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MPs raise smart motorway concerns
- 03/11/2021
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
MPs have called for the rollout of smart motorways to be suspended due to safety concerns. A report by the Commons’ Transport Select Committee (TSC) said there is not enough safety and economic data to justify continuing with the project, and urged ministers to consider alternative options for enhancing capacity [...] -
New data reveals UK’s most dangerous roads
- 27/10/2021
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
New research has revealed the most dangerous roads, conditions and circumstances for drivers, with London identified as the most likely place for collisions. Local Driving School has analysed data from the Department of Transport and found that the 20 areas with the highest casualty rate in the UK were all London [...] -
Drivers dumbfounded by smart motorways
- 20/09/2021
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
A new survey has found that more than 60% of drivers think smart motorway schemes should be scrapped entirely and the hard shoulder reinstated. The RAC Report on Motoring 2021 found that 62% of UK drivers want to abandon smart motorways while retaining the technology that manages traffic flows and detects [...] -
Fleets speeding to ISA technology
- 20/08/2021
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Fleet drivers’ safety could be enhanced with the introduction of intelligent speed assistance (ISA) technology within a year. FleetCheck managing director Peter Golding said: “Our view is that the introduction of ISA technology is a moment that employers should be seizing as an opportunity to make clear that [...] -
Faulty ADAS putting drivers at risk
- 18/08/2021
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Drivers could be putting themselves and other road users at risk by relying on ADAS systems that are faulty or have been incorrectly calibrated. Research from Autoglass has found that four in five (80%) drivers mistakenly expect to be warned by their vehicle when one of these onboard technologies is [...] -
Support grows for 20mph speed limit
- 16/07/2021
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Nearly half of drivers support reducing the speed limit from 30mph to 20mph in urban areas. According to research from IAM RoadSmart, 44% of drivers surveyed agree all current 30mph limits should be replaced with a 20mph limit, a 13% increase from the same representative sample surveyed in 2014. Areas outside [...] -
Drivers warned of wintry conditions
- 20/11/2015
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
Motorists are being warned to expect the first wintry weather conditions of the season, with snow and gale-force winds making driving hazardous. The Met Office say a cold snap of snow, sleet and rain will hit large parts of the country this weekend. They have urged motorists to be prepare for ‘difficult’ [...] -
Support Road Safety Week
- 18/11/2015
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
Road Safety organisation GEM Motoring Assist is offering suggestions for drivers to support Road Safety Week (starting Monday 23 November), and to do their bit to reduce the number of deaths and injuries on the UK’s roads. GEM chief executive David Williams MBE puts the safety picture into perspective. ‘Every [...] -
‘Speed cameras are cash generators’
- 18/11/2015
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
An overwhelming number of motorists believe that speed cameras are currently being used as cash generators and not as safety cameras. In a poll undertaken by www.motoring.co.uk, 88 per cent of the respondents believe that speed cameras are used by police forces to generate income. This poll comes as a response [...] -
Severe weather warnings issued
- 17/11/2015
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
The MET office has issued severe weather warnings across the UK and motorists can expect strong winds and further flooding as heavy rain continues to fall. North and West Yorkshire have been hit by localised flooding, with some roads completely submerged. Northumberland has also been affected, while three [...]