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Preliminary data from 25 EU Member States show an average 36% drop in road deaths in April 2020, compared to the average of the same month in the previous three years, according to a new report by the European Transport Safety Council. The highest reduction in road deaths was recorded in Italy (84%), followed by Belgium, Spain, France and Greece with decreases of over 59%....

There was a 2% fall in reported road deaths in 2019, according to the Department of Transport’s (DfT) provisional road casualty statistics report. A total of 1,748 were killed, while overall in 2019 there were 153,213 casualties of all severities in reported incidents, 5% lower than the previous year and the lowest recorded level since 1979. The report says there were 25,975 serious injuries and 125,592 slightly...

WDM USA has launched a new series of live webinars to help deliver safer roads and save lives. The series, under the title “The Road Ahead” was originally devised for the International Safer Roads Conference. The sixth conference should have been held in the US earlier this year, but was cancelled because of the Covid 19 Pandemic. The Road...

Nearly two thousand drivers had their vehicles damaged by potholes during the Coronavirus lockdown despite road traffic plummeting, according to the RAC. Its data shows 1,766 drivers suffered pothole-related breakdowns between April and June. Government figures for the same time period show motor traffic volumes were down by as much 60%. The RAC said drivers are now 1.5 times more likely to suffer...

The United Kingdom has the second safest roads in Europe, according to figures released by the European Automobile Manufacturers Association (ACEA). Based on the number of road fatalities per million inhabitants, the UK is ranked second with a figure of 28. Only Sweden’s roads are safer, with 25 road deaths per million people. Road traffic deaths have been falling in...

W.D.M. Limited’s tradition of investing in the future by taking on apprentices has been vindicated after its latest two trainees completed their courses with flying colours. The two apprentices, Samuel Belcher and Rhys Brooks, are the latest in a tradition dating back over seven decades - the Company was founded in 1945 and took on its first...

During the pandemic, W.D.M. Limited were the first company to get involved and supply the Bristol voluntary group “Hack the pandemic” with essentials for their project. They loaned the group their 3D printer and were also able to donate some funding, printing filament, gloves, breathing masks and other essentials to keep the pop-up emergency PPE factory...

W.D.M. Limited have resumed road survey services throughout the UK after being classified as ‘essential workers’ during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Company, based in Bristol, have a worldwide reputation for delivering safer roads and are the UK’s leading manufacturer and provider of road survey, motorway maintenance and road condition assessment equipment. They are also...