Four in ten new young drivers admit they are unsafe on the road and two thirds of parents agree they are at risk. With a revised driving test planned and the theory test now 20 years old, 47 per cent of drivers aged 17 to 24 think that they are not being taught enough about road safety. Road accidents are the biggest killer of young people and new … [Read more...]
Your life in their hands and cars
Where you live and how much you are prepared to pay will probably determine if you survive, suffer serious injuries or die in a car crash, according to a study by Thatcham Research. Safety experts at Thatcham Research have welcomed the addition of two more Euro NCAP five star performers, the Peugeot 3008 and Mercedes E Class. However, with much of the … [Read more...]
Britain’s roads are safer than you think – if in a vehicle
A new report shows that Great Britain has consistently been among countries with the lowest rates of road deaths. In the past decade the UK has been second to Malta in the league table of safest countries and Britain has fewer vehicle occupant deaths per head of population, according to the study by TRL for the Parliamentary Advisory Committee on … [Read more...]
Global safety standards will be better and cheaper
Global agreements on vehicle safety by individual countries could save billions of dollars for businesses and help motorists as well, say ACEA. Divergent auto safety regulations in the United States and the European Union drive up costs by as much as $2.3 billion annually on a bilateral basis, according to a new Center for Automotive Research (CAR) study, … [Read more...]
Road safety concerns after Brexit
IAM RoadSmart members have a pessimistic view of how the country’s exit from the European Union will affect them as drivers. The road safety charity conducted a poll of over 1,000 members and visitors to its website between 27 June and 12 July, asking how the decision by UK voters to leave the EU would affect them. Of the 1,093 respondents, when asked … [Read more...]
Newslines
The RAC’s road safety charity and The Scout Association has announced a three year partnership to promote road safety to over half a million Beaver Scouts, Cub Scouts, Scouts and Explorer Scouts across the UK. The partnership will combine the RAC’s existing road safety campaign with the Scouts’ own programme to engage with its young people on staying safe … [Read more...]
Lottery of life and death on Welsh roads
You are twice as likely to be killed on a road in Wales than driving in the West Midlands, according to analysis of accidents for the Road Safety Foundation. The Ageas sponsored study found the most dangerous road in Wales remains the A44 between Llangurig and Aberystwyth. The risk of death and serious injury is highest in Wales - 30 fatal and serious … [Read more...]
More schools get 20mph traffic orders
Transport Minister Edwina Hart announced a £4.5m three-year programme to improve safety at more than 40 schools on trunk roads throughout Wales, mostly through the use of part-time 20mph speed limits. Following a Welsh Government review of safety on walking and cycling routes to schools on Wales’ trunk road network, 56 schools were identified as having … [Read more...]
UK roads are getting safer thanks to new cars’ technology
Road safety has moved up a gear, say accident assessors and investigators at Thatcham Research As the number of new car registered this month continues an upward trend of record sales based on figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders, Thatcham predict an additional 27,000 new cars with standard fit autonomous emergency braking to … [Read more...]
Projects named in road safety innovation challenge
Four projects which aim to improve road safety and reduce the number of motorcycle casualties on Welsh roads will benefit from Welsh Government research funding Transport and Science Minister, Edwina Hart, has announced. The projects were selected from forty-seven bids after the Minister issued a challenge to companies, other public bodies and the … [Read more...]
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