We read that the Germany’ Number 1 New Year’s Resolution, when it takes over the EU Presidency, is a Directive on Traffic Law Enforcement (pdf). The road safety community has high expectations of the country taking a leading role in the field of road safety policy. “Germany with its higher than average performance should encourage other EU countries to follow suit on road safety. Their Presidency of the EU is a real chance for the country to take a leadership role as the EU is [...]

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Rusty nail award goes today to Professor Terry Wilkin, who has published a study in the British Medical Journal (pdf), reported by the Times and BBC, Physical activity cost of the school run: impact on schoolchildren of being driven to school Although children who walk to and from school record more activity in the process, the difference has no impact on total weekly activity. Those driven by car matched those who walked to school in overall activity levels. Whether children walk to and from primary [...]