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RoSPA Argues For Clock Change Review

October 23, 2018 by Mr Butterscotch Leave a Comment

The time has come to debate whether the UK should put an end to the current daylight savings system and do what’s best for the country, according to national accident prevention charity RoSPA. As the House of Lords prepares to discuss the European Commission’s proposal to end seasonal clock changes – essentially meaning the UK could […]

Filed Under: Editorial Tagged With: Car Articles, Daylight Savings Time affecting drivers, DST, Ending seasonal clock changes, GMT, Grenwich Mean Time, RoSPA, SDST, The time has come to debate whether the UK should put an end to the current daylight savings system, UK government

GEM Recommends Single/Double British Summertime

March 26, 2015 by Mr Butterscotch Leave a Comment

ROAD SAFETY organisation GEM Motoring Assist is urging the UK government to agree to adopt Single/Double British Summertime (SDST). Experts believe the move, involving an adjustment of the clocks to GMT + 1 in the winter and GMT + 2 in the summer, would prevent 80 deaths and more than 200 serious injuries on the […]

Filed Under: Daily News, Editorial, Industry News Tagged With: BST, Crashes, David Williams, Department for Transport, DST, GEM, GEM Motoring Assist, Road deaths, Road injuries, Road traffic accidents, Road traffic collisions, Road traffic figures, RTCs, SDST, Vehicle crashes

Fiat 500L Is Awarded Five Stars For Safety And Features Amazing New Technology

December 2, 2012 by Mr Butterscotch Leave a Comment

The Fiat 500L is a longer wheelbase, five door (it is a hatchback) variant of the standard supermini. It was recently awarded a maximum five stars in the Euro NCAP testing schedule. An overall score of 83/100 was awarded, including 94% for adult occupant protection, 78% for child occupant protection, 65% for pedestrian protection and […]

Filed Under: New Cars, Safety & Security, Technical Tagged With: 500, 500L, Active safety systems, DST, ERM, ESP, fiat, MSR, Oversteer, Safety technology

Do You Think About How The UK Keeps Time When It Comes To DST?

October 10, 2009 by Mr Butterscotch Leave a Comment

Xenon Max bulbs

British Summer Time. How does it affect us? Obviously it’s a construct, time doesn’t really change or shift around an hour here or there during the calendar year. What about when it comes to the dark nights setting on though? Light becomes all important for our safety when travelling on the road. Did you know […]

Filed Under: Editorial Tagged With: Driving in the dark, DST, GMT, Light, Ring Automotive, ZenonMax

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