With the summer now over and the clocks changing this weekend, Toyota has put together some autumn driving safety tips to deal with challenging conditions such as wet roads, fog and shortened daylight hours that accompany the glorious autumn colours. According to research by the RAC Foundation, road traffic collisions increase by 19 per cent in the fortnight after putting the clocks back one hour … [Read more...]
Dangerous days and nights for drivers lie ahead
Dwindling highway maintenance budgets have led to an enormous reduction in cash for pothole repairs. The impact of this, compounded with rising traffic levels, is putting drivers at risk, warns new analysis from AA Tyres, the AA’s mobile tyre fitting service. The research reveals that annual road maintenance budgets have been cut by £220 million since 2014. During the same period, however, … [Read more...]