If you kill someone while speeding in your car, should you face a more serious sentence? A new survey from a leading road safety charity has found that Brits believe that penalties for drivers who kill and injure others should […]
Do you tut at the lenient sentences handed out to this country’s mad, bad and dangerous drivers? Hey, you should move to Saudi Arabia…
In 2013, Oxford Dictionaries crowned ‘selfie’ as one of their words of the year. Evolving from a niche social media term into a mainstream word for a self-portrait, celebrities including Barack Obama, the Pope and Meryl Streep have been featured […]
Car manufacturers have been introducing safety enhancements in their vehicles for years. Now, a leading car maker is conducting research into how your car can help you to keep safe – by keeping an eye on you. Volvo is currently […]
A review of the way that the Drivers and Vehicle Licensing Agency operates has suggested that older drivers should be able to continue behind the wheel for an additional ten years before they have to renew their licence. The Department […]
Being distracted while you’re driving can be fatal. As Institute of Advanced Motorists chief executive Simon Best recently said: “Being distracted can have serious consequences, it could mean that you’re less likely to see that cyclist or child running out […]
Do you concentrate when you’re driving? If you ever daydream or don’t pay full attention to the road while you’re behind the wheel then you’re not alone. New research has found that less than two thirds of motorists concentrate when […]
Do you eat while you’re driving? If you do, you are not alone. A new survey has found that almost two thirds of drivers admit to eating at the wheel, an activity that is distracting and could cause a serious […]
Training your employees to become more efficient drivers can save your organisation up to 15 per cent on fuel costs, as well as being good for the environment. Based on 12,000 miles per annum, this equates to typical annual savings […]
Would you be happy for the police to remotely stop your car? It sounds like something from science fiction, but it has emerged that such a device is being considered by an EU wide official working group. The feasibility of […]
Despite road safety improvements in this country, around one in five people still die on the UK’s roads every day. While driver error is the most common cause of accidents in the UK, speeding and ‘careless driving’ also account for […]
An interactive map which shows where UK traffic accidents have happened sounds like a really good idea, doesn’t it? It is just a shame that someone else thought of it before I did. It was created by Osbornes Solicitors, and […]
Right-minded motorists everywhere will be pleased with today’s announcement from the Department for Transport which plans to remove the statutory right to a blood or urine test for drink drivers. It will make it much easier for police to arrest […]
With the first bite of winter expected across most of the country this weekend, it’s perhaps timely that drivers should think about the state of their vehicle. GEM’s winter driving leaflet Fears are growing that because of the economic hard […]
