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GEM Recommends None For The Road…

August 20, 2018 by Mr Butterscotch Leave a Comment

GEM Motoring Assist says the recently announced rise in drink-drive road casualties underlines the importance for all drivers and riders to take personal responsibility for safety. The figures show a seven per cent increase in the number of people killed or injured in traffic collisions where at least one driver was over the drink drive […]

Filed Under: Driving Advice Tagged With: 80mg of alcohol for every 100ml of blood, Alcohol impairment for driving, Car Articles, Drink driving, Drink driving figures, GEM, GEM Motoring Assist, Government, Levels of risk to drink driving, Scottish drink driving law, The smallest amount of alcohol can affect your ability to drive

Are You Prepared For St Patrick’s Day?

March 17, 2018 by Mr Butterscotch Leave a Comment

With St Patrick’s Day coming up, many of us will be celebrating by going on a night out. But have you done all you can to make sure you get home safely without the need of a car? Richard Gladman, IAM RoadSmart’s head of driving and riding standards, provides crucial tips on the preparations you […]

Filed Under: Driving Advice Tagged With: Car Articles, Celebration days, Don't drink and drive, Drink driving, Drink driving campaigns, Get home safely without the need of a car, Morning after calculations, Nonefortheroad, St Patrick's Day

Brake Comments On New Drink Drive Figures

August 3, 2017 by Mr Butterscotch Leave a Comment

Two hundred people were killed in car crashes in Great Britain where at least one driver was over the drink drive limit, according to new Department for Transport figures. While the number of people killed in drink drive related collisions fell in 2015, the numbers killed and seriously injured, as well as drink drive collisions, […]

Filed Under: The Law Tagged With: Brake, Car Articles, Department for Transport, Director of Campaigns for Brake, Drink driving, Drink driving figures, Jason Wakeford, road safety, Road traffic policing, Selfish drink drivers, Unrecorded fatalities

IAM RoadSmart Disappointment At Drink Driving Levels

February 8, 2017 by Mr Butterscotch Leave a Comment

The UK’s leading independent road safety charity IAM RoadSmart has expressed disappointment in yet another year of no significant change in the levels of drink-driving in Britain, based on new Government statistics announced today (2 February). IAM RoadSmart again called for England and Wales to follow Scotland’s lead and reduce drink-drive limits to the same […]

Filed Under: Daily News Tagged With: Alcohol limit, Car Articles, Department for Transport, DfT, Drink driving, Drink related crashes, IAM RoadSmart, IAM RoadSmart statistics, Neil Greig, The UK’s leading independent road safety charity IAM RoadSmart has expressed disappointment

Have A Safer 2017 – Don’t Use Your Phone Behind The Wheel

December 29, 2016 by Mr Butterscotch Leave a Comment

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New Year is the perfect time for drivers to commit to keeping their eyes firmly focused on the road, not their mobile phone. This is the warning from Exchange and Mart, after 28% of motorists it surveyed admitted to using their phone while driving. With nearly 1 in 3 motorists knowingly flouting the law when […]

Filed Under: Driving Advice Tagged With: Car Articles, Drink driving, Driving and phone use, Exchange and Mart, Google Maps, mobile phones and driving, Road hazards, UK roads, WhatsApp

Should The Drink Drive Limit Be Lowered?

December 14, 2016 by Mr Butterscotch Leave a Comment

A new survey by Brake, the road safety charity and Direct Line has found that nearly 80% (78%) of drivers think the drink drive limit is too high and more than half (54%) of drivers think the drink drive limit should be reduced to an effective zero tolerance limit of 20mg/100ml. The results of the survey suggest […]

Filed Under: The Law Tagged With: Alcohol and driving, Brake, Car Articles, Drink driving, Drink-drive limit, Drinking and driving, Road safety charity, Zero tolerance limit

Don’t Risk It With A Drink This Christmas

December 1, 2016 by Mr Butterscotch Leave a Comment

Road Safety and breakdown organisation GEM Motoring Assist is urging drivers to make safety their priority this Christmas and not to take any risks with alcohol. The advice comes as official figures show there has been no decline in the number of people killed through drink-driving in recent years. An average of 240 people are […]

Filed Under: The Law Tagged With: BAC, Car Articles, Christmas, Department for Transport, Don't drink and drive at Christmas, Drink drive law, Drink driving, GEM Motoring Assist, Legal drink drive limit, Neil Worth, Road Safety and breakdown organisation GEM Motoring Assist, The Law

Brake Raises Concerns Over Drink Drive Figures

August 12, 2016 by Mr Butterscotch Leave a Comment

Gary Rae, director of communications and campaigns for Brake, the road safety charity, said: “The latest national figures from the police show worrying signs, with a large drop in the amount of people being tested but an increase in those who tested positive, failed or refusing the test. With traffic police numbers on the decline, […]

Filed Under: The Law Tagged With: Brake, Car Articles, Drink driving, Drink driving laws, Editorial, Gary Rae, Road safety charity, The Law, Traffic police, Unacceptable behaviour on the road

Does More Need To Be Done To Tackle Drink Driving?

August 7, 2016 by Mr Butterscotch Leave a Comment

Brake, the road safety charity, is calling on the government to take urgent action after figures released by the Department for Transport (DfT) show little change in the number of people killed because of drink-driving. Government figures reveal that the number of deaths involving a driver under the influence of alcohol was 240 in 2014. That […]

Filed Under: The Law Tagged With: At risk road users, Brake, Car Articles, DfT, Drink driving, Drink driving campaigns, Drink driving casualties, Road casualties, Road user groups, The Law, Zero-tolerance policy

Stay Safe During Euro 2016

June 7, 2016 by Mr Butterscotch 1 Comment

GEM Motoring Assist is urging football fans to put safety first if they’re on the road during the forthcoming Euro 2016 matches in France. GEM’s advice applies for fans who will be following their national teams in France, and for others watching at home or in the pub. GEM chief executive David Williams MBE says: […]

Filed Under: Safety & Security Tagged With: Car and road safety, Car Articles, David Williams MBE, Drink driving, Drug driving, Euro 2016, Euro 2016 motoring advice, French road laws, French traffic laws, GEM, GEM Motoring Assist, GEM Motoring Assist is urging football fans to put safety first, Safety advice, Take breaks when driving, Take fatigue seriously

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