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The summer holidays are nearly over. Order and normality will resume along with the dreaded school run which starts again for another year. This week’s tips, provided by IAM RoadSmart’s head of driving and riding standards, Richard Gladman, offer advice on how to survive the term time road rush. Make sure everyone is in the right […]
Nigel Evans, MP for the Ribble Valley, has been named as Road Safety Parliamentarian of the Month for August 2018, by Brake, the road safety charity, and Direct Line Group. The award recognises Nigel’s efforts to improve road safety in his constituency, in particular work to improve rural road safety – a priority issue for […]
Investigations by TyreSafe in partnership with Trading Standards over the past five years have revealed a staggering 139 of the 152 part worn outlets visited were selling illegal and unsafe tyres to unsuspecting motorists. That leaves just 13 dealers selling roadworthy tyres from inspections spanning from Scotland to London. Tyres are an essential factor in […]
A survey conducted by road safety charity IAM RoadSmart has found that its members are increasingly disillusioned with the state of the roads in the UK – and feel the Government is not doing nearly enough to tackle the problem. The survey of more than 7,000 IAM RoadSmart members found that the majority think […]
Fitting autonomous emergency braking systems as standard on all commercial vehicles in the UK has the potential to stop almost 2,500 crashes per year. Analysis of Department for Transport van accident statistics reveals 2,496 incidents involving vans weighing up to 3.5 tonnes could have been avoided if autonomous emergency braking systems had been fitted – […]
The Department for Transport has announced the launch of a consultation which will look at whether a new offence equivalent to causing death by careless or dangerous driving should be introduced for dangerous cyclists. Commenting on the announcement, Joshua Harris, Director of Campaigns at road safety charity Brake, said: “Whilst the intentions behind the Government’s […]
IAM RoadSmart has labelled August ‘Thumbs Up For Great Driving And Riding!’ month, as the UK’s biggest independent road safety charity gears up for a campaign to increase courteous and polite driving and riding on UK roads. Across the month of August, IAM RoadSmart is encouraging drivers and riders via its network of 202 local […]
As the summer holidays commence and multiple road user groups take to setting off on planned travels, Continental is urging motorists to be prepared for trips either abroad or as part of the Staycation trend, stressing the importance of tyre safety for all motorists. As a corporate partner of TyreSafe, the UK road safety charity, […]
The UK’s biggest independent road safety charity IAM RoadSmart is urging drivers to up their game and be more alert for other road users, as pedestrians now make up a quarter of all deaths on our roads, ahead of motorcyclists or cyclists. Only car occupants have a worse record. According to Department for Transport figures […]
Road safety and breakdown organisation GEM Motoring Assist is using the forthcoming UN Global Road Safety Week (8 to 14 May 2018) as an opportunity to call for new policies and initiatives to reduce the number of people killed and seriously injured on the UK’s roads. The focus this year is on speed, and what […]