Almost two thirds (59 per cent) of UK motorists believe that there will be more conflict on the nation's roads as a result of the introduction of the new hierarchy of road users, according to road safety charity IAM RoadSmart. The new risk-based hierarchy is the biggest change to the new Highway Code launched at the end of January, and states that road … [Read more...]
Education: Road Safety
Newslines 4 April
If you’re thinking of a motoring holiday this year, Confused.com has issued a timely check-list of the least and most stressful countries to drive in. Least stressful are Denmark and Finland with Japan and Spain close behind, but the worrying highways are in the UAE, Bulgaria and Turkey and for those staying at home, the UK is jammed in 18thplace of the … [Read more...]
Don’t let your dog lead you to a fine
Millions of drivers risk breaking the law when it comes to travelling with their dog - and it might lead them to fines of up to £5,000. Research conducted by the UK's largest independent road safety charity, IAM RoadSmart, has revealed that 42 per cent of dog owners surveyed put their dog in an unsafe place in the car while driving. With around 36 … [Read more...]
Honda lead with front seat for dogs
Honda has launched a range of front passenger seats for pets, the Pet Co-Pilot Front Seat. On sale from today, Friday 01 April, 2022, the Dog Co-Pilot Front Seat will be available first, joined later in the year by variants for cats, hamsters, guinea pigs, rabbits and fish. A multi-storey seat for gerbils will follow in spring 2023. Designed specifically … [Read more...]
Welsh “money-boxes” scheme goes nationwide
A UK pilot scheme in Cardiff to prosecute drivers who block yellow boxes at junctions has been so successful it will be rolled out nationwide this summer. But the RAC is concerned the regulations on design and markings is so vague it will lead to hundreds of drivers being wrongly given PCNs, which are very costly to contest. Now the RAC wants Government to … [Read more...]
Motorists are in the PITs, says Kwik Fit
The annual PIT Report or Pothole Impact Tracker for Kwik Fit, shows that over the last twelve months the total cost of pothole damage to British drivers has risen to a staggering £1.7 billion. This figure is a 35% increase on the previous year of £1.2bn, a rise which could be partly explained by the higher traffic volumes in the last twelve months … [Read more...]
Men clocking up more penalties than women
Male motorists are clocking up more than twice as many penalty points as their female counterparts, according to new data from the Department for Transport. Male drivers racking up three penalty points on their licences currently total 1,343,700, compared to 606,700 for female drivers, as of the 5 February this year. The number of male drivers with six … [Read more...]
Newslines 25 March
Following its success at the 2022 What Car? Awards, being named as the Best Small Car, the Honda Jazz has scored a hat-trick by way of two further endorsements. It has been picked by the jury at Which? Magazine for being the ‘Most Reliable Small Car’ and a ‘Best Buy’ in their 2021-2022 car tests and surveys. Motorists are being warned ahead of stricter new … [Read more...]
GB experts develop autonomous safety ratings
Accident experts in Britain are working on the world’s first rating system for the safety of autonomous cars. Crash testers at Thatcham Research outside Reading have worked with global systems engineers, car makers and the Law Commission to draw up the safety ratings which could be applied to models in the same way as the familiar Euro NCap stars. The … [Read more...]
Van Driver of the Year competition resumes
Logistics UK has launched its annual call for the UK’s best van drivers to compete in its Van Driver of the Year competition 2022. A change in venue will now see the contest take place at the free-to-attend ITT Hub – an industry-led event showcasing the best in transport innovation and technology – at the Farnborough International Exhibition and Conference … [Read more...]
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