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Car driving tests in England, Scotland and Wales are changing from tomorrow (4th December 2017). The new test will include the requirement to follow directions from a sat nav, answer vehicle safety questions while driving and perform different reversing manoeuvres. It will also feature a longer independent driving section [1]. Commenting on the changes, Jason Wakeford, […]
Road safety charity Brake is today calling for compulsory lessons on rural roads for learner drivers, as part of a graduated licensing system, to reduce fatalities and serious injuries. In 2015, the last year for which statistics are available, 120 young drivers lost their lives in crashes – 80 per cent of these occurring on […]
IAM RoadSmart, the UK’s biggest independent road safety charity, has today launched its own manifesto calling on all road safety professionals with one simple message: “Work together to reduce the numbers of people killed and seriously injured on the UK’s roads.” In its manifesto, IAM RoadSmart urges legislators, car makers, social media and smartphone companies […]
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 […]
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, […]
A new video, launched this week by Driving Mobility, aims to help older drivers stay safe at the wheel for as long as possible. The launch follows Monday’s presentation and safety recommendations to the House of Commons by the Older Drivers Task Force. The new video, produced with funding from the GEM Motoring Assist Road […]
A fundraiser, set up by an 11 year-old after his best friend was killed while cycling, has been so successful it’s now being used across the UK by Brake, the road safety charity, to raise cash to prevent more tragedies and provide support to bereaved relatives. Daniel Climance was just 11 when he was killed […]
Brake, the road safety charity, has lent its support to a manifesto on criminal driving, launched at the Houses of Parliament in March 2015 by Leeds North West MP Greg Mulholland. The manifesto highlights serious problems with how the justice system deals with cases of criminal driving, and makes a number of recommendations for urgently-needed change, […]
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 […]