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As UN Global Road Safety week puts worldwide pedestrian safety under the spotlight, the IAM is asking the UK government and car makers to make pedestrian-friendly car fronts a top priority. The government should be taking the lead in lobbying the European Commission and car manufacturers to make radical changes so that vulnerable road users […]
There’s a section of main, well used A road nearby me. I use it on a regular basis as it is the through road to another city and coastal areas. Two sections of it at one point were down to a single lane from two lanes. I could understand this if it was clear […]
Road safety charity the IAM is offering weekly motoring tips from Britain’s top advanced driver, Peter Rodger. This week, with National Drive It day coming this weekend, encouraging people to take to the roads for an enjoyable drive, he is advising on driving in the countryside. Always ensure you can stop within the distance you […]
Renault is once again backing an award-winning safety scheme aimed at reducing the number of serious road accidents in the UK’s fastest county. Safety initiative CarKraft, based at the home of the British Grand Prix, is helping to cut successfully the number of people killed and seriously injured in Northamptonshire, and this year’s programme gets […]
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 […]
As the Government announces changes to eyesight regulations for motorists, GEM Motoring Assist reminds drivers of the responsibility for ensuring their eyesight is up to standard. In place from 8th March, Road Safety Minister Stephen Hammond announced that new minimum medical standards will apply to bus and lorry driving licence holders. The new regulations include […]
As part of its mission to improve road safety throughout the UK, GEM Motoring Assist has launched a brand new campaign to promote horse rider road safety, which has been given the seal of approval by TV personality Deborah Meaden. With almost 10% of reported incidents in 2012 resulting in a horse fatality and 7% […]
Granted, this may appear a little like a crazy idea but you do wonder if everything is thoroughly considered with regards to the Great British roads network. For example, we have a recently mooted increase of speed on the motorway up to 80 miles per hour, but much stiffer punishment if drivers go over said […]
Ford’s unique MyKey technology allows parents to programme a key with certain restrictions such as a top speed limit, music volume limit, disable the radio until seat belts are fastened and prevents deactivation of driver assistance and safety technologies. Cris Burgess, a psychologist and U.K. government advisor, believes MyKey can help young drivers resist pressure […]
In what must be one of the most acronym laden headlines we’ve had, GEM has highlighted the work of the Service by Emergency Rider Volunteers: GEM Motoring Assist, road safety organisation and breakdown cover company, is celebrating the unsung heroes of our roads; the UK’s motorcycle blood couriers, by continuing to help fund their essential […]