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Road safety websites

Drug driving
Information on the effects of drugs on your driving
www.dft.gov.uk/think/dontdrugdrive

Tales of the road
Interactive content aimed at 6 – 11 year olds including road safety games, the Tales of the Road TV adverts, wallpaper and other road safety materials to download
www.direct.gov.uk/talesoftheroad/

THINK!
Guidance and learning materials on all aspects of road safety for drivers and pedestrians.
www.dft.gov.uk/think

THINK! Education
A suite of road safety resources for teachers, parents and pupils.
www.dft.gov.uk/think/education

THINK! Motorcycle Academy
Practical advice on riding, equipment and safety.
www.dft.gov.uk/thinkmotorcycleacademy

SAFED: Safe and Fuel Efficient Driving
Information about the SAFED standard which is aimed at improving the safe and fuel efficient driving techniques of heavy goods vehicle (HGV) drivers.
www.safed.org.uk

SHARP: Safety Helmet Assessment and Rating Programme
An independent assessment of the safety performance of helmets sold in the UK.
http://www.direct.gov.uk/sharp

Road safety teaching resources
Road safety teaching resources for primary and secondary school teachers.
www.dft.gov.uk/think/teachers/lessonplans

Motoring websites

Motorists on Direct.gov.uk
Information on all motoring issues, including advice on MOT, buying and selling a car, learning to drive and environmental concerns.
www.direct.gov.uk/en/motoring/index.htm

Transport Office
Business link is the ‘first point of call’ for all government processes and information for commercial transport businesses in the United Kingdom.
www.transportoffice.gov.uk 

Travel websites

Transport Direct
Britain's free-to-use online journey planner and travel information service, covering travel by both car and public transport.
www.transportdirect.info

Travel and transport on Direct.gov.uk
Information on all aspects of travel and transport including travel abroad, public transport and travel safety.
www.direct.gov.uk/en/TravelAndTransport/

Transport planning websites

Annual Average Daily Traffic Flow
This site enables the user to view and download estimated traffic flows on every link of the 'A' road and motorway network in Great Britain
www.dft.gov.uk/matrix

CycleNetXChange
The National Cycle Path network schema defines an exchange format for a exchange of cycle path data.
www.dft.gov.uk/cyclenetxchange

JourneyWeb: Internet Protocol for Interconnecting Journey Planners
A protocol that allows a diverse range of independent journey planning systems to send enquiries to each other, and to receive and understand the responses.
www.dft.gov.uk/journeyweb

Naptan: National Public Transport Access Node database
A UK nationwide system for uniquely identifying all the points of access to public transport in the UK.
http://www.dft.gov.uk/naptan 

NPTG: National Public Transport Gazetteer
A topographic database of towns and settlements in the UK.
http://www.dft.gov.uk/nptg

TransXChange (Transport Exchange)
The UK nationwide standard for exchanging bus schedules and related data.
http://www.dft.gov.uk/transxchange

Transport research websites

Research database
Details of research projects funded by the Department and completed after 1 April 2001.
www.dft.gov.uk/rmd

WebTAG: Transport Analysis Guidance
Guidance on the conduct of transport studies.
www.dft.gov.uk/webtag/

Other websites

ACT ON CO2
Simple tips and suggestions to help save money, save energy and reduce CO2 emissions.
www.direct.gov.uk/actonco2

Freight Best Practice
Essential information for the freight industry covering topics such as saving fuel, developing skills, equipment and systems, operational efficiency and performance management.
www.businesslink.gov.uk/freightbestpractice

Van Best Practice
The Van Best Practice programme helps van users to save money, improve business performance and reduce CO2 emissions. It explains how you can make significant improvements by making small changes to everyday practice.
www.businesslink.gov.uk/vanbestpractice 

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