Magazine gives advice on staying safe on the road

A new magazine from the Highways Agency is making information and helpful guidelines available to road users who may consider themselves to have a disability.

The magazine, called "My Way", aims to help road users stay safe and keep moving. It contains advice on how to plan for a journey, where to get useful and up-to-date information about road conditions, some tips to help road users cope in emergency situations, and special considerations for drivers or passengers with disabilities or hearing impairments. It can be accessed in print form and online at highways.gov.uk/disability.


In line with the Agency's commitment to ask for customers' views and act on feedback, the magazine is part of a driver information programme which has been designed following an online survey of drivers with disabilities, which received in excess of 370 responses.

Nicky Ensert, Diversity Manager for the Highways Agency, said: "We want to deliver services that all can access. To do this, we are actively working to understand the barriers that the trunk road network and our way of doing things may present for our disabled customers. For example, we have a long term programme to improve access to and across the trunk road network - in developing this a key strand has been consultation with disability groups who have helped us to establish priorities.'

Included with the magazine is an emergency advice card intended to be kept in the vehicle, and this can also be downloaded from the Highways Agency website. The magazine will be available for free at the Mobility Roadshow on 5 and 6 June.

Helen Smith, Director of Policy and Campaigns for Mobilise, a campaigning charity for Blue Badge holders, disabled motorists, wheelchair and scooter users, said: "We're pleased to be working with the Highways Agency on this project, and it's great to see a government agency taking disabled road users' interests to heart."

Safety advice is also being made available as a film presented in British Sign Language, which can be viewed via the website as above.