British drivers are scared of their cars. Swinton insurance research reveals that more than a quarter of British motorists avoid basic car maintenance tasks – three quarters would leave standard maintenance checks to a mechanic, rather than checking themselves. With that in mind, we’ve pulled out the top five problem areas faced by UK drivers and … [Read more...]
Education: Road Safety
Newslines 4 February
The updated Volkswagen Golf is open for order in the UK. It comes with the option of all-new engines, more technology, improved connectivity and revised styling for an average of £650 less than the outgoing car when deliveries begin end of March. More than 182,000 lives have been saved or serious injury prevented in the UK since Euro NCAP’s tough crash … [Read more...]
Call for more professional standards by lorry drivers
Lorry drivers and companies who cut corners on satnav technology are facing a new clampdown. The Local Government Association (LGA) has called for all lorry drivers who use sat navs to be compelled to use commercial models following a "fresh catalogue of chaos on the nation’s roads". The Trucker sat nav from TomTom is designed to stop lorries, trucks … [Read more...]
“Truly shocking” road casualties reported
Rising fatal and serious accidents are “truly shocking” say road safety bodies. They are concerned about figures which came out yesterday and also showed drink driving detection has flattened after years of reducing. RAC road safety spokesman Pete Williams said,“A 22% increase in the number of children killed or seriously injured on British roads … [Read more...]
Safety and compliance focus at conference
With over four million vans on the UK’s roads, it is vital to improve safety and compliance within the industry and help businesses of all sizes professionalise their van operations. With this in mind, this spring’s Freight Transport Association Van Excellence Operational Briefings include an unrivalled line-up of speakers, and will explore risk and … [Read more...]
New MoT plan will be bad for vans, says industry supplier
Concerns over safety mean that vans should be excluded from the Government’s new consultation on extending the first MoT to four years. So believes FleetCheck, one of the UK’s leading fleet software and management companies, which is planning to make an official submission to the Department for Transport The Government has asked for industry feedback … [Read more...]
Britain must do more to save young drivers, says report
Zero tolerance on drink driving, additional hazard perception training and graduated forms of licensing should become the norm for young drivers. These targetted safety measures are need to help tackle the disproportionate risks faced by young drivers and motorcycle riders in Europe, according to the report Young Europeans Acting for Road Safety. The … [Read more...]
Motorists mounting concern over dimming street lights
It is a dark time for drivers across the UK as new research reveals one in three (36%) of the country’s six million street lights are switched off or dimmed at night. A gloomy 1.5 million (25%) lights are currently dimmed during the darker hours while a further 600,000 (11%) are turned off completely. With over half (51%) of those who drive on unlit … [Read more...]
Newslines 27 January
The Volvo S90 and V90 received Five Star Euro NCAP ratings this week as a result of their class leading safety. Both cars follow the trend set with the XC90, with excellent occupant protection, and a full suite of AEB functionality that includes pedestrian and cyclist crash prevention technology as well as its unique AEB system that is capable of … [Read more...]
Ford Mustang bucks safety trend with just 2*
The Ford Mustang has bucked the improving trend and is the least safe new car launched by a major brand in the last eight years, say testers. What is more, buyers should be troubled by Ford’s attitude towards safety in general as it decided to remove protection equipment fitted to versions sold in America, where there are tougher consumer protection laws … [Read more...]
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