Award categories

Nominations for awards are considered by the judging panel under three main categories:

  • Road-based innovation and improvement.
  • Vehicle-based innovation and improvement.
  • Improved public education.

Road-based innovation – To include highway engineering improvement, improved road signage and layout; innovative traffic management.

Vehicle-based innovation and improvement – It is proposed to divide this category into:

  • Car and light van.
  • Truck and bus.
  • Motorcycle.

In each case, the judging panel may recommend a single award or more should the quality of entries justifies this.

Improved public education – Broad categories are:

  • Driver education.
  • Pre - driver training.
  • School community – based road and vehicle safety awareness campaigns.
  • Enforcement initiatives.
  • Sentencing initiatives
  • Media innovations

Important issues will include an emphasis on young and inexperienced drivers, motorcycle and cycle training and education initiatives.

Sponsored Awards

A number of companies sponsor specific annual awards, these are:

  • Education and Training Award, sponsored by Wincanton plc, a scheme consisted under the Improved Public Education category which is considered by the judges to have significant merit.
  • Technology Award, a road-based or vehicle based innovation which is considered to have significant merit.
  • Fleet Service Award, for a fleet operator or supplier to fleets which demonstrates a outstanding service, dedication or an innovative product or service which will enhance fleet safety. (This category covers initiatives by firms and other employers to reduce "at-work" road traffic accidents and associated injury resulting from driving in course of work by their staff ).
  • Motor Cycle Industry Award sponsored by The Motor Cycle Industry Association for an outstanding innovation or initiative which has made a significant contribution to motor cycle safety.

International Awards

The Award scheme is developing outside Britain and similar schemes based on the PMIRSA model have been established in other countries. Where schemes have been endorsed by PMIRSA they use the same evaluation criteria applied by local judging panels. Where a nomination demonstrates an example of ‘best practice’ which could be applied outside its country of origin it may be considered for an ‘International Award’.

Consideration will be given for an international award where a nomination demonstrates an example of safety improvement or best practice designed/implemented in a cross border operation or one that could be easily adapted for use outside its country of origin.

Premier Award

This award will be announced at the Annual Awards Ceremony by Prince Michael. It will be given to the most outstanding winner of any category.