Department for Transport

Questions from the Department for Transport:

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Improve transport for the user How can we encourage those who have begun walking and cycling more during the pandemic (when traffic levels were lower) feel safe as traffic levels return to normal?  Department for Transport, 2023
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Improve transport for the user Are traffic standards and guidance still appropriate and relevant considering technological and environmental changes? Department for Transport, 2023
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Improve transport for the user What are the needs of road users, and how can existing and new traffic systems be utilised/ developed to respond to these needs?  Department for Transport, 2023
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Improve transport for the user How can we reduce the risks faced by motorcyclists, who are the most vulnerable to death on our roads? What role can the use of personal protective equipment have (including innovations in this equipment) in reducing the risk of serious injury and death amongst motorcyclists? Department for Transport, 2023
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Improve transport for the user What is the feasibility, benefits and road safety risks of relaxing driving licence regulation and training qualifications so people can drive certain heavy vehicles with less additional testing or professional development?  Department for Transport, 2023
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Improve transport for the user What are the implications (for both safety and insurance) of people continuing to drive with high numbers of penalty points or immediately after serious offences (as only the courts can disqualify someone from driving)?  Department for Transport, 2023
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Improve transport for the user How does the use of telematics improve road safety and how can it be used to help both safer and more fuel-efficient driving?   Department for Transport, 2023
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Improve transport for the user What are the most effective ways of improving the safety (and perceptions of safety) of cyclists and pedestrians (particularly, child and older adult pedestrians who are at greater risk)? How should DfT work with external organisations to support these interventions?  Department for Transport, 2023
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Improve transport for the user How can we reduce casualties when there are greater numbers of more vulnerable older adults using our roads?  How can we enable greater numbers of older people to stay safe on our roads?  How can and should existing interventions be adjusted to cater for an ageing population?  Department for Transport, 2023
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Improve transport for the user Which policies and interventions have the greatest potential to reverse the lack of progress in road casualty reduction since 2010? Department for Transport, 2023
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Improve transport for the user Which road safety interventions have had the greatest impact in casualties in recent years?   Department for Transport, 2023
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Improve transport for the user What would happen to casualty trends if there were no policy interventions?   Department for Transport, 2023
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Improve transport for the user What is the relationship between road safety interventions, including enforcement and reductions in casualties and killed or seriously injured (KSI)?   Department for Transport, 2023
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Improve transport for the user How could modern materials and construction techniques be used to improve both the safety and, through weight reduction, the productivity of dangerous goods tanks?  Department for Transport, 2023
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Improve transport for the user What is the best way to inspect traditional and modern joining methods to identify flaws that could compromise the safety of tanks constructed using such methods?   Department for Transport, 2023
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Improve transport for the user What is the best way to assess the resilience of tank vehicles, tank waggons, portable tanks, and tank containers under conditions representative of typical impact situations?   Department for Transport, 2023
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Improve transport for the user What are the rationales for both passengers and those moving freight when choosing different modes of transport? Is it simply cost or are environmental and security concerns considered? What could be done to influence which modes are chosen?  Department for Transport, 2023
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Improve transport for the user What are seafarer’s attitudes towards safety on board, reporting damage or faults, wearing of PFDs, and motivations towards a safety-first culture on board? Department for Transport, 2023
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Improve transport for the user Do passenger experiences and/or perceptions prevent people with disabilities from using maritime modes (ferries and cruises)? What areas of the passenger experience that are problematic for people with all types of disabilities? Department for Transport, 2023
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Improve transport for the user What are maritime passenger views and experiences on board ferries, accessing to ports, passenger safety perceptions and confidence to travel? Department for Transport, 2023
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