Car Blog & Car News
Road Safety Minister Stephen Hammond today (Tuesday, 25th September) has endorsed the UK’s first ever student road safety competition, a concept put together by the father of a teenage car crash victim. Paul Kerr’s son, Jon-Paul, was just 17 when he was killed in a traffic accident involving an 18-year-old driver who had passed his […]
Here’s the latest from The Chauffeur.com on how vehicles are being destroyed in order to send a message to operators: More than £150,000 of stretched limousines have been destroyed by VOSA (Vehicle and Operator Services Agency) in an attempt to send a safety warning to the industry. A video of the exercise has been released […]
There’s a running joke between my friends and I that every time we cross the border into Scotland from England we are met with a good dose of some troubling weather. I made a visit to a relative near Cockburnspath (don’t laugh) and the trip there was no exception. There was some light rain, but […]
The Mail Online has a particularly interesting article on some research that has been revealed – by MPs no less. It demonstrates that there are some huge differences in road safety between areas. Shockingly, road traffic accidents are the biggest killer of 16-24 year olds. The research demonstrates that, for the first time since 2003, […]
Following yesterday an announcement on 28th June 2012 of the 2011 road casualty figures, road safety organisation and the number one for breakdown cover in the UK, GEM Motoring Assist expresses its grave concern over the increase in road deaths after so many years of decline. The Department for Transport’s report shows a significant 3 […]
The BBC has reported that a panel from the World Health Organisation recently concluded that diesel exhaust fumes cause lung cancer and possibly others. The study was based on high risk individuals who have prolonged or significant contact with such emissions, though it recommends that everyone attempt to reduce their exposure if possible. Read […]
As with the last few years, due to the general depressed state of the economy, we in the UK are more likely to remain here for a holiday than ever before. So we naturally turn to that wonderful (don’t listen to Top Gear) past time of caravanning. With that in mind, Chevrolet has offered some […]
Volvo make some of the safest cars in the world. The company is also responsible for some of the best road safety designs in history. This latest invention is also sure to save lives – a pedestrian airbag. Here’s the update direct from Volvo: The world’s first pedestrian airbag fitted as standard on the all-new […]
Three new cars have come in at the maximum safety rating from Euro NCAP – which can only mean good things for us. The new Peugeot 208, Hyundai i30 and Mazda CX-5 have all been given the maximum possible safety rating. Particularly of interest to us car geeks is the Mazda CX-5 steel, which is […]
Every day, we are given a huge number of instructions and information from the road – all of which are to aid the safety of all road users and to ensure expedient progress. When we pass a theory test and a practical test, we demonstrate sufficient knowledge of what road signs mean. Just how much […]