72nd RoSPA Road Safety Congress

Theme: Encouraging Education in Road Safety
26th-28th February 2007 - Holiday Inn, Stratford upon Avon - Congress Proceedings

Programme:
Day One : Monday 26 February 2007
Day Two : Tuesday 27 February 2007
Day Three : Wednesday 28 February 2007

Click here to go to the top of the pageMonday 26th February 2007
Chair: Tom Mullarkey MBE, Chief Executive, RoSPA

Opening Session
14:00 Chair's Introduction
14:05 Welcome to Congress - Baroness Gibson of Market Rasen OBE, President of RoSPA
14:10 Opening Address - Dr Stephen Ladyman MP, Minister for Road Safety, Department for Transport
14:30 Child Car Restraints - Paul Fleming, Managing Director-Europe, Britax Excelsior Ltd
14:50 Audit Commission Report on Road Safety - Mr Peter Wilkinson, Managing Director, Audit Commission
15:15 Coffee
The Educators
15:45 Evaluation of UK National Network of Child Pedestrian Training Pilot: What Has Been the Impact on School Communities and Volunteers? - Prof Elizabeth Towner, Professor of Child Health, University of the West of England
16.10 Using Peer Education in Road Safety Provision - Prof Andrew Tolmie, Professor of Psychology and Human Development, University of London
16.35 Road Safety Education: Targeting Disadvantaged Areas - Mr Mark Jessop, Road Safety Manager, Kingston upon Hull City Council
17:00 Open Forum
17:15 Close
19:00 Drinks Reception, hosted by Cllr Davis, Chairman of Warwickshire County Council
20:00 Dinner

Click here to go to the top of the pageTuesday 27th February 2007 - Morning
Chair: Chris King, Chair, RoSPA National Road Safety Committee

Delivering Road Safety Education
09:15 Chair's Introduction
09:20 Improving the Delivery of Road Safety Education - Mr John Wicks, Director - Social and Market Research, and Mrs Carry Stephenson, Managing Consultant, MVA Consultancy
09:45 Crash Magnets, a Road Safety Tool Box for Secondary Schools - Ms Kate Wheaton, Education Adviser, Road Safety Scotland
10:10 Highways Agency Driver Information Programme - Mr Stuart Lovatt, Safety Standards & Research, Highways Agency & Mr Andrew Richardson, Director, Fused Ltd
10:35 Open Forum
10:50 Coffee
Child Pedestrian Training
11:20 Evaluation of UK National Network of Child Pedestrian Training Pilot: what impact has practical roadside training had on children’s pedestrian skills? - Kirstie Whelan, University of the West of England
11:45 Good Practice: Pedestrian Training - A Holistic Approach? - Mr Graham Campbell, Road Safety Officer, Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council
12:10 The Lancashire Experience of Child Pedestrian Education and Training: What Works & Lessons Learnt - Mrs Clare Farrer, Deputy Road Safety Group Manager, Lancashire County Council and Dr Karen Leeming, Edge Hill University
12:35 Open Forum
12:45 Lunch

Tuesday 27th February 2007 - Afternoon
Chair: Major "Bill" Bailey, Chair RoSPA Road Safety Advisory Group

The Young Person’s Perspective
14:00 Chair's Introduction
14:05 Children’s Understanding of Risk - Dr Jenny McWhirter, Risk Education Adviser, RoSPA
14:30 Parents, Road Safety and Education – the Young Person’s Perspective - Prof Jackie Green, Professor Emerita, Leeds Metropolitan University
14:55 The Streets Ahead on Safety Project: Involving Young People as Service Users and Decision Makers in a Project to Improve Road Safety in an Area of Multiple Deprivation - Dr Richard Kimberlee, Senior Research Fellow, University of the West of England
15:20 Open Forum
15:35 Coffee and Close
20:00 Congress Dinner and Award Presentation

Wednesday 28 February 2007
Chair: Dr Jenny McWhirter, Risk Education Adviser, RoSPA

Young Drivers
09:20 Chair's Introduction
09:25 The Role of the DSA in Road Safety Education - Trevor Wedge, Chief Driving Examiner, Driving Standards Agency
09:50 Good Practice in Pre-driver Education - Dr Carole Deighton, Air Affairs (UK) Ltd
10:15 Facing the Risk - Preparing for the Future - Mr Mike Parish and Mr Ian Edwards, Roadsafe
10:40 Open Forum
10:55 Coffee
Vulnerable Road Users
11:20 Cycling : More People, More Often, More Safely - Mr Pete Zanzottera, Steer Davies Gleave
11:40 The BHS Riding & Road Safety Test - Mrs Sheila Hardy, Senior Executive Safety, The British Horse Society
12:00 Planes Trains and Wheelchairs - Mr David Allen, Road Safety Consultant, Whizz-kidz
12:20 Open Forum
12:30 Chair's Closing Remarks
12:35 Congress Closes
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