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Brake, the road safety charity, is calling on drivers to commit to staying stone cold sober if driving home from xmas festivities – not a drop, not a drag – or plan to get home by taxi or public transport, to prevent devastating casualties. The call comes as the Association of Chief Police Officers’ annual […]
Senior drivers who can plan ahead and reflect on their own performance are likely to stay safer for longer, says road safety and breakdown organisation GEM Motoring Assist. This latest advice forms part of ‘Still Safe to Drive’, GEM’s video-based web resource to help drivers stay as safe as possible for as long as possible. […]
BBC News is reporting that Volkswagen is recalling 2.6 million cars – the largest recall in VW history and one of the larger recalls of modern times. The problems affect a range of models but include lights, fuel lines, incorrect oil and more. Volkswagen are advising they will contact customers direct if the owner has […]
Young drivers are at a greater risk of being involved in a tyre related accident through a lack of regular tyre maintenance, according to a new survey commissioned by TyreSafe and young driver insurer ingenie. Over a third of drivers aged 18-25 had never checked their tread depth – and two out of three had not checked their […]
The IAM (Institute of Advanced Motorists) is offering further tips this week – on how to prepare your car best for the winter. Peter Rodger (IAM’s chief examiner) said: “Now is the time to give your car a once-over before winter conditions take hold. Bad weather can strike suddenly and more severely than you expect, […]
AEB, or Autonomous Emergency Braking systems are designed to put the anchors on if you fail to do so. Systems vary by manufacturer but there are two main types of this technology. ‘AEB City’ works at low driving speeds and targets reduction in rear end shunts often associated with whiplash neck injuries. ‘Inter-Urban AEB’ works […]
Road safety charity the IAM is offering weekly motoring tips from Britain’s top advanced driver, Peter Rodger. This week, he is advising on packing for the drive to university. Pack belongings securely – loose objects can be distracting and if the driver needs to brake sharply, unsecured items can fly forward and hit people in […]
An IAM (Institute of Advanced Motorists) analysis of eleven recent prosecutions involving mobile and smartphone use revealed that the average sentence for causing death by dangerous driving is four-and-a-half years in prison and a disqualification from driving for seven years. In all of the cases analysed, the convicted drivers were found to have lost their […]
Research from Kwik Fit, the UK’s leading MOT provider, reveals that more than one in three motorists (39%) on our roads are thinking of skipping their next service. This means that for nearly 13 million motorists, the MOT test could be the only time their vehicle undergoes any kind of safety inspection. Worryingly, one in […]
The Isle of Sheppey car crash was one of the biggest in UK history. New technology makes all of us safer on the road in the event of a collision and AEB is the latest development. Thatcham has been researching and testing Autonomous Emergency Braking (AEB) systems on behalf of insurers for the last 3 […]