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An Extra Hour In Bed – At What Cost?

October 29, 2016 by Mr Butterscotch Leave a Comment

Insure The Box, the global pioneer of telematics-based car insurance, and a champion for young driver safety  has identified that the risk of drivers having an accident in the 4 weeks following the clocks changing at the end of October increases by 10%.  And if they are driving between 5pm and 8pm, when it’s both […]

Filed Under: Editorial Tagged With: Anatomy of accidents, Car accidents, Car Articles, Clocks changing, Driving in the dark, Insure The Box, Reduced visibility, Road traffic collisions, Telematics data, Times of accidents, Winter driving, Young driver safety

How To Drive Safely In The Dark

October 28, 2013 by Mr Butterscotch Leave a Comment

Road safety charity the IAM is offering weekly motoring tips from Britain’s top advanced driver, Peter Rodger. This week, with the clocks going back at the weekend, he is advising on driving in the dark. To improve your view as far as possible, keep your lights and windscreen clean. It’s easy to forget the inside […]

Filed Under: Daily News, Driving Advice, Editorial, IAM Tagged With: Driving in the dark, Driving tips, How to drive in the dark, IAM, Institute of Advanced Motorists, Peter Rodger, road safety

Don’t Kill Me In The Dark! I’m Not Invisible On A Motorbike!

November 25, 2009 by Mr Butterscotch Leave a Comment

MV Augusta Brutale 1090R

Just the other week, I wrote a post about vulnerable road users and the importance of awareness on the road. You can read it here. Tonight, after a particularly long and gruelling day at work, I decided to whip off the all-weather cover and get the bike going for a few miles’ jaunt. All was […]

Filed Under: Editorial, Motorbikes, Safety & Security Tagged With: Driving in the dark, Motorbiking, Other road users, Prison, Road craft, road safety, Road users getting hurt, Visibility

Do You Think About How The UK Keeps Time When It Comes To DST?

October 10, 2009 by Mr Butterscotch Leave a Comment

Xenon Max bulbs

British Summer Time. How does it affect us? Obviously it’s a construct, time doesn’t really change or shift around an hour here or there during the calendar year. What about when it comes to the dark nights setting on though? Light becomes all important for our safety when travelling on the road. Did you know […]

Filed Under: Editorial Tagged With: Driving in the dark, DST, GMT, Light, Ring Automotive, ZenonMax

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