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Brake, the national road safety charity, has published a new report indicating that deaths on UK roads are up: Brake is extremely disappointed that the latest estimated figures from the Department for Transport show that 1,780 people were killed on Britain’s roads in the year ending, September 2015. An estimated 5,620 drink-drive crashes took place […]
Greg Mulholland, MP for Leeds North West, is the first Westminster MP to be given the accolade of Parliamentarian of the Month in 2016, by the road safety charity Brake and Direct Line Group. The award recognises Greg’s work fighting for improved justice for the families of people killed in road crashes by criminal driving. […]
Here at Car Articles, we’ve long been fans of the big cat marque. Jaguar Land Rover has been consistent in producing some truly excellent cars of late and the XE is no exception. Well, now there’s another compelling reason to buy. The Jaguar XE has been named as Euro NCAP’s safest large family car. What […]
Writing in the Winter 2015/16 80th anniversary edition of Good Motoring magazine, Ian Kerr MBE suggests there are some effective ways of improving the safety of motorcyclists – starting with a more rigorous learning and testing process Motorcycle riders feature prominently in the yearly statistics, referring to those killed or seriously injured on the roads […]
GEM Motoring Assist is encouraging everyone to put safety first when giving a bicycle as a present this Christmas. GEM chief executive David Williams MBE says: “A bike makes a fantastic and exciting Christmas present for most ages, and it encourages good health and exercise for grown-ups and children alike. “But we do want safety […]
Tachograph breaks, the mandatory rest stops commercial operators must take when driving, were the cause of nearly 1,700 road closures in one year alone, according to newly released figures from IAM Drive & Survive. According to the Road Haulage Association 85% of everything sold in the UK is carried by truck at some stage of […]
While crashes caused by drink drivers are continuing to fall slightly, some drivers are still not getting the message about the dangers, especially men in their 20s who are still the most prolific offenders. The number of crashes, where at least one driver was over the limit, dropped by 930 between 2010 and 2013 (6620 […]
European safety organisation Euro NCAP is introducing a new test that will check how well vehicles autonomously detect and prevent collisions with pedestrians. With new vehicles offering more autonomous driver assist systems, Euro NCAP’s Autonomous Emergency Braking (AEB) Pedestrian tests will make it simpler for consumers and manufacturers to find out which systems work best. […]
Motorists are now more worried about the dangers of distraction posed by technology and social media than drink-driving, according to the Institute of Advanced Motorist’s (IAM) first major survey into safety culture. The Safety Culture Index report was launched today by the IAM, and is a study of more than 2,000 UK motorists’ attitudes to […]
It may be after Halloween, but a horror car is a horror car – all year round. With that in mind, Warranty Direct has used insights from its unique Reliability Index (www.reliabilityindex.com) to conjure up a horrific ‘horror’ car that would give its owners nightmares all year round. The vehicle, known as the Horrific H-0WL3R, is […]