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Road safety and breakdown organisation GEM Motoring Assist is the call by a coalition of industry, NGOs and consumer groups for the European Commission to bring forward new minimum safety standards for new cars, vans and trucks. There have been too many delays in making these standards mandatory, and lives are being lost unnecessarily, GEM says. […]
Euro NCAP’s tough crash safety tests were launched 20 years ago last week. It has published over 630 safety ratings and crash-tested some 1,800 cars during this time. The first tests exposed safety failings in top-selling family cars, forcing a fundamental rethink in the way vehicles were designed to prevent accidents and save lives. Twenty years on, […]
Volvo has been at the forefront of vehicle safety for many years. It should therefore come as no surprise that the new S90 and V90 have both scored 5/5 following Euro NCAP assessment. Even more impressive is that Volvo is the first car maker to score a full six points in the Autonomous Emergency Braking for […]
TyreSafe has again voiced concern at the impact on road safety of the government’s proposals to extend the MOT test ‘grace period’ of new vehicles to four years. Current legislation requires all new cars and motorcycles to undergo the first test at three years old. The comment is in response to the unveiling of the […]
Auto Express has produced a comprehensive test of summer vs winter tyres – and the results might just surprise you. A friend of mine was a regular BMW driver with rear only drive (none of this new Xdrive four wheel drive). He confirmed to me that the BMW had more traction than his four wheel […]
Road safety and breakdown recovery provider GEM Motoring Assist is supporting Tyre Safety Month 2016 with the first in a series of simple safety reminders. GEM advises that grip on wet surfaces reduces as a tyre gets older, or as water depth increases, and the safest course of action is to reduce speed in wet […]
Road safety and breakdown recovery provider GEM Motoring Assist is taking the opportunity to congratulate organisers of the first Project EDWARD (European day Without A Road Death), which took place in 30 countries on Wednesday 21 September 2016. GEM road safety officer Neil Worth participated in a seminar in Brussels on Wednesday, organised by the […]
Two in five car owners don’t appear to think twice about leaving their car keys with a stranger, despite the potential security risk, according to the results of a YouGov consumer survey published today by the automotive industry, government, police and insurance bodies. Mike Hawes, Chief Executive, SMMT, said, “New cars have never been more secure and the latest technology […]
A new survey by Brake, the road safety charity, and Direct Line reveals around half of drivers aged between 25 and 34 are taking huge risks by texting, using apps or going online on their mobiles when they are behind the wheel. More than half (55%) of 25-34 year old drivers questioned admitted they had […]
Over half of Brits admit they are nervous holiday drivers with one in four admitting it makes them dangerous behind the wheel, a new study revealed today. When driving on holiday, one in three motorists have had been involved in a road incident, such as traffic accidents and being booked by the police. The research […]