Andrew Wright
- Title
- PhD student | School of Social Sciences
- Location
Biography
Aside from working as an Intelligence Analyst for Lancashire Police, a position I’ve held for almost 16 years, I am also a PhD student at Keele University. Having worked extensively in the Roads Policing and Tactical Operations arenas, I have long been fascinated by the development and early rollouts of connected and automated vehicles (CAVs). In 2019, I was offered a place at Liverpool John Moores University where I undertook postgraduate studies (Evidence Informed Practice) which included a wonderfully insightful period of research studying the police readiness to deal with CAVs. Now, in partnership with National Highways, I am taking the natural next steps in broadening my initial research by encompassing all first responders to the potential, and somewhat inevitable, incidents involving CAVs on our strategic road network.
Research and scholarship
Red light, Blue light, Orange light: responding to incidents on the UK road network in an era of Connected and Automated Vehicles. This proposal sets out a programme of work to explore the challenges and opportunities posed by Connected and Automated Vehicles – or CAVs – for the road network of the United Kingdom, with a particular focus on responses to incidents on the Strategic Road Network (SRN). The proposed work considers road safety strategies, strategic and legislative implications, and the tactical requirements for single- and multi-agency management of incidents involving CAVs. Pivotal to all road safety strategies is compliance, and a focus on adherence to legislation and guidelines, alongside police-instigated road user interactions, will thread throughout the project. The research would consider the current technological status of vehicles and vehicle fleets whilst delivering timely insights and recommendations intended to complement and support the predicted changes that the SRN is destined to experience over the next decade and beyond. How best to maintain the safe and free-flowing SRN during an unprecedented period of change lies at the heart of this research proposal.
Collaborations and grants awards
Studentship supported by National Highways.
School of Humanities and Social Sciences
CBA1.017
Chancellor’s Building
Keele University
Staffordshire
ST5 5AA
Tel: +44 (0) 1782 733109
Email: humss.office@keele.ac.uk
Head of School
Professor Siobhan Talbott
Room: CBA1.025
Tel: +44 (0) 1782 733464
Email: s.talbott@keele.ac.uk
School and college outreach
Tel: +44 (0) 1782 734009
Email: outreach@keele.ac.uk
