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It is currently all over the news – a government commissioned report has stipulated that a full system of graduated driver licensing would reduce crashes and casualties involving young drivers. It estimates it would result in 4,471 fewer casualties and £224 million in cost savings annually. Read the report. Julie Townsend, deputy chief executive at Brake, […]
As the RAC Foundation releases a study on young driver safety ahead of the Government publishing a consultation on the issue, leading vehicle remarketing company, British Car Auctions (BCA) provides insight from UK motorists on the minimum age of drivers. Over a third (35%) of those polled in the BCA research said they felt the […]
Renault is once again backing an award-winning safety scheme aimed at reducing the number of serious road accidents in the UK’s fastest county. Safety initiative CarKraft, based at the home of the British Grand Prix, is helping to cut successfully the number of people killed and seriously injured in Northamptonshire, and this year’s programme gets […]
Young drivers need more guidance and support in the first six months of obtaining their license, according to road safety charity IAM (Institute of Advanced Motorists). Last month, the DfT announced a green paper would be published this summer looking at ways to improve the safety of young drivers. The announcement includes the possibility of […]
Ford’s unique MyKey technology allows parents to programme a key with certain restrictions such as a top speed limit, music volume limit, disable the radio until seat belts are fastened and prevents deactivation of driver assistance and safety technologies. Cris Burgess, a psychologist and U.K. government advisor, believes MyKey can help young drivers resist pressure […]
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. […]
Here is a report from Road Safety Analysis, a not for profit company providing data on road accidents: Road Safety Analysis, specialists in examining road casualty trends, today reveals how risk levels for young drivers vary according to where they live. The key finding of the report shows that rural young drivers are 37% more […]
We all know that we shouldn’t be using mobile phones or other electronic equipment behind the wheel – aside from considerations of the result being an endorsable fixed penalty notice (e.g. one that’ll give you points on your licence), there’s the ever-present danger that by doing so, the driver’s attention is distracted and a crash […]