The Road Safety Trust, the UK’s largest independent road safety funder, has announced the award of over £1.1 million in grant funding for six new projects focused on addressing inequalities in road safety.
The projects were selected following the Trust’s Autumn 2024 funding round, which invited applications for research and practical interventions that explore and address how different communities and individuals experience unequal risks on UK roads.
Following an extremely rigorous review by the Road Safety Initiatives Committee (RSIC) and the Board of Trustees, six projects have been approved for funding. All six are ‘Large Grants’.
The projects cover a diverse range of topics and will be delivered by a mix of academic institutions and community organisations.
Nottingham Trent University has benefited on two separate strands for motorised mobility devices, incidents, near misses and safety and for tractor driver training; creating a hazard perception VR course for Agricultural College.
The RAC Foundation and the University of Leeds were the other beneficiaries.
Ruth Purdie, CEO of The Road Safety Trust, said: “These new grants reflect our growing understanding that road danger is not experienced by all members of society equally. By funding projects that tackle inequalities our intention is to shape a safer, fairer system for everyone.”
The next funding round will take place in late 2025/early 2026. Further details will be shared later this year.
For more information about the projects or future funding rounds, please visit www.roadsafetytrust.org.uk
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