Annual Review 09/10 Dedicated to improving transport safety for the public benefit Contents

Executive Director’s Report Background of PACTS PACTS as an Associate Parliamentary Group Research Reports The Parliamentary Advisory Council for Transport Safety (PACTS) is an PACTS is an Associate Parliamentary Group Events associate Parliamentary group and and therefore must adhere to rules laid registered charity. Its charitable objective down by the Office of the Parliamentary Working Party Reports is: To protect human life through the Commissioner for Standards. promotion of transport safety for the Honorary Treasurer’s Report public benefit. Part of a group’s title is determined by whether or not persons other than Members Statement of Financial Activities Strategic Objectives of either the Commons or Lords are allowed 2007 – 2012 full membership (ie voting rights). If they are, then the words ‘Associate Full Membership Parliamentary Group’ must be included in To be at the forefront of shaping policy the group’s title; if they are not, then the development in transport safety in order Parliamentary Membership words ‘All-Party Parliamentary Group’ to be a strong advocate for research-based must be included instead. Governance change PACTS features on the Register of All-Party Groups and is also on the Approved List of To be the leader in advocating All-Party Parliamentary Groups and the integration of transport safety Associate Parliamentary Groups. considerations across the breadth A full list of these groups is available at of relevant policy development http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/ cm/cmallparty/register/memi530.htm

To be the pre-eminent independent authority in transport safety for Parliamentarians, practitioners and the media Executive Director’s Report

Parliament and government PACTS Research

In many respects, the last year in transport As soon as the new Secretary of State was This year has resulted in the publication safety has been overshadowed by two appointed, PACTS wrote to Philip Hammond of two reports that have contributed external issues. The first was the run-up to identifying key challenges for the new substantially to knowledge in road safety. the General Election. The second was the government. These included responding to In March, to mark the tenth anniversary continuing uncertainty of the economic the North Review, the need for a new road of the publication of “Tomorrow’s Roads: situation. Both of these have led to a safety strategy, the issues of fatigue and safer for everyone”, PACTS published lowering of political interest in transport flight time limitations, and the capacity of “Taking Stock and Moving Forward”, an safety. That said, as Andrew Evans has the rail industry to undertake both routine analysis of progress towards casualty rightly observed in the past, it only takes improvement of the network and the reduction across different local authority one incident on the rail network for development of a new high speed rail line. I types. This report confirmed that, concerns about safety to resurface on the look forward to working with the new team although general progress towards the front page of every newspaper. in the coming years to maintain our 2010 target was encouraging, there were progress in making the transport system differences across local authority and road The final year of a government is rarely one safer for all users. user types. It was therefore important that in which radical and long-term decisions both national and local government are made. This is especially the case in the During the year, we also gave oral evidence understood this variation in performance last year during which progress on a new to the Transport Select Committee in its and developed appropriate strategies to road safety strategy beyond 2010 seemed to inquiry into changes to the motorcycle test. limit any further disparities. A more falter the nearer we came to a General Our evidence focused on the extent to which sophisticated approach to casualty Election. I certainly hope that the new the United Kingdom could be criticised for reduction and to monitoring performance government will give greater priority to the “gold-plating” the new test to meet EU would be needed in the future, building on preparation and publication of a response to requirements. I recognise that many data available through, for example, the “A Safer Way” and an indication of its motorcyclists were genuinely concerned MAST initiative. thinking on further targets for casualty about having to ride further to take the reduction beyond 2010. practical test at an off-road test centre. At In June, we published “Kerb Your the same time, there was only limited Enthusiasm”, a report looking at the On a more positive note, the decision to evidence to suggest that the test had been implications of “shared space” for road invite Sir Peter North to review drink and made harder in the UK than elsewhere in safety. This report, part-funded by the drug driving was a potentially good move Europe. Institution of Civil Engineers Research for road safety. PACTS was invited to give and Innovation Fund and the RAC evidence to Sir Peter and his Review Team Foundation, began as an attempt to in January and it was clear from the outset analyse the concept of “shared space”, of the discussion that he was taking his sometimes referred to in the same role very seriously. His questions focused sentence as “decluttering” or the on the need for consistency across the redesigned Kensington High Street. The transport modes, on the levels of linking of these three together, however, enforcement and on possible administrative does not do adequate justice to the term. changes that could help the police to be more efficient in dealing with drivers suspected of drug-driving. PACTS Research continued External Involvement

The report concludes that it is important PACTS’ position at the centre of policy, As part of our role as independent analyst to recognise the need to balance the research and practice means that we are of government policy, PACTS was also demands of civility and mobility. Over the regularly invited to work with invited by the London Borough of last decade, there have been a number of organisations during the year. Sometimes Richmond to contribute to a review of attempts to develop responses to traffic that involvement is on a one-off basis; at road safety policy. This review was including Home Zones, Urban Mixed others, the link may be of a more long- undertaken by the Scrutiny Committee of Priority Routes and the do-it-yourself term nature. During the last year, I have the Council. PACTS gave evidence to the street. One underlying message from all continued to act as a member of the Rail Committee and joined in the evaluation of of these is the need to involve the Safety and Standards Board Safety the policies being pursued by the Council. community in any re-design in order to Advisory Committee, the Rail Industry It was certainly encouraging to see these reflect local aspirations in the final Advisory Committee, the Motorists’ being looked at in such detail by elected outcome. Copies of the report have been Forum, the National Driver Offenders members of the authority. circulated to members and are available Retraining Group and the Pan London via the website: www.pacts.org.uk. The Road Safety Forum. I have also continued As is always the case, PACTS has also report will also be the subject of a to chair the Driving for Better Business been asked to speak at a number of events conference in October. Stakeholder Forum and a group set up by during the year. To give a flavour of these, the Driving Standards Agency to look at they have included the TISPOL policing In the years ahead it will be important the accreditation of Key Stage Four across Europe conference, the Scottish that road users are given clear and educational interventions. Road Safety Strategy Conference, unambiguous signals about the RoadSafety GB’s annual conference and a appropriate behaviour for the During the year, I was also asked to take conference on school transport organised circumstances in which they are moving. part in the independent review of CHIRP, by Local Transport Today. I have also The report includes examples of the mixed the confidential human factors reporting spoken at three events arranged for older and conflicting messages that are scheme operating in the aviation sector. road users by the Merseyside Safety conveyed to motorised road users. If we This review is undertaken every five years Camera Partnership, good events at which are to develop a more civilised urban and looks at the effectiveness and to speak to a key group of at-risk road environment, we will need to take note of continuing need to a reporting system of users. these confusions. this type. CHIRP offers a unique opportunity in the aviation sector for Finally, at RoadSafety GB’s conference in flight crew, engineers and controllers to Cambridge, I was honoured to receive the raise issues of concern. Both the rail and Lynda Chalker Award for road safety. It maritime sectors have established similar was good to see the work of PACTS bodies based on the aviation model. The honoured in this way even if the award review concluded that there was still a was rather heavy to carry back to the continued need for the group and that it office! represented good value for money. Staffing Challenges ahead

PACTS remains a lean and mean Having looked back over the last year, I organisation, relying on three full-time ought also to take the opportunity to think staff to achieve its objectives. I am about the challenges that may lie ahead of grateful to both Gillian Reeves us. These seem to me to be three-fold. (Communications and Conference Manager) and Eleanor Besley (Policy and The first is financial. The current Research Officer) for all their efforts government is strongly committed to during the last year to keep the reducing the budget deficit. It is difficult to organisation focused and functioning. see quite how this will affect transport in the coming years. However, it will be Ellie joined us in March 2009 and has important to continue to argue the case for adapted very speedily to the wide variety investment in safety to reduce the costs of of subjects that PACTS is expected to death and injury to society in general and cover. Her work on the research project on individual families in particular. shared space reflects her commitment to PACTS and to encouraging us to think Secondly, we need to retain our focus on about our work in a different context. the publication of a new road safety strategy and accompanying targets for During the year, Gillian has also casualty reduction. The most successful developed our communications capability, countries are those with both these in extending PACTS’ presence on the social place. That was a key conclusion from the media network of Twitter and Facebook. OECD report on Vision Zero. Great Britain These new media will become increasingly must not be allowed to fall behind in important as a way of communicating progress towards safer roads and road about safety in the modern world. She has users. also helped to develop a more structured approach to communicating with the Thirdly, better co-ordination and sharing of newly elected House of Commons, resources will be vital in the next few especially important since the number of years. Many councils, police forces and first-time MPs at this election is very partnerships are already trying to do this. significant. The challenge for all of us will be to provide the best level of service for the lowest cost without compromising levels of safety. There clearly remains much for us to do.

Robert Gifford Executive Director June 2010 Research Reports

Beyond 2010 Kerb Your Enthusiasm

In March 2010, PACTS published “Beyond In June 2010, PACTS published “Kerb 2010 – Taking Stock and Moving Your Enthusiasm – Why Shared Space Forward”, a research report part funded Doesn’t Always Mean Shared Surface, by the Rees Jeffreys Road Fund which and Other Stories”. The report was the marked the tenth anniversary of the product of 15 months of research funded publication of the road safety strategy in part by the RAC Foundation and the “Tomorrow’s Roads – Safer for Everyone”. Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE). Using a model inspired by the European “Kerb Your Enthusiasm” aimed to dissect Transport Safety Council (ETSC) PIN the increasingly discussed concept of reports and building on findings from the shared space. Shared space schemes in two Three Year Strategy Reviews England have often been the subject of published by the Department for media, public and industry interest. Transport (DfT) the report aimed to both Proponents and opponents are split over analyze road safety reduction over the the potential benefits or disbenefits of a course of the ten year strategy and project number of design approaches associated on the most effective approaches for the with shared space. The report looks at the future. experiences, at the local level, of planners and stakeholders of so called ‘shared space The report concluded that alongside a schemes’ to highlight the kinds of issues national strategy and targets which would being raised. provide headline objectives and incentivize partnership working, it was important for In the absence of substantial evidence, specific actions to be taken to confront research, guidance or practical examples, those elements of the road observers of shared space have tended to environment/road user behaviour/vehicle latch-on to the more tangible elements of design system which pose higher risk schemes and national debate has centred than others. on specific design techniques. However, a closer look at the origins of shared space The report aimed to ignite the debate and the theories developed during the rather than solve the problem and made European Shared Space Project show that particular suggestions around how best to this design-centred focus risks clouding a tackle road risk from a strategic point of much wider contribution. view.

In the report, PACTS identifies the potential which shared space has to offer and calls for a shift in thinking which moves from shared space being an objective towards shared space being a process.

Thank you to everyone who assisted in the research and critique processes for both reports. Events

“BEYOND 2010 - THE CHALLENGES AHEAD” CONFERENCE SPEAKER AND PACTS DIRECTORS AT THE 20TH WESTMINSTER LECTURE

Autumn Conference 20th Westminster Lecture direction. These factors, taken from the work of the American writers Thaler and “Beyond 2010 – The Challenges Ahead” Putting People at the Centre: How to Sunstein, can best be summarised as: In the run-up to the publication of the new Enhance Road Safety in the 21st Century • iNcentives road safety strategy, this conference offered The 20th Westminster Lecture on Transport • Understanding mappings an opportunity to look forward at the Safety was given on December 1 by Fred • Default settings challenges facing us. The presentations by Wegman, Managing Director of SWOV, the • Giving feedback David Banister, Stephen Glaister and Dutch road safety institute, and part-time • Expecting error and Michiel van Ratingen all offered insights Professor at Delft University. • Structuring complex choices. into the future of road transport over the next decade and beyond. Fred took as his title “Putting People at the In his response to the lecture later in the Centre” and gave us a challenging account evening, Richard Allsop described Fred as David rightly identified that we cannot of progress in the Netherlands through the the “Johan Cruyf” of road safety. What we ignore sustainability in our work to approach known as Sustainable Safety and clearly heard was a powerful discussion of improve safety. The challenge is to develop a comparison of progress both there and in the challenges facing us over the next policies that will help to achieve both Great Britain. For some time, there has decade as we begin to think about better political objectives. Reducing speeds and been a genuine debate within road safety management and design of the road better land use planning could, for example, about the benefits of the approaches taken network to prevent crashes and as we lead to fewer casualties and more walking in Sweden (through Vision Zero) and the continue our focus on making the transport and cycling – an objective set out in our Netherlands as compared to the more system as safe as possible for all classes of publication “Beyond 2010”. pragmatic strategy adopted in this country. road user. The lecture helped all who attended to put Stephen asked how we can make the best the three models in perspective. Spring Conference out of the existing road network without considering road pricing. Although this is, Sustainable Safety takes as its core Fast Forward: Can technology help in some respects, outside the remit of approach five key principles. The road the vulnerable road user? PACTS, it is important to consider the network must demonstrate: “Fast Forward” brought together some key unintended consequences of policy. What • Predictability strands for policy as we think about the impact would road pricing have on car • Functionality new road safety strategy. The range of usage, patterns of mobility and crash • Homogeneity presentations on the day highlighted both involvement? Perhaps, as Michiel • Forgivingness and vulnerable groups and risk-creating suggested, very little if our vehicles have • State awareness by the road user. activities and helped us to think carefully achieved high levels of occupant and about a number of the issues ahead. pedestrian safety. Road designers also must begin to apply the systems based approach adopted in Four key themes emerged during the day. The Equally important, as the afternoon other transport modes as demonstrated in first was the importance of involving users in presentations suggested, will be better the “Swiss Cheese” model of James Reason. policy development. Secondly, it is vital to understanding of human behaviour and of This seeks to identify the latent errors understand what technology can - and cannot data management. If we know who is within the system and the dangerous - do. Thirdly, we still need to remind road crashing and where, we may be able to actions that an individual may take. If we users about personal responsibility. Finally, target messages more effectively. We may can begin to design out the errors in the there is the question of how legislation can also be able to identify campaigns that will system and to ensure that dangerous keep up with the pace of change. not be effective as well as those that will, actions are enforced, engineered or Successful conferences pose questions for thereby being smarter in what we do. educated out, then we can begin to make those who attend as well as providing None of the issues raised during the day the system significantly safer. answers. This event achieved that balance were simple ones to solve. However, if we do between information sharing and offering not think about them carefully over the Fred also argued strongly for a better pointers to the areas where more coming months, we will make limited understanding of the factors that can knowledge is needed and more research progress in the next decade. “nudge” human behaviour into different required. Events continued

July AGM 2009 the DfT’s emphasis on better use of data and by behavioural factors, not a lack of skills. If the need for research-led policies. He argued anything, men had higher levels of skill but The July AGM heard two presentations that the adoption of a risk model in road were clearly unable to demonstrate them. from Alistair Kennedy of Risk Solutions safety would help to get a better What was needed more than anything was and Adrian Webb of Esure. In his understanding of the interaction between action to tackle the attitudes and behaviour presentation, Alistair looked at the history factors such as alcohol, drugs and fatigue of young male drivers such as the and principles of risk management. He also and the behaviours of certain at-risk groups educational initiative sponsored by Esure in looked at its application to transport, such as young drivers. He also suggested Surrey. initially on the railways, and asked about that it was important to have an the potential for the use of risk understanding of issues such as risk Clearly, there could be no guarantee that management approaches in tackling road transfer and the effectiveness of measures. such initiatives would bear fruit in the short safety issues. He pointed out that risk What a risk model could do would be to term. However, the fact that the offence management had become increasingly help with an understanding of the overall differentials had not changed substantially established in the financial, insurance and picture, rather than individual factors, and over the last twenty years should give health and safety sectors, in part because of to predict changes over time. everyone cause for thought and encourage a need for better and clearer governance acceptance of the need to act. but also because of the desire to have an Finally, he commented that clearly in terms understanding of who was responsible for of casualty reduction, road safety had a November 2009 managing the risks arising from an good story to tell in recent years. Equally, it undertaking. was clear that further progress would be At the November meeting, Dr David Dawson much more difficult. In this respect, road of Philips Respironics gave a presentation In his view, the use of risk registers, safety improvement was at a similar stage on Obstructive Sleep Apnoea among LGV matrices and strategies helped to rail safety. The principles of risk drivers. He began by explaining that Sleep organisations to identify both the management might help to make such Disordered Breathing comprises, on a scale likelihood and impact of an event or action. progress easier to achieve. of seriousness, Snoring, Upper Airways In such circumstances, it then became Resistance Syndrome (UARS) and possible to decide whether to tolerate, Adrian’s presentation, entitled “Young Male Obstructive Sleep Apnoea (OSA). terminate or transfer an action or activity Drivers: The Elephant in the Room”, to ensure the continuing viability of the focused on the gender differences in road OSA interrupts the sufferer’s sleep pattern organisation. Such an approach could also safety and the different offending profiles causing them to feel tired and sleepy. be helpful to society as a whole in deciding displayed by men and women. This sprang During the presentation he made the whether a level of risk was tolerable or from an annual analysis undertaken by following points. A driver with OSA is twice required immediate reduction. Esure that looked at changes in the number as likely to cause an accident. A typical of road traffic offences broken down by person who may suffer from OSA is He then identified the approach to risk that gender and age. Adrian began by pointing someone who is obese, works long hours had been adopted on the railways through to the very large percentage of crashes and and has a poor diet. The “Normal” the use of a Safety Risk Model. This model, offences that involved male drivers rather prevalence of OSA is 4% of the male regularly updated, enables the industry to than female ones. He argued that for every population in age group 30-50. calculate the risk arising from train woman convicted of causing death or bodily accidents, movement and non-movement harm, 12.4 men were convicted. Similar OSA has been known about for a while but accidents. Of particular relevance in this disparities existed for all other offences there has been little done to tackle it. The context was the use of pre-cursors such as except speeding which had a ratio of 1: 5.9. reasons for this include; broken rails or signals passed at danger Finally, for every woman convicted of an that enabled operators to have a deeper insurance offence, there were 16 men. • Denial of the problem understanding of the underlying • NHS capacity performance of the system. The question that followed was: what can be • Ineffectual lobbying by sleep medicine done to reduce the number of male • Lack of a good tool to identify those at Turning to the consultation on targets for offenders? He suggested that the disparity risk road safety beyond 2010, he highlighted between the genders was primarily caused • Inconsistency in medical examination ELLIE AND TIM AT THE START OF THEIR MARATHON

March 2010 half day seminar organised jointly by Acknowledgements PACTS, the Low Carbon Vehicle Our important work relies on the continued support from companies and organisations to make possible the running of In March the meeting heard a presentation Partnership and the Institution of our events, enabling us to interface between our members, by Dr Paul Jackson of Clockwork Research Mechanical Engineers. The aim was to academics, civil servants and Parliamentarians on rail, road and air safety issues. We would therefore like to thank the on “Towards a systematic approach to look at carbon reduction and safety following for their support for our events over the past year. fatigue management”. Dr Jackson agendas in the context of road transport; • Concateno explained that fatigue is “A combination of where there are synergies, for example • FMG Support symptoms including: impaired performance eco-driving, dashboard indicators, tyres, • KeyMed (Medical and Industrial Equipment) • RAC (loss of attentiveness, slower reaction times, speed management, and where there were • RedSpeed International Ltd impaired judgement, poorer performance on conflicts concerning weight • SpeedCheck Services • Volvo Car UK Ltd skilled control tasks and increased considerations and safety regulations. probability of falling asleep) and subjective PACTS would also like to thank all the speakers at our events. feelings of drowsiness or tiredness.” Lighter Later Members Meetings • Alistair Kennedy (Risk Solutions) • Adrian Webb (Esure) Traditional approaches to managing a risk On Monday 21 June, the day of the • Stuart Bulmer (Institution of Lighting Engineers) of fatigue centred on limiting hours Summer Solstice PACTS in conjunction • David Dawson (Philips Respironics) • Paul Jackson (Clockwork Research) worked. Fatigue Risk Management is an with 10:10’s Lighter Later campaign held organisational approach which manages a Parliamentary Seminar on Single Beyond 2010: The Challenges Ahead • Peter Bottomley MP fatigue irrespective of the causes. It is based Double Summertime. The event heard • David Banister (Oxford University) on science and empirical findings which from Elizabeth Garnsey of Cambridge • Stephen Glaister (RAC Foundation) • Michiel Van Ratingen (Euro-NCAP) enables greater operational flexibility. It is a University on the environmental savings, • Mark Young (Brunel University) system put in place by a company to Robert Gifford on the benefits to road • Paul Clark MP • Chris Bartlett (Experian) manage: a) the risk of employees becoming safety, Colin Dawson from the British • Dan Campsall (Thames Valley Safer Roads Partnership) fatigued; and b) the consequences arising Association of Leisure Parks, Piers and • Kate McMahon (Independent road safety consultant) • Lord Whitty (Consumer Focus) should they do so. Attractions on the economic case, Mayer • Mick Giannasi (ACPO) Hillman on crime and the fear of crime • Mike Fawcett (Department for Transport) An organisation’s fatigue policy recognises and finally Tom Mullarkey from RoSPA Fast Forward fatigue risk management as the joint on the Scottish arguments. The event was • Elizabeth Gilliard (SRA) • Charles Musselwhite (University of the West of England) responsibility of management and well attended by Parliamentarians, Civil • Richard Cuerden (TRL) employees and clearly expresses the Servants and those with an interest in the • Oliver Carsten (Leeds University) • Colin Wilson (IBI Group) responsibilities of both parties. For example, subject. It brought together a group with • Simon Christmas (Simon Christmas Ltd) a policy may state that management are interests in both safety and • Alex Stedmon (Nottingham University) • Adrian Hide (Staffordshire County Council) responsible for ensuring that employees environmental issues. The challenge will • Mark Fowkes (MIRA) have sufficient time off for sleep, while be to maintain this coalition during the Safety and C02: Can we both tackle climate change employees are responsible for using this coming years. and continue to make road transport safer? time to obtain adequate sleep. • Oliver Carsten (Leeds University) • Julian Hill (Loughborough University) On Yer Bike! • Ian Yarnold (DfT) Fatigue Risk Management looks at an • Greg Archer (Low Carbon Vehicle Partnership) • Duncan Forrester (Volvo Car UK Ltd) employee’s sleep pattern, their health, hours In July, Ellie Besley rode 84 miles to raise • Steve Dolby (Michelin Tyre plc) worked and their social life away from work money for PACTS. Starting • Timo Thornton (SCS Speed Check Services) to assess the level of fatigue risk. To achieve inPeterborough, her first stop was Lighter Later successful fatigue management, accurate Alconbury, followed by Cambridge, • Peter Bottomley MP • Eugenie Harvey (10:10) sleep data is vital to gauge fatigue risk and Trumpington, and finally Sawston. • Elizabeth Garnsey (Cambridge University) informing the best possible solutions for The places visited made up the letters of • Colin Dawson (British Association of Leisure Parks) • Mayer Hillman (Policy Studies Institute) ongoing management of that risk. PACTS. Nearly £2000 was raised, the • Tom Mullarkey (RoSPA) money is intended to go towards the PACTS would also like to thank the venues hosting our events: Safety and C02: Can we both tackle publication of a series of policy reviews Autumn Conference Royal Society of Arts climate change and continue to make which will inform the new Government’s Spring Conference University of Birmingham Conference Park 20th Westminster Lecture One Great George Street road transport safer? This event was a decision making with regard to transport. Members Meetings Houses of Parliament Working Party Reports

Aviation Safety Working Party Report (ASWP)

The format of ASWP operates slightly balance of probabilities, according to the He commented that in terms of safety differently from the other PACTS Working National Transportation Safety Board, worldwide, EASA member states were the Parties in that meetings consist of a fatigue played some part in crew’s loss of third safest in world after the USA and presentation on a topical issue followed by situation awareness, incorrect control East Asia. For the purposes of EASA, the discussion. The Working Party met three inputs and poor teamwork. countries covered are the 27 member times during the current year in states of the European Union together December, February and June. In his view little work has been done to with Iceland, Norway, Lithuania and investigate pilots’ lifestyles. More studies Switzerland. He also commented that in December meeting like the proposed U.S. National Academy terms of the Annual Review it was At the meeting in December, Joe Sultana of Sciences (NAS) study into commuting important for EASA’s data to be accurate. from Euro control, explained the are required. There is a need to reveal the This may mean that it is not always the background to project ‘DMEAN’. DMEAN actuality of the pilot lifestyle and this data first organisation to comment on safety is Dynamic Management of the European can be used to inform policymaking which occurrences but that it can be relied upon. Airspace Network and is a short to will ensure a better fit between medium term initiative to provide policy/regulations and pilot capacities. Publication of the Review is one of a additional ATM network performance number of safety related activities improvements. This is to prevent rising en The situation in Europe is broadly similar undertaken by EASA. Others comprise route delay figures. to that in America. Pilots often commute standardisation, certification, rulemaking long distances by car, train and aircraft and the development of the European The object was to release hidden before report. The commuting Strategic Safety Initiative. All of these are performance by the improved phenomenon should be investigated and intended to improve safety at a European streamlining between airspace design, any findings would inform EASA’s Flight level, providing a common framework for database management and ATFCM to Time Limitations deliberations as EASA standards and for accident and incident allow a more flexible management of assumes responsibility for these in 2012. investigation. available airspace on a day-to-day basis. Without the research, there is a strong Structurally, the Agency is accountable to February meeting possibility that accidents similar to Colgan the European Commission. However, it Dr Simon Bennett of Leicester University Air will occur in Europe. Dr Bennett’s talk also recognises that the Annual Review is gave a presentation on ‘Contemporary was turned into a discussion paper that is intended to inform the travelling public issues: Fatigue impacts of employee available on PACTS website. about the level of safety in Europe. In commutes’. Dr Bennett is particularly addition, it is anticipated that from 2010 interested in the issue of fatigue. His June meeting the Agency will publish a Safety Plan recent work has examined flight risk At the June meeting, there was a which will set out what issues it intends fatigue which augments operational risk presentation from John Vincent, Head of to take forward over the next few years. and looked at how long-distance Safety Analysis and Research at the commutes-to-work generate fatigue. European Aviation Safety Agency. John Robert Gifford explained the role of the Agency in the Chair Dr Bennett explained what can happen compilation and publication of two key June 2010 when Flight Crews are fatigued by documents for air safety across Europe. looking at the case study of the Colgan These are the Annual Safety Review and Air accident, which occurred on February the Review of Recommendations on Safety 12, 2009, in Buffalo, New York State and addressed to EASA by accident which resulted in 50 deaths. investigation bodies across Europe. Both are available via the EASA web-site: The Pilot and the First Officer had www.easa.europa.eu. commuted long distances to reach their base in Newark before they flew. On Rail Safety Working Party Report (RSWP)

Representatives on the Working Party perception of railway safety is reasonably accurate. It was suggested that a regular The following bodies are represented on and consistent survey from a single body the Working Party: ASLEF, Association of could provide a more reliable indication of Train Operating Companies, Crossrail, trends than the present mixture of Department for Transport (DfT) (observer), sources. Imperial College London, Network Rail, Office of Rail Regulation (observer), May meeting Passenger Focus, Rail Accident At the May 2010 meeting, we received a Investigation Branch, Railway Heritage presentation from Alistair Kennedy of Trust, Railway Industry Association, Rail Risk Solutions on the modelling of safety Safety and Standards Board, RMT, Risk in the Network Modelling Framework Solutions, and the University of Leeds. used to support the DfT’s railway High Level Output Specification (HLOS). This This year requires modelling the effects on safety of The Rail Safety Working Party met three changes in the use of railways at the route times during the year. level. This ensures that changes in safety can be included in output decisions, September meeting although safety is rightly not a major At the September 2009 meeting, we had factor in route-level decisions. The model presentations from Richard Percival of the will be updated for the next HLOS. We Law Commission on their review of level also received a presentation from Sally crossing law, Ian Maxwell of the Office of Williams of the ORR on their current Rail Regulation (ORR) on their new review of the role and work of the Rail guidance on level crossings, and Ian Safety and Standards Board (RSSB), which Prosser, Director, Railway Safety, of the is being undertaken at the request of ORR on safety culture in the railways. Ian RSSB. RSSB is an industry body, funded Prosser argued that the industry has partly by the industry and partly by the some way to go to match the best practice DfT, and should not be confused with the of other industries on safety culture. DfT’s Rail Standards and Safety Division, mentioned above. January meeting At the January 2010 meeting, we had a The Law Commissions are continuing presentation from Chris Carr of the DfT their review of level crossing law. A on the work of the Rail Standards and consultation Document was published in Safety Division. The Division provides July 2010. Whitehall input into rail safety matters, including substantial press and The recent good safety performance of the Ministerial involvement, because of the railways was generally maintained in high profile of rail safety. The Division 2009. In particular, no passenger or staff also represents the UK on safety matters member lost his or her life in a train in Europe. We also received a substantial collision or derailment presentation from John Cartledge of Passenger Focus and London Travelwatch on public perceptions of rail safety. Although high-profile events tend to affect Andrew Evans public perceptions when they occur, the Chair general finding was that the public’s June 2009 Working Party Reports

Road Environment Working Party Report (REWP)

Representatives on the Working Party Urban Initiatives

The Working Party comprises members A presentation on a holistic approach to from a broad variety of organisations: urban objectives was given by John Dales, urban and rural local authorities which covered a much wider approach (Birmingham City Council, Camden, South than just safety. The complexity of the Gloucestershire, Telford and Wrekin, urban environment demanded five stages Transport for London), professional bodies to provide better streets: tidy up – (CIHT, IHIE, 3M), road safety consultants declutter – relocate/merge junctions – (TMS, TRL, Stilwell Partnership) and road rethink traffic management options – user groups (AA, British Horse Society, recreate the street. CTC, RoadPeace), RoSPA and the University of Liverpool. The role of safety was considered within the wider context, with PACTS’ role Topics covered during the year highlighted as balancing the safety issues. Safety should be as important as no Guidance on Setting Local Speed Limits intervention, if not better, with no opportunity for safety improvements Kristine Kleidt-Gorton from the DfT being missed. outlined road safety strategy proposals recommending that highway authorities Rural Road Safety Demonstration Projects introduce 20mile/h zones or limits on a wide range of urban streets that are Peter Gimber from Devon County Council primarily residential, and on streets gave a presentation on the Devon project, around schools, shops, markets, adding to the previous reports on Norfolk playgrounds and other areas where and Northamptonshire. The projects are due pedestrian and cyclist movements are high. to be completed within the next two years.

Various issues discussed included the Future Meetings difference between 20 mile/h limits and zones; closer working on enforcement Possible topics suggested for future between DfT and ACPO and mobility meetings included road safety requirements being traded-off against partnerships, sustainable developments residential needs on mixed priority routes. linked to shared space, environment etc, pedestrian compliance with constraints, This topic was discussed further at a and the Olympics and transport. recent joint working party meeting. Barbara Sabey Chair June 2010 Road User Behaviour Working Party Report (RUBWP)

The theme for the past year has been new In January the Working Party took the technology. In September we had a “new radical step of meeting outside London, technology day” culminating in the with the venue being the University of opportunity to drive one of Transport for Leeds. The day afforded the select few who London’s new cars fitted with an ventured up north a chance to hear about intervening Intelligent Speed Adaptation the research being conducted on system. There were two presentations Intelligent Transport Systems at the from the Vehicle Design Working Party Institute for Transport Studies and to and an ensuing discussion. This experience the virtual world of the Leeds illustrates how new technology issues cut Driving Simulator. across the working party boundaries. There were presentations on one of the Julian Hill gave a presentation on “New large-scale trials (Field Operational Tests) Technologies in Vehicle Design and being conducted with European research Safety”. He emphasised that there were funding on a variety of Advanced Driver issues with the rate of change, with how Assistance Systems, on two projects which to design for humans in the loop, and in a have been examining human factors lack of well-developed methods for aspects of automated and semi-automated predicting safety effectiveness. vehicles, and on the Lancashire ISA project, funded by DfT, which is looking at Mark Young focused on HMI (Human the behavioural and safety impact of a Machine Interaction) issues. He argued purely advisory ISA system, based around that the impact of progressive automation a personal navigation device. of the driving task was imperfectly understood. There were dangers from The Working Party has also discussed distraction, from turning drivers into DfT’s consultation on, and delays in supervisors of automated systems and announcing, the road safety strategy as from competition between driver and well as the DVLA consultation on fitness systems. There was a need to support to drive. Working Party members were rather than replace the driver and to use also given the opportunity to comment on technology appropriately. One view of the parts of the shared space report. future was one of complementary skills, in which the driver and electronic co- Oliver Carsten driver communicated and cooperated. Chair June 2010 It was agreed that the discussion had been very fruitful and that it was important to continue to have cross-working-party meetings. Working Party Reports

Vehicle Design Working Party Report (VDWP)

Representatives on the Working Party demonstrations were then given and all members of the group were able to drive Working Party membership represents a the vehicles to experience the following variety of organisations: AA Motoring technologies: Trust, The University of Birmingham, British Motorcyclists' Federation, Brunel Pre-crash Warning University, IMECHE, Cranfield Impact Pre-crash Brake Assist Centre, Ford Motor Company, the House of Autonomous Braking Lords, ITAI, MIRA, ROSPA, Thatcham, Lane Keeping Assist TRL Ltd. and Loughborough University. Speed Limit Assist Side View Cameras Activities During The Year Night Vision with Pedestrian Detection Alcohol Guard Safety and environment issues were brought together on the same agenda at The Department for Transport joined the Safety and CO2 in November. The Vehicle Design Working Party meeting in Working Party Chair was invited to make November to discuss the work conducted a presentation at this meeting organised by the Transport Technology and by PACTS and the Low Carbon Vehicle Standards Division, including vehicle Partnership. It was seen that while safety primary and secondary safety and the environment can be mutually technologies, new intelligent transport beneficial (e.g. technologies are helping systems and related aspects of the drivers to make smarter driving style and Department’s Consultation on improving speed choices), there are also challenges to road safety beyond 2010. It was be addressed (e.g. fully understanding recognised that new active technologies how lighter vehicles with new types of must be implemented for the best safety fuel system will perform in all types of benefits and this is a challenge for collision). Safety must remain on the low governments, especially because of the carbon agenda, especially at this time speed of technological development. when Government and industry efforts Vehicle manufacturers feel legislation will are focused on growing the next not be able to keep up, but they look to generation of low-carbon fuel vehicles. government to take on processes for evaluation, standardisation, coordination The Working Party has been tracking the and education about activities. development of new active vehicle safety systems over recent years. Several The Working Party clearly recognises technical demonstrations and visits have the importance of a strong evidence base, been undertaken, and the group has been including data collection and research monitoring potential effectiveness for focused on understanding which casualty reductions which includes taking technologies can offer safety gains. an active interest in how the new Research activities need to better technologies function and interface with understand driver mental load, distraction the driver. A highly successful, full-day and any behavioural changes that may meeting was hosted by Thatcham (The occur when new safety technologies are Motor Insurance Repair Research Centre) utilised by drivers. in November where the group were provided with safety technology briefings Julian Hill by representatives from a variety of motor Chair manufacturers. Technology June 2010 Joint Working Party Meeting Acknowledgements Vehicle Design Working Party Jill Adam (DfT) In June, a joint meeting of the Road PACTS would like to thank those who Dave Tuckett (BMW) Environment, Road User Behaviour and spoke at the Meetings. Joerg Breuer (Mercedes) Vehicle Design Working Parties was held. Tjark Kreuzinger (Toyota) In the morning, the meeting focused on Aviation Safety Working Party Anders Eugensson (Volvo) speed and speed management with Joe Sultana (Euro control) presentations from Richard Cuerden Dr Simon Bennett (Leicester University) (TRL), Angela Gill (Portsmouth City John Vincent (European Aviation Safety Joint Working Party Meeting Council), Rob Salmon (ADEPT) and Paul Agency). Richard Cuerden (TRL) Taylor (ACPO). This enabled a detailed Angela Gill (Portsmouth City Council) discussion about engineering, education Paul Taylor (ACPO) and enforcement approaches to speed Rail Safety Working Party Rob Salmon (ADEPT) management. Richard Percival (Law Commission) Chris Lines (Independent Transport Ian Maxwell (Office of Rail Regulation) Consultant) In the afternoon, the focus shifted to a Ian Prosser (Office of Rail Regulation) wider discussion about the structure and Chris Carr (DfT) PACTS would also like to thank those activities of PACTS and the challenges John Cartledge (Passenger Focus and organisations who provided meeting facing road safety under the new London Travelwatch) rooms for the Working Parties in government. The importance of a new Alistair Kennedy (Risk Solutions) 2009/2010. road safety strategy was emphasised by Sally Williams (Office of Rail Regulation) all who attended and the contribution that • Department for Transport PACTS can make to achieving this in • Houses of Parliament times of economic challenge. Road Environment Working Party • Leeds University Institute for John Dales (Urban Initiatives) Transport Studies Further joint meetings of this nature will Kristine Kleidt-Gorton (DfT) • Transport for London be held when a wider approach and larger Peter Gimber (Devon) • CIHT discussion are thought appropriate. Jo Hill (Road Safety Foundation) • RSSB • Thatcham

Eleanor Besley Road User Behaviour Working Party Policy and Research Officer, PACTS Julian Hill (Loughborough University) Mark Young (Brunel University) Samantha Jamson (University of Leeds) Natasha Merat (University of Leeds) Frank Lai (University of Leeds) Honorary Treasurer’s Report

As a registered charity (charity number cover both short-term minor setbacks statements. The full statutory financial 1068607), PACTS is required to publish and fluctuations in income and the statements, the examiner’s report and the its annual accounts according to guidance coverage of three months operational Trustees Review can all be obtained from produced by the Charity Commission. costs and liabilities. Even at the current the PACTS’ office on request. Both the detailed annual accounts and reduced level, our reserves are more the review of the year by the Trustees are than adequate for the second of these As Treasurer, I have always sought to submitted to the Commission and can be requirements. It is our plan, however, to ensure that patterns of income and accessed via the Commission’s website rebuild the short-term reserve during the expenditure are monitored closely (www.charity-commission.gov.uk). I would coming year. throughout the year to ensure that, where strongly urge anyone interested to visit possible, savings are achieved or, at the the site to read our full submission. This Comparing this financial year with the very least, no increases in spending are can be accessed by entering the charity previous one, it is heartening to note that incurred on the previous year. This year, number given above. our income actually rose by 7% over the we achieved a reduction of 2.5% in our course of the year. This reflects increased expenditure, the second year in succession In previous years, I have commented that attendance at our conferences and the in which our costs have fallen. the significance of charitable status is not Westminster Lecture and an increase in in the day to day running of the charity the sponsorship received for those events. Monitoring of PACTS’ finances is but in the additional level of public The Trustees have long believed that our undertaken by the Trustees (meeting three accountability that charitable status conferences are an important part of the times a year) and by the Management and brings with it. In maintaining their educational work of PACTS. During the Finance Committee (meeting at least four stewardship, the Trustees must ensure course of this year, we organised events times a year). I am grateful to both of these that all of the activities undertaken or that focused on key transport safety issues groups for ensuring that our financial considered by PACTS are linked to the but attempted to place them in the wider structures and processes are subject to achievement of our agreed charitable policy context. This approach has meant scrutiny and for helping with the objective: To protect human life through that our audiences have retained their identification of potential sources of the promotion of transport safety for the commitment to our work, enabling us to additional revenue. This will be all the public benefit. build on that position for the coming year. more important in the more stringent times ahead. I also maintain a close and That said, charitable status does enable us At the same time, I cannot overlook the regular contact with Rob Gifford between on occasion to receive gifts or donations decline in membership income of 6% these meetings. through Gift Aid and to take advantage of over the year. At a time of economic charitable rates for bookings, printing or contraction, it is hardly surprising that This year our sources of income have other services. Gift Aid will certainly subscriptions to organisations are reduced. remained as in previous years: membership benefit us as a result of the bicycle ride PACTS’ strength has always been based subscriptions, conference fees, events’ being undertaken by Ellie on PACTS’ on the comprehensive nature of its sponsorship and grants and donations. behalf in July this year. membership, bringing together As I commented earlier, our subscription practitioners from across the sectors. income fell this year and amounted to 53% In terms of the accounts, it is obviously It will be important for us to maintain of our total income. This clearly reflects disappointing to note that this financial this in the years to come. the times but the continuing support of year the charity made a loss of £9,689 and over 150 organisations and individuals also that, as a result, our reserves now stand The full statutory statements have been demonstrates the commitment of many to at £79,550 in total. It is to allow for losses prepared and independently examined. making our transport system safer. Grants such as this that the Trustees have built They were adopted by the Trustees at their and donations amounted to 13% of our up a substantial reserve fund. The level of meeting in July 6. I am glad to report that income, conference fees to 19% and this fund is reviewed annually. This year the report from the independent examiner sponsorship 14%. The comparative figures we reaffirmed our view that the reserves of accounts was unqualified. The pages for the previous year were 12%, 15% and should be set at an appropriate level to that follow contain the summary financial 13%, all therefore showing slight rises. Statement of Financial Activities

INDEPENDENT EXAMINER OF ACCOUNTS STATEMENT TO THE DIRECTORS OF THE PARLIAMENTARY ADVISORY COUNCIL FOR TRANSPORT SAFETY

In terms of expenditure, staff salaries and We have examined the summarised office costs continue to remain the largest statements as set out below. element as in any organisation, accounting for 72% of the total. At the same time, to be Respective Responsibilities of Directors an effective organisation in the and Reporting Accountants Parliamentary context, a visible office presence in Westminster is vital. Of the You as directors/trustees are responsible remaining 28%, the vast bulk was spent on for the preparation of the summary of the organisation of our conferences and the financial statements. We have agreed to Westminster Lecture. report to you our opinion on the summarised financial statements’ Finally, may I express my thanks to all consistency with the full financial members for their involvement in PACTS’ statements on which we reported to you work and for paying outstanding invoices on July 6 2010. promptly and without question. In a small organisation, prompt payment is always a Basis of Opinion help with cash flow – a point I am happy to repeat every year. My thanks also go to We have carried out the procedures we Gillian and Luan who have, during the year, consider necessary to ascertain whether ensured that our financial records were kept the summarised financial statements are up to date and our payments speedily consistent with the full financial processed. statements from which they have been prepared.

Opinion John C Field Honorary Treasurer In our opinion the summarised financial June 2009 statements are consistent with the full financial statements for the period ended 31 March 2010.

Sargent & Co Reporting Accountants 194B Addington Road Selsdon South Croydon Surrey CR2 8LD Profit and Loss

THE PARLIAMENTARY ADVISORY COUNCIL FOR TRANSPORT SAFETY CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES (INCLUDING INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2010

Unrestricted Restricted Total Funds Total Funds Funds Funds 2010 2009 £££ £

Incoming Resources

Subscriptions 108,490 - 108,490 114,947 Voluntary Income 7,862 16,250 24,112 22,442 Conference Fees 38,279 - 38,279 27,554 Sales and other Income 1,376 - 1,376 125 Activities for generating funds: Commercial Trading Operations 29,000 - 29,000 23,000 Interest Receivable 2,448 - 2,448 5,078

Total incoming resources 187,405 16,250 203,705 193,146

Cost of generating funds:

Promotion and Publicity 2,309 - 2,309 3,150 Costs of generating Trading Income 8,242 - 8,242 3,087 Charitable Activities 179,931 16,250 196,181 205,726 Governance 6,662 - 6,662 6,786

Total resources expended 197,144 16,250 213,394 218,749

Net income/expenditure (9,689) (9,689) (25,603)

Funds transferred - - - -

Net movement in funds (9,689) - (9,689) (25,603) Total funds brought forward at 1 April 2009 89,239 - 89,239 114,842

Total funds carried forward at 31 March 2010 £79,550 - £79,550 £89,239 Balance Sheet

THE PARLIAMENTARY ADVISORY COUNCIL FOR TRANSPORT SAFETY CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET AS AT 31 MARCH 2010

2010 2009 £ £ ££ Fixed Assets Tangible Assets 105 594 Investment in subsidiary company 2 2

107 596 Current Assets Debtors 108,593 141,710 Cash at Bank and in hand 95,589 89,933

204,181 231,643 Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year (124,738) (143,000)

Net Current Assets 79,443 88,643

Net Assets 79,550 89,239

Funds

Restricted Funds - -

Unrestricted Funds 79,550 89,239 Non Charitable Trading Funds - -

Members Funds £79,550 £89,239

The financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with the Special Provisions of Part VII of the Companies Act 1985 applicable to small companies were approved by the Board on 6th July 2010 and signed on its behalf. Full Membership

PACTS would like to welcome the Medway Corporate following members who have joined Norfolk Road Casualty Reduction Partnership 3M UK plc over the last year: Nottingham City Council Arval Middlesborough Council Association of Train Operating Companies Age UK Southampton City Council Buchanan Computing Chris Lines Surrey County Council Concateno plc David Morris Transport for London Road Safety Unit Cross Rail GAPAN Transport for London DriveTech GoSkills Warwickshire County Council Fleet Support Group MCIA (Motorcycle Industry Association) West Sussex County Council FMG Support Michelin Tyres Keymed Ltd Network Road Safety Ltd Campaigning Organisations Michelin Tyres Transafe Network 20’s Plenty for Us Network Rail Age UK Rail Safety and Standards Board Associates Campaign for Better Transport Railway Industry Association Tony Allsworth GEM Motoring Assist RedSpeed International Professor Richard Allsop RoadPeace Respironics UK Stephen Collier RoadSafe SpeedCheck Services Neil Corre Royal Society for Prevention of Accidents Volvo Car UK Ltd John Field Safer Roads Foundation Young Marmalade Roland Graham Scottish Accident Prevention Council Elliot Griffiths Legal Tom Hall Insurance Motor Accident Solicitors Society Di Haigney Aviva Ian Hamill Association of British Insurers Police and Fire Saul Jeavons Esure Avon Fire Service Mark Jones Motor Insurers’ Bureau Association of Chief Police Officers Chris Lines Thatcham (MIRRC) Chief Fire Officers Association Kate McMahon Cleveland Fire Authority C G B Mitchell Medical and Health Essex Police Authority Robert Moreland ALAC Unit (NHS Wales) Gloucestershire Constabulary David Morris British Association for Immediate Care Kent Fire & Rescue Service Linda Mountain British Medical Association Merseyside Police Will Murray Metropolitan Police Peter Russell Trade Unions & Professional Organisations North Wales Police Barbara Sabey BALPA Police Federation of England & Wales Rob Salmon GAPAN Police Service of Northern Ireland Melvyn Sears Motorcycle Industry Association Police Superintendents’ Association of Michael Selfe Motor Schools Association of England & Wales David H T Smith Great Britain Ltd Road Safety Support Vicki Stone Road Safety GB South Yorkshire Police Robert Tunbridge Road Safety Markings Association Staffordshire Police Society of Operations Engineers Strathclyde Police Institutions TGWU Thames Valley Police Association of Industrial Road Safety West Midlands Fire Service Officers (AIRSO) Research Wiltshire & Swindon Fire Authority CSS (County Surveyors’ Society) Birmingham Accident Research Centre Institute of Road Safety Officers (IRSO) Cranfield University Transport Consultants Institute of Traffic Accident Investigators ESRI Loughborough University A Luck Associates Institution of Civil Engineers MIRA Ltd Greensafe Institution of Highway Incorporated Surrey University Lloyd Morgan Group Engineers The Ergonomics Society Network Road Safety Ltd Institution of Highways & Transportation University of Leeds Parsons Brinckerhoff Institution of Lighting Engineers University of Southampton Risk Solutions Institution of Mechanical Engineers Transafe Network User Groups The Stilwell Partnership Local Authorities Air Transport Users’ Council White Young Green Birmingham City Council Association of British Drivers Buckinghamshire County Council British Horse Society Training Providers Borough of Telford and Wrekin British Motorcyclists’ Federation A20m Cheshire County Council CTC Drivewise (London) Ltd City of Bradford Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM) GoSkills Gloucestershire County Council London Travel Watch Telford Training Consultants Ltd Hampshire County Council Motorcycle Action Group Lancashire County Council Passenger Focus Leeds City Council The AA Lincolnshire Road Safety Partnership The Caravan Club London Borough of Camden Parliamentary Membership

Graham Allen MP Nottingham North Earl Attlee David Amess MP Southend West Lord Berkeley Janet Anderson MP Rossendale & Darwen Lord Bilston The Rt Hon Ed Balls MP Normanton Lord Brabazon of Tara Bob Blizzard MP Waveney Lord Bradshaw Peter Bottomley MP Worthing West Lord Brougham and Vaux CBE Tom Brake MP Carshalton and Wallington Lord Chidgey Julian Brazier MP Canterbury Lord Clinton-Davis Richard Burden MP Birmingham Northfield Earl Dundee Liam Byrne MP Birmingham Hodge Hill Earl Erroll Jim Cunningham MP Coventry South Lord Faulkner of Worcester Janet Dean MP Burton Baroness Finlay of Llandaff FRCP Andrew Dismore MP Hendon Baroness Gardner of Parkes Jim Dobbin MP Heywood and Middleton Baroness Gibson of Market Rasen The Rt Hon Frank Dobson MP, Holborn and St Pancras Baroness Harris of Richmond Brian Donohoe MP Central Ayrshire Lord Hanningfield David Drew MP Stroud Lord Higgins Phillip Dunne MP Ludlow Lord Lyell Mark Durkan MP Foyle Earl Mar and Kellie Louise Ellman MP Liverpool Riverside Lord Montagu of Beaulieu Paul Flynn MP Newport West The Rt Hon Baroness Morris of Yardley Don Foster MP Bath Lord Professor Quirk Robert Goodwill MP Scarborough and Whitby Baroness Scott of Needham Market James Gray MP North Wiltshire Viscount Simon Chris Grayling MP Epsom & Ewell Viscount Tenby Damian Green MP Ashford The Rt Hon Lord Trefgarne The Rt Hon Sir Alan Haselhurst MP Saffron Walden The Rt Hon Keith Hill MP Streatham The Rt Hon Geoff Hoon MP Ashfield Mark Hunter MP Cheadle Phil Hope MP Corby Glenda Jackson MP Hampstead & Highgate Barbara Keeley MP Worsley David Kidney MP Stafford Mark Lazarowicz MP Edinburgh North and Leith John Leech MP Manchester Withington Tom Levitt MP High Peak Tim Loughton MP East Worthing and Shoreham Ian Lucas MP Wrexham Eric Martlew MP Carlisle Anne McIntosh MP Vale of York The Rt Hon Michael Meacher MP Oldham West and Royton Andrew Miller MP Ellesmere Port and Neston Austin Mitchell MP Great Grimsby Anne Moffat MP East Lothian Michael Moore MP Tweedale, Ettrick & Lauderdale Denis Murphy MP Wansbeck Dr Andrew Murrison MP Westbury Bill Olner MP Nuneaton Ian Pearson MP Dudley South Eric Pickles MP Brentwood and Ongar James Plaskitt MP Warwick and Leamington Gwyn Prosser MP Dover Nick Raynsford MP Greenwich and Woolwich Linda Riordan MP Halifax Bob Russell MP Colchester Barry Sheerman MP Huddersfield The Rt Hon Clare Short MP Birmingham Ladywood The Rt Hon Andrew Smith MP Oxford East Dr Phyllis Starkey MP Milton Keynes South West The Rt Hon Dr Gavin Strang MP Edinburgh East John Thurso MP Caithness, Sutherland & Easter Ross Joan Walley MP Stoke-on-Trent North Nigel Waterson MP Eastbourne Betty Williams MP Conwy Tony Wright MP Cannock Chase The Rt Hon Sir George Young MP North West Hampshire Richard Younger-Ross MP Teignbridge Governance Parliamentary Officers Working Party Chairs Trustees Co-Chairmen

Barry Sheerman (Chairman) Peter Bottomley Aviation Safety Working Party Labour MP for Huddersfield Conservative MP for Worthing West Robert Gifford Founder Member of PACTS Executive Director, PACTS Louise Ellman Professor Richard Allsop OBE Labour MP for Liverpool Riverside Road Environment Working Party Professor Emeritus of Transport Studies Barbara Sabey at the Centre for Transport Studies, Consultant University College, London Vice Chairs Former Head of Road Safety Division, TRL

Dawn Boyfield MBE Lord Bradshaw Road User Behaviour Working Party Director dbda Professor Oliver Carsten David Kidney MP Professor of Transport Safety John Field Labour MP for Stafford Institute for Transport Studies, Honorary Treasurer, University of Leeds Consultant in Transport Systems Viscount Simon Rail Safety Working Party Report John Plowman Professor Andrew Evans Former Director of Road Safety at Lloyd’s Register Professor of Risk the Department for Transport Secretary Management Department of Civil Engineering Cllr Judith Rowley Barry Sheerman Imperial College London Councillor, Wolverhampton Metropolitan Labour MP for Huddersfield Borough Council Vehicle Design Working Party Julian Hill Dr Harry Rutter Principal Consultant Director, National Obesity Observatory Vehicle Safety Research Centre, ESRI, Loughborough University Nick Starling Director of General Insurance, Association of British Insurers Staff

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