Institute of Masters of Tutors of Driving (IMTD)

I attended, for a third meeting, last Sunday (and got interviewed ... successfully!)  We heard from:

1.
[email protected]
Miscrosleep apnoea from UoL/Aus.:
Circadian rhythm of adolescents
Driver assistance hoodwinking
Inflexible decision-making
IR-driven schooling for capitalism
Male drivers 16-29 trust ADIs most, parents if pushed (tho related to car access)
Crash stats are poor for sleepiness due to under self-reporting
Sleepiness differs from tiredness
Delivery methods and content
Removal of luck, self-perpetuating
Underload and overload factors
Aus data translates to UK
So much is vying for air-time

2.
[email protected]
Roadmarking manufacturing in 18 countries, over 100 years
“White lines save lives”
Type 2 markings (sonore) drain better
Safety is being and making visible
(but what of over-familiarisation?)
Eire requires >150mCd white retroreflection (UK >100 white; >80 yellow) but street lighting may differ
RetroTek did 2.1kmi real-time marking assessment but no quantified caveats
England standard set in 1962 (EN1346 or 1436)
CS126 is a Nat Highways’ newer standard of enduring conspicuity
Over 1/3 lefthand mkgs substandard
Over 1/4 righthand mkgs substandard
Scotland budget £196m (but was £190m in 2002)
Less cadmium yellow, less TiO2 and post-laid thermoplastic beads no longer breakdown to carcinogenic hydrocarbons
Innovations must ensure 2M tyre passes
Wet frictional coefficient >65%
TP007 by Geveko outperformed on M5 motorway
Autonomous cars need contrast ratio >3:1
GDP and CO2 is factored into “cost 331” these days
LAs should annually survey all roads
Thus how much more expensive (or confusing) is bilingual?
No evidential link between failing markings and KSIs

3.
Victoria Davies, Wales traffic commissioner (8 across UK)
Office-holders appointed by DfT minister
Inquisitorial role (based on reports from DVSA) but also adversarial and educational, into conduct (based on fitness to drive safety)
15000 cases to OTC in 2022-23, and 2702 hearings (some public)
Common concerns include bridge-strikes (Network Rail water curtains?)
Drug-driving is more prevalent in 50s-60s than she expected (in post 2020)
Some judgments are reserved due to risk of kick-back

4.
Graham Feest just passed 50yr in this industry
No doubt 1990s and 2010s were the most progressive interventionally
Leftist governments are traditionally more receptive to joined-up development, so the next few years are perhaps brighter for road safety