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Greg Mulholland MP Wins National Road Safety Award

January 26, 2016 by Mr Butterscotch Leave a Comment

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. […]

Filed Under: Awards, Daily News, Editorial, Featured Posts, Industry News, Safety & Security Tagged With: Brake, Car Articles, Crashes, Criminal driving, Direct Line Group, Greg Mulholland, House of Commons, House of Lords, Justice for Victims, MP for Leeds North West, Mulholland, road safety, Road traffic collisions, The Law

A Good Reason To Drive Safely…

October 12, 2015 by Mr Butterscotch Leave a Comment

A fatal collision in Sussex has made the news. Kyle Careford and Michael Owen lost their lives after the car they were travelling in crashed into a church wall at high speed. The BBC has provided a full breakdown of the incident which can be read here. We at Car Articles extend our condolences to […]

Filed Under: Daily News, Driving Advice, Editorial, Featured Posts, Safety & Security Tagged With: Car crashes, Crashes, dangerous driving, How not to drive, How to drive safely, Impacts, Kyle Careford, Michael Owen, Road traffic collisions, RTCs, Safe driving

At What Age Should You Have To Declare Fitness To Drive?

September 2, 2015 by Mr Butterscotch Leave a Comment

Road safety and breakdown cover specialist GEM Motoring Assist welcomes the news that the Department for Transport is considering raising the age at which drivers must declare they are fit to drive from 70 to 75. GEM chief executive David Williams MBE comments: “This is a sensible step, however we question the road safety value […]

Filed Under: Daily News, Driving Advice, Editorial, Safety & Security, The Law Tagged With: Crashes, David Williams, Driving, GEM, GEM Motoring Assist, London, Older drivers, Poor decision, Responsible attitudes, Safe driving, Senior drivers, Still Safe to Drive campaign, Transport, TRL 2013

GEM Recommends Single/Double British Summertime

March 26, 2015 by Mr Butterscotch Leave a Comment

ROAD SAFETY organisation GEM Motoring Assist is urging the UK government to agree to adopt Single/Double British Summertime (SDST). Experts believe the move, involving an adjustment of the clocks to GMT + 1 in the winter and GMT + 2 in the summer, would prevent 80 deaths and more than 200 serious injuries on the […]

Filed Under: Daily News, Editorial, Industry News Tagged With: BST, Crashes, David Williams, Department for Transport, DST, GEM, GEM Motoring Assist, Road deaths, Road injuries, Road traffic accidents, Road traffic collisions, Road traffic figures, RTCs, SDST, Vehicle crashes

A Full System Of Graduated Licensing For Younger Drivers?

October 12, 2013 by Mr Butterscotch Leave a Comment

It is currently all over the news – a government commissioned report has stipulated that a full system of graduated driver licensing would reduce crashes and casualties involving young drivers.  It estimates it would result in 4,471 fewer casualties and £224 million in cost savings annually. Read the report. Julie Townsend, deputy chief executive at Brake, […]

Filed Under: Daily News, Editorial, Learning to Drive Tagged With: Brake, Crashes, Driver licenses, Graduated licensing, Julie Townsend, road safety, Road safety charities, Safer roads, Support services, Young drivers

GT3 Crash Courtesy Of Motors TV

June 12, 2011 by Mr Butterscotch Leave a Comment

The British GT3 Championship is something that I’ve been to see live – it’s a great spectacle. This shocking crash is from Oulton Park 2011 and it’s quite some shunt. Luckily everyone made it out of the car.

Filed Under: Motor Sport Tagged With: British GT Championship, Crashes, GT3, Motorsport

Robert Kubica Injured In Crash

February 6, 2011 by Mr Butterscotch Leave a Comment

Formula 1 driver Robert Kubica has been injured following a rally car smash into a church wall in Italy that took place on Sunday morning. You can read more about the crash at the BBC Sport website. As always, we at Car Articles wish Kubica all the best and a swift recovery. Renault will not […]

Filed Under: Articles Elsewhere, F1 Grand Prix Tagged With: Crashes, formula 1, Rallying, Robert Kubica

There’s Snow On The Roads – Winter Is Here

November 25, 2010 by Mr Butterscotch 1 Comment

Winter has officially arrived as many parts of the UK are now covered in the powdered white stuff. I’ve recently posted a number of articles detailing how you can get your car ready, what you need to have (this includes a fully charged mobile) etc, but what about you? Do you feel confident driving in […]

Filed Under: Driving Advice, Editorial, Safety & Security Tagged With: Accidents, car safety, Crashes, Driving advice, Poor conditions, RTCs, safety, Snow on the roads, Stopping distances, Winter driving

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