Car Blog & Car News
Check out the video at the Michelin UK Motorsport site. Two C Class Merc Estates go for it, only one has standard fitment tyres and the other has Michelin’s Primacy Alpin winter tyres. The result? The car fitted with the winter tyres stopped in 7.01 metres compared to the summer tyre-shod car’s 9.75 metres: a […]
We’re always being told that the reason behind speed cameras is to slow people down in order to make a certain spot less dangerous. Of course, that’s assuming that speed has actually been a factor in the accidents that have taken place previously. To be fair, it’s not rocket science to assume this, given that […]
Here’s the information direct from BEN on a new scheme you may be interested in if you’re looking to dispose of your old car: BEN the automotive industry charity has teamed up with Cartakeback and launched “Scrap & Donate” – the ethical way to dispose of your unwanted car whilst turning it into a valuable […]
It’s not surprising that these days manufacturers aim to provide the safest cars that they possibly can on British roads – where we seem to be frankly rather more safety conscious than a lot of other nations. The Hyundai i40 and the Citroen DS5 have both reached for the stars and come up top trumps. […]
Toyota has a range of new measures that you’ll see in the near future that should aid safety. These include: Collision avoidance assist Adaptive Driving System to ensure that the most amount of light helps illuminate your way home A pop up bonnet to reduce pedestrian injury Emergency monitoring systems measuring grip/driver interaction Toyota make […]
I thought it was high time that we took a look at some of your thoughts about driving these days, rather than listening to me talk about what I think are the issues of the day. So, based on a recent poll conducted on this very site, let’s see the results of what worries you […]
A little reminder of the highway code today – namely that a bus has right of way when it is indicating to pull out. So why is that? A bus is firstly bigger than you. Secondly, it has air brakes and is meant to be braked under weight. Drive carefully; stay safe and give way […]
I’d say that I drive or ride (whether a motorbike or push bike) quite literally every day. Very occasionally, I see some truly awful examples of driving by other road users. I came across just one such example today. The rain was lashing down to an extent that it was almost, but not quite, torrential. […]
GEM Motoring Assist has for the third time in four years hit the top spot in the Auto Express Driver Power Survey for Breakdown Cover, proving that its small and friendly service consistently impresses its customers over those of the major operators including the RAC, AA and Green Flag. The survey of over 20,000 readers […]
It’s amazing how differently your car can handle in wet versus dry conditions. The tread in your tyre suddenly has to work in order to provide a rubber to road connection that it didn’t have to do previously. And yet do you even consider this when the rain starts to pour down? I can certainly […]