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Road safety and breakdown organisation GEM Motoring Assist wants to see personal responsibility at the top of this week’s casualty reduction agenda. The call comes at the start of Road Safety Week, and GEM wholeheartedly supports its ‘Speed Down Save Lives’ theme. GEM road safety officer Neil Worth believes it is vital for all drivers […]
The GEM Road Safety Charity is inviting applications for grants of up to £10,000 for road safety projects. Since it was established in 1985, the Charity has funded many projects which have aimed to reduce the number of people killed or seriously injured on the UK’s roads. The Charity Trustees are keen to encourage welcome […]
Road safety and breakdown organisation GEM Motoring Assist is calling on the Government to increase the penalty for drivers and passengers who do not wear a seatbelt on journeys. GEM wants the Government to bring seatbelt offences in line with those for mobile phone offences, which were increased earlier this year to a fine of […]
Road safety and breakdown recovery provider GEM Motoring Assist is encouraging drivers to ensure they carry out regular checks on their tyres. GEM is supporting Tyre Safety Month, which takes place in October, by reminding motorists that correct tyre pressure is not only vital for safety, but is also the best way to maximise fuel […]
GEM Motoring Assist is encouraging drivers to ensure they get sufficient sleep before getting behind the wheel. GEM says this will not only help them feel better, but will also make a significant contribution to reducing the risks they face on the road. Recent research from the United States (US Centre for Disease Control and […]
GEM Motoring Assist is urging all drivers to put safety first and refrain from using their phones at the wheel. The call comes six months after new, tougher sanctions were introduced for drivers caught using a hand-held mobile phone…. yet figures show thousands of drivers are not heeding the warnings. GEM road safety officer Neil […]
Road safety and breakdown organisation GEM Motoring Assist is urging all drivers to stay within speed limits on every journey. This, says GEM, is a key part of reducing collisions and casualties on our roads. The advice comes as police officers join with colleagues across Europe for a week of enhanced speed checks, using a […]
ROAD SAFETY and breakdown cover specialist GEM Motoring Assist is encouraging drivers to protect themselves by being alert to early signs of road rage on journeys this summer. GEM road safety officer Neil Worth commented: “Most of us will have some experience of being on the receiving end of someone else’s aggression, with long traffic […]
Road safety and breakdown organisation GEM Motoring Assist is calling on drivers to try out the ‘two-second rule’ and ensure they’re not putting lives at risk by tailgating. The advice comes amid concern that too many motorists are simply unaware of the distance they need to stop safely in an emergency. Writing in the summer […]
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. […]