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A new guide to help keep children safe on the roads when travelling to and from school has been launched. Safety charity the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) was commissioned by Public Health England to produce the document, which aims to help schools promote safe active travel for children to and from […]
According to the official website, Brighton and Hove Council is trying to block or cancel the Brighton and Hove Speed Trials – an event that has been ran since 1905 by Brighton and Hove Motor Club. In order to save this event, consider signing up to the petition in support of the campaign. Grassroots events […]
The road safety charity Brake has welcomed a government announcement that it is bringing in on-the-spot fixed penalty notices for ‘careless driving’ offences, but called for higher fines to deter risky law-breaking. The changes include: New police powers to issue on-the-spot fixed penalty fines for less serious careless driving offences Existing fixed penalty fines for […]
This makes for some genuinely interesting, morbid, horrifying reading. The BBC has produced a map from official police statistics demonstrating the location of every UK road death from 1999-2010. In all, 36,371 fatalities are marked on the interactive map. Granted, it isn’t light or pleasing reading, but perhaps it will help you identify some accident […]
The latest round of checks carried out by accessories retailer Halfords has shown that those who choose to eat behind the wheel could be putting their health at risk, due to levels of bacteria in vehicles. Is this really surprising? Well, yes and no. Firstly, we spend quite a lot of time in our cars, […]
With more than a million Brits planning to drive to their holiday destination abroad this summer, Auto Windscreens is warning motorists to ensure they and their vehicle comply with the law of the country they are visiting rather than risk an on-the-spot fine, driving ban or even imprisonment. It goes without saying that you need […]