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RoSPA Calls For Further Work To Increase Road Safety

May 24, 2019 by Mr Butterscotch Leave a Comment

The Government should take a lead from Scotland and Wales and adopt road safety targets across England to push down the number of deaths and casualties, according to the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA). In 2017, 1,544 people were killed on England’s roads – the most since 2011 – and the number […]

Filed Under: Safety & Security Tagged With: road safety

Would You Want A Car That Features ISA?

February 18, 2019 by Mr Butterscotch Leave a Comment

Road safety and breakdown organisation GEM Motoring Assist is supporting road safety groups across Europe by urging ministers to ensure that Intelligent Speed Assistance (ISA) systems become mandatory on all new vehicles from 2022. Speeding, according to a new European Transport Safety Report published Monday 18 February, remains a significant factor in overall road safety […]

Filed Under: Technical Tagged With: Car Articles, Car technology, Cars from 2022, Driver safety, Driving assistance systems, European Parliament rulings, Intelligent Speed Assistance, ISA, New car technology, road safety, SLI, Speed assistance systems for cars, Speed Limit Information

Do You Know Your Highway Code?

February 17, 2019 by Mr Butterscotch Leave a Comment

Almost one-in-four motorists hasn’t picked up a Highway Code since they first passed their driving test, according to data gathered by Halfords Autocentres as part of its Roadworthiness Week campaign. The nationwide servicing and repair chain surveyed over 22,000 drivers as part of the Halfords Autocentres Roadworthiness Quiz, which revealed the disturbing statistic. A total of 36% […]

Filed Under: Editorial Tagged With: Car Articles, Car checks, Halfords, Halfords Autocentres, road safety, Road use knowledge, Roadworthiness Week, Rules of the road, Vehicle checks

Spare A Thought For Emergency Services Workers This Festive Season…

December 26, 2018 by Mr Butterscotch Leave a Comment

GEM Motoring Assist wishes all drivers a very happy and safe Christmas holiday, and takes the opportunity to thank those who will be at work over the festive season to help keep us all safe. GEM road safety officer Neil Worth commented: “As the holiday season arrives, we think about winding down work – even […]

Filed Under: Editorial Tagged With: Car article editorial, Car Articles, Emergency services, Emergency workers and the festive season, road safety, Road safety advice

RoSPA’s Road Safety Conference Returns In 2019

December 16, 2018 by Mr Butterscotch Leave a Comment

Policies and practical initiatives to protect Britain’s most vulnerable road users will be the theme for RoSPA’s annual Road Safety Conference, held on Wednesday, February 13 2019. Despite Britain having some of the safest roads in the world, every year, thousands of road users are killed or injured whilst going about their daily lives. This conference […]

Filed Under: Industry News Tagged With: Britax, Car Articles, road safety, Road safety campaigns, Road Safety Conference, Road Safety Conference 2019, Road safety issues, RoSPA, RoSPA 2019 Conference, Vision Zero, Vulnerable road users

Brake Announces Police Family Liaison Officer Awards Return For 2019

November 8, 2018 by Mr Butterscotch Leave a Comment

Brake, the road safety charity, is delighted to announce that its Police Family Liaison Officer Awards will return in 2019, and are now open for entry. Launched today (8 November) by Commander Stuart Cundy, NPCC lead for Family Liaison, at Brake’s annual ‘Police family liaison following road death and serious injury’ conference, the awards celebrate […]

Filed Under: Awards Tagged With: Award for Excellent Longstanding Service, Awards, Brake, Car Articles, Family Award, Family liaisons, FLO, FLO conferences, Outstanding Officer Achievement Award, Police Family Liaison Officer Awards, road safety, Roads policing, Stuart Cundy

Do Darker Evenings Spell More Dangerous Roads?

October 28, 2018 by Mr Butterscotch Leave a Comment

With the end of British Summer Time (BST) bringing in darker evenings, Brake, the road safety charity, is calling on the Government to commit to moving to Single/Double Summer Time (SDST) to help save lives on the road. SDST would move our clocks forward an additional hour all year round and so would create lighter […]

Filed Under: Safety & Security Tagged With: British Summer Time, Car Articles, Daily News, Darker evenings, GMT, Greenwich Mean Time, Joshua Harris, road safety, road safety figures, SDST

Is Your Road Knowledge Lacking?

October 16, 2018 by Mr Butterscotch Leave a Comment

A survey conducted by the UK’s largest independent road safety charity, IAM RoadSmart, found that many drivers have a real lack of awareness of the rules of the road, putting themselves and others in danger. More than 50% admitted their road knowledge was so poor, they didn’t recognise the roundabout sign. More than two-thirds of […]

Filed Under: Driving Advice Tagged With: Car Articles, Do you know the rules of the road, Driving advice, IAM, IAM RoadSmart, Recognition of road signs, road safety, Rules of the road

Seven Eyesight And Driving Tips From IAM Roadsmart

September 29, 2018 by Mr Butterscotch Leave a Comment

Richard Gladman, IAM RoadSmart’s head of driving and riding standards provides advice on eyesight and driving. Book regular check-ups. Eyesight can deteriorate over time without you noticing. If you are having to move closer to the television to read the titles clearly or have noticed even a slight deterioration with your eyes, we recommend a […]

Filed Under: Driving Advice Tagged With: Car Articles, Driving advice, Driving and eyesight, Driving safely, IAM RoadSmart, Richard Gladman, road safety, Road safety advice, safe driving tips

Report Of Fatal Collision Where Child Was Hit By Tablet Computer

September 26, 2018 by Mr Butterscotch Leave a Comment

The BBC is reporting the tragic news that a child has been killed in a collision and seemingly struck by a tablet computer to her head.  We at Car Articles are of course greatly saddened by the news and our thoughts go out to the family affected by the awful loss.  The report indicates that […]

Filed Under: Daily News Tagged With: Car accidents, Car Articles, Child killed in collision, Collisions, Collisions in the news, road safety, Road safety advice, Safety advice

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