71st RoSPA Road Safety Congress Theme: The Road to Safer Behaviour 27th Feb-1st March 2006 - Blackpool Hilton Hotel Programme: Day One : Monday 27 February 2006 Day Two : Tuesday 28 February 2006 Day Three : Wednesday 1 March 2006 Programme : Monday 27 February 2006 14:00 Chair's Introduction - Errol Taylor, Acting Chief Executive, RoSPA 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 14:30 Soft Legislation, Hard Impact - Paul Fleming, Managing Director-Europe, Britax Excelsior Ltd 14:50 Improving the Safety Record of Young Drivers: Campaigning for Action - Lisa Marie Williams, Association of British Insurers 15:15 Coffee 15:45 'Driving Ambitions' - Secondary School Road Safety Education in Warwickshire - Stan Milewski and Brian Pierce , Warwickshire County Council 16.10 Attitudes of Parents and Pre-driver Teens Towards Legal or Parental Restrictions - Rod Freeman, Reading University 16.35 Getting It Wrong – the Origins of “Attitudes” in Driving - Andrew Howard MBE, Head of Road Safety, AA Motoring Trust 17:00 Open Forum 17:15 Close 20:00 Dinner and Award Presentation Programme : Tuesday 28 February 2006 09:15 Chair's Introduction - Chris King, Chair, RoSPA National Road Safety Committee 09:20 DSA's Role in Influencing Driver and Rider Behaviour - Rosemary Thew, Chief Executive, Driving Standards Agency 09:45 Young Driver Education Programmes - Mary Williams OBE, Chief Executive, Brake and Prof Steve Stradling, Professor of Transport, Napier University 10:10 The Problem People: Faces, Figures and Vulnerable Road Users - Dr Ian Walker, Lecturer, University of Bath 10:35 Open Forum 10:50 Coffee 11:20 Managing Work-Related Road Safety - Geoffrey Bray, Chairman, Fleet Support Group 11:45 What Do Drivers Do at Junctions? - Dr Martin Langham, Chairman, User Perspectives and Sussex Police 12:10 What Shall We Do About Speeding : Speed Awareness Courses? - Prof Frank McKenna, Reading University 12:35 Open Forum 12:45 Lunch 14:00 Chair's Introduction - Major "Bill" Bailey, Chair RoSPA Road Safety Advisory Group 14:05 Update on Motorcycle Collisions in North Yorkshire - Chris Charlton, Roads Policing Inspector, North Yorkshire Police 14:20 Influencing Powered Two Wheeler Behaviour - Paul Broughton, Research Student, Transport Research Institute, Napier University 14:45 Assessment of Moped Rider Training Among Adolescents in Portugal - Dra Patricia Antonio, Clinical Psychologist, Portuguese Road Prevention 15:10 Riders Improving and Developing their Experience: RiDE Programme -Neil Cunliffe, Group Manager Road Safety, Lancashire County Council and Prof Steve Stradling, Professor of Transport, Napier University 15:35 Open Forum 15:50 Coffee and Close 19:30 Civic Reception hosted by Blackpool Borough Council 20:00 Congress Dinner Programme : Wednesday 1 March 2006 09:20 Chair's Introduction - Janice Cave, Acting Director of Safety Policy, RoSPA 09:25 School Speed Limits - A SCOTS Perspective - Andy Duff, Secretary, SCOTS Road Safety & Traffic Management Working Group 09:50 Combining Traffic Engineering and Urban Design - Ben Hamilton Baillie, Hamilton Baillie Associates 10:15 Open Forum 10:25 Coffee 10:55 The Role of Skills, Attitudes and Perceived Norms in the Pedestrian Decision-making of Adolescents - Dr Andy Tolmie, Senior Lecturer in Psychology, University of Strathclyde 11:20 Influencing the Behaviour of Pedestrians when Crossing in Hazardous Situations - Dr Carol Holland, Lecturer, Aston University 11:45 Progress with the National Standards for Cyclist Training - Kevin Mayne, Director, CTC 12:10 Open Forum 12:25 Chair's Closing Remarks 12:30 Congress Closes
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