Road safety

Our advice pages and safety campaigns will help to keep you safe when travelling on our roads.

Have a safe TRIP this autumn

Following this advice will help keep you and your passengers safe and avoid any unnecessary delays or costly repair bills

Go to the TRIP webpage

Driving around large vehicles and HGVs

HGVs are often considerably longer, heavier and more powerful than standard vehicles and care needs to be taken when driving close to one

Driving on motorways

How to drive safely and legally on England’s motorways

Vehicle checks

Most breakdowns are avoidable, and simple vehicle checks can help you have a safer journey

Travelling in severe weather

Find out how to make your journeys as smooth and safe as possible, and what we’re doing to help you

Variable speed limits

We set variable speed limits to look after your safety and to improve traffic flow on motorways and major A roads

Average speed enforcement cameras around roadworks

How we use cameras to detect vehicles exceeding the speed limit when an 'Average speed check' is in place

Tackling dangerous driving behaviour

How we help our police partners spot and prosecute driving offences

Understanding the Red X

Have you noticed the Red X signal when driving on motorways? It’s there for your safety and it’s illegal to ignore it.

eCall

Short for emergency call system – eCall is a safety feature in most newer vehicles which connects to emergency services when activated.

Commercial vehicle operators

Resources for commercial vehicle operators including abnormal load routing (ESDAL)

Know the zones

Heavy goods vehicles (HGVs) have zones of limited visibility. Find out more about the zones so you can stay safe.

Little changes, change everything

By making little changes when you drive, you can make a big difference to reducing congestion, avoiding collisions and making journeys safer.

Biker safety

Our experienced bikers are on standby to chat about the enjoyment, the thrill and riding safely too.

Stay safe, stay back

Driving isn't a game. Are you leaving at least a two-second gap between you and the vehicle in front?