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 […]
Greg Mulholland MP Wins National Road Safety Award
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. […]
A Good Reason To Drive Safely…
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 […]
GEM Recommends Single/Double British Summertime
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 […]
Young Drivers May Face Passenger Ban
BBC News is reporting that the government is mulling a new way to bring down the high number of young driver and passenger fatalities on the roads – by introducing a ban on carrying passengers. What this may mean in reality is that young, newly qualified drivers may only be allowed to carry their family. […]