Global pioneer of telematics-based car insurance insurethebox is asking whether learner drivers facing the new Driving Test launched on 4 December 2017 understand the rules for in-car mobile phone use. For the first time, the test now includes taking instructions from satnav. It found that nearly 1 in 5 (18.38%) of drivers admitted to using their phone for getting directions while driving – … [Read more...]
Education: Road Safety
Keeping-up social media behind the wheel is deadly
IAM RoadSmart’s third annual Safety Culture Survey has found that for the third year running their biggest worries are people updating social media or sending text messages while driving. Drivers checking social media is the biggest single perceived threat that road users feel – slightly higher than those who text and email, and closely followed by drink and drug drivers. The survey of … [Read more...]
Newslines 8 Dec
Engineers and councillors will consider installing average speed cameras along the 20 miles Evo Triangle in north west Wales The undulating and twisting roads are popular with drivers who want to test their cars on the circuit and follow the tyre tracks of motoring journalists but four people have died and 20 have been hurt there in the past five years. More than 2,000 drivers had an … [Read more...]
Lifting the bonnet is a mystery to some motorists
Many British drivers cannot carry out basic vehicle safety checks despite the fact that a number of these are required to pass the current driving test. Research by AA Garage Guide, the AA’s MOT, repairs and car servicing garage finder, reveals that 1.3 million drivers aren’t even sure how to open the car bonnet. As winter approaches roads become more hazardous, yet many drivers don’t know … [Read more...]
Little changes are big safety improvement
Road safety charity IAM RoadSmart says the new look driving test, which it helped to design and evaluate, will deliver ‘big safety benefits and save lives’ by including more real life situations and introducing new drivers to the latest technology. The new format was test driven by thousands of leaners before it final implementation on yesterday. Those who had taken the new test … [Read more...]
M4 “horror” crash example to all, says RAC
The RAC has taken the unusual step of releasing photographs of an horrific accident which occurred on the westbound hard-shoulder of the M4 to draw attention to the significant risk of breaking-down on the motorway. There have been two tragic motorway fatalities this year of roadside operators – one on the M25 and one on the M69. This latest serious accident on the M4 starkly illustrates the … [Read more...]
Eight cars get top marks for safety
In a busy November for Euro NCAP’s car safety experts, the month’s second set of crash testing results has been released with eight vehicles achieving 5-star ratings. Crucially, all are on sale with standard-fit Autonomous Emergency Braking systems. The Citroen DS 7 Crossback, Jaguar E-Pace, BMW X3, Porsche Cayenne, Mercedes-Benz X-Class, Subaru XV, Subaru Impreza and the reassessed Honda … [Read more...]
Drunken drivers “hiding” in Welsh countryside
Wales had some of the highest convictions for drunken driving in 2016, say insurers. Using postcode data, Money Supermarket found Llandrindod Wells, Newport, Swansea, Cardiff and Llandudno were in the UK’s top ten hotspots but not one of them has featured in this year’s table. The countryside is plagued with drunk drivers, as new research reveals rural roads are the most dangerous spot for … [Read more...]
JLR models recall
The instrument screen on some new Jaguar and Range Rover models may go blank. It was identified in America, where Jaguar Land Rover is recalling 7,000 2017-2018 Jaguar XF and F-Pace, 2016-2017 Jaguar XJ and 2018 Jaguar XE vehicles. It also affects nearly 22,000 Range Rover and Range Rover Sport models sold this year. In the UK it means about 6,800 Jaguar and 12,200 Land Rover owners will be … [Read more...]
Newslines 27 November
Speeding has reached a six year high. Figures from the DoT show 2.2 million drivers and riders were prosecuted last year compared to 1.6 million five years ago. There has been a dramatic rise in engine manufacturing in Britain. Production for UK models exceeded 126,600 engines in October which is a 26.3% growth and the highest ever for that month, and close to the 136,500 made for export … [Read more...]
- « Previous Page
- 1
- …
- 96
- 97
- 98
- 99
- 100
- …
- 119
- Next Page »