IAM RoadSmart reaction

    Autumn Budget 2024 – IAM RoadSmart reaction


    IAM RoadSmart Reacts to Autumn Budget 2024: Highlights Fuel Duty Freeze

    Announcements:

    Fuel duty (frozen)

    IAM RoadSmart Policy and Public Affairs Manager William Porter said: “We welcome the Chancellor’s decision to maintain the fuel duty cut, at least for now. Motorists have endured a torrid few years of high prices at the pumps and this decision will give them a much

  • IAM RoadSmart urges the Chancellor to take radical steps to save lives on the roads and boost the public purse in Autumn budget

    IAM RoadSmart urges the Chancellor to take radical steps to save lives on the roads and boost the public purse in Autumn budget

    The UK’s leading road safety charity, IAM RoadSmart, is calling on the Chancellor to take steps to both saves lives and reduce the impact of road traffic collisions in her Autumn Budget. By incentivising the take-up of additional road safety courses through the tax system, it will also help save motorists money as the UK emerges from a cost-of-living crisis.
    With the cost of insurance hitting r

  • Growing concern over road rage – with Gen Z and Millennials the angriest drivers

    Growing concern over road rage – with Gen Z and Millennials the angriest drivers

    New research[i]reveals that Gen Z and Millennials are responsible for beeping their horn the most

    More than half (63%) of motorists aged 17-34 have sounded their horn to express anger at the behaviour of another road user in the past year, adding to concern about increasingly aggressive drivers.
    Of the 2,000 people surveyed by IAM RoadSmart, the UK’s largest independent road safety chari

  • Younger motorists now make up more than a third of all dangerous drivers

    Younger motorists now make up more than a third of all dangerous drivers

    Shocking new figures show that despite making up under a tenth of all drivers, those aged 17-25 are responsible for 38% of dangerous driving endorsement
    More than 6,300 drivers aged 17–25 have had DD40 (Dangerous Driving) endorsements added to their licence since 2021
    Young drivers aged between 17-25 n

  • Safer roads for all: IAM RoadSmart manifesto calls on political parties to prioritise road safety

    Safer roads for all: IAM RoadSmart manifesto calls on political parties to prioritise road safety

    Manifesto calls for all parties to commit to an updated road safety strategy and a national roads renewal programme Focus should be on skills, infrastructure, and enforcement
    The UK’s largest independent road safety charity IAM RoadSmart has published its manifesto “safer roads for all” calling on all political parties to bring forward plans to reduce the numbers of killed and seriously inj

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