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GEM Offers Safe Driving Tips For Rural Roads

April 6, 2017 by Mr Butterscotch Leave a Comment

GEM Motoring Assist is urging drivers, riders, cyclists and pedestrians to take extra care on rural roads. This is because nearly six out of every 10 fatalities in the UK occur on this type of road. In 2015 (the most recent year available for statistics), 10,307 people were killed or seriously injured in collisions on […]

Filed Under: Driving Advice Tagged With: Car Articles, Driving on rural roads, Motorbikes, national speed limit, Oncoming traffic, Road hazards, Rural driving tips, Rural road death toll, rural roads, Safe driving speeds, safe driving tips, Sharp bends, Slow down, Terrain, Time and space to stop safely, Visibility

Driving Smoothly At Night Means Safety

July 1, 2016 by Mr Butterscotch 1 Comment

The summer holiday period is the time of year when roads are the busiest and many people prefer to drive at night to take full advantage of their vacation days. There is usually less traffic after dark, but the risk of suffering an accident also increases due to decreased visibility and fatigue. Night time accidents […]

Filed Under: Safety & Security Tagged With: Car Articles, Driving safely, Headlamps, How to drive at night, LED headlamps, road safety, Safe driving, safe driving tips, Seat, Smooth driving, Smooth driving tips, Visibility

Keep The Street Lights Lit – It’s Common Sense

October 16, 2010 by Mr Butterscotch Leave a Comment

GEM Motoring Assist has some good advice for councils. Yes, we may need to save money, but don’t turn out the lights, as it will drastically reduce road safety: In response to the news that several councils are running trials to turn off or dim street lights in a bid to save money, road safety […]

Filed Under: Safety & Security Tagged With: Driving safely, GEM, GEM Motoring Assist, Lighting, Local councils, road safety, Street lights, Visibility

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

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