Road Safety Engineering and Accessibility Consultants
Drummond Black provide expert Road Safety Engineering advice and support to designers, developers, local and national authorities to help them create safe places that are accessible for all users. Our areas of expertise cover;
•Road Safety audits
•Quality Audits (In line with Design Streets/Manual for Streets)
•Accessibility/DDA audits
•Cycle route assessments
•Road Safety Assessments
•Walking, Cycling and Horse Riding Assessments and Review (WCHAR, GG142)
The team carrying out the work is led by Richard Pearson (BSc (Hons) MCIHT MSoRSA CMILT) and supported by consultants around the UK.
Richard is an experienced transportation engineer, with 19 years experience in traffic and transport projects with formal training in the fields of Road Safety and Transport Engineering. He is an experienced Road Safety Audit Team Leader and has audited major Motorway and Trunk Road projects in Scotland and abroad.
He has carried out designs of Highway Improvement and Road Safety Schemes and undertaken Transport Assessments and numerous Road Safety Audits. Richard’s experience, together with his formal RoSPA Road Safety Engineering training and Continuous Professional Development allows him to undertake the role of Audit Team Leader as specified in Road Safety Audits GG119 (UK) and is approved by TII to audit at Team Leader (RP183).
Richard is the holder of a Certificate of Competency in Road Safety Audit complying with the requirements set out in GG119. This includes verification of competence in accident investigation and prevention as the core skill required to undertake road safety audit. He has worked with design teams and construction companies to deliver effective solutions on the most demanding of projects.
Richard is currently Vice Chair of SoRSA (Society of Road Safety Auditors).
Richard has experience as a user of all modes of transport as a former HGV driver, motorcyclist, cyclist, pedestrian and car user.
Please contact Richard by any of the following means:
Richard.Pearson @ drummondblack.co.uk
+44 (0) 7866 851654
Drummond Black Consulting Ltd. Registered in Scotland: SC666660.
Registered Office: 4 Kempston Place, South Queensferry, Edinburgh, EH30 9QW.