About Us

Road Safety Wales has been established to create 'unity from diversity' by developing and substaining co-operation and interaction between all key partners across Wales and/or agencies with the responsibility for road safety promotion.

Mission

To further casualty reduction through collaborative working.

Latest News

The Car Theory Test Update

The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) will introduce changes to the car theory test on Monday 28 September 2020.

The updates, which will make the test more realistic and improve the accessibility for all candidates, were postponed earlier this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Within the multiple choice section of the current theory test, video clip scenarios will replace the written case study and candidates will be asked 3 questions based on the short video.

Candidates will still:

  • be asked 50 multiple-choice questions in total
  • need to get the same pass mark
  • be tested on the same content

The ful...

15/09/2020

Project EDWARD

Gwent Police is joining forces from across the UK in participating in an operation to reduce the number of fatalities on roads across Europe.

‘Project EDWARD’ – which stands for ‘Every Day Wi...

08/09/2020

Help Merthyr Tydfil CBC to Make Streets Safer

Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council is seeking the views of residents who walk and cycle in and around the town centre.

The COVID-19 pandemic has seen exceptional numbers of local residen...

07/09/2020

Dutch Reach - A Change of Habit to Protect Vulnerable Road Users

Dutch Reach is a simple yet effective technique to prevent 'dooring' - a dreaded and all too common crash, caused when people exiting a vehicle sudd...

04/09/2020

Appointment of Active Travel Board Chair

Lee Waters MS, Deputy Minister for Economy and Transport, has appointed Dr Dafydd Trystan Davies as the Chair of the Active Travel Board. The appointment will b...