road safety

Rural roads have been identified as the most dangerous in the UK, with the A698 between Kelso and Jedburgh in the Scottish Borders topping the list. RAM Tracking analysed more […]

The AA is calling for a new campaign on lane discipline after its own research revealed the extent of risky lane changes. It found that 79% of motorists have reported […]

A third of respondents to a new IAM RoadSmart survey believe SUVs are more dangerous to pedestrians than smaller vehicles. Of the 1,048 UK motorists questioned, 32% said SUVs posed […]

Fleets have been encouraged to remove cars that only offer touchscreen controls from their lists. FleetCheck has warned that because touchscreens require drivers to take their eyes off the road, […]

Green Flag has become the first nationwide breakdown provider in the UK to deploy advanced digital alerting technology. It has integrated HAAS Alert’s Safety Cloud, which delivers real-time digital alerts […]

The percentage of drivers nervous to drive on a smart motorway has risen from 23% to 46% in the past year. Smart motorways are motorways without a hard shoulder or […]

The Transport Committee has launched an inquiry into the government’s new Road Safety Strategy. The Road Safety Strategy, released last month, aims to reduce the number of people killed or […]

Graduated driving licences will be introduced in Northern Ireland from 1 October. The Department for Infrastructure has announced it will introduce the scheme as part of a wider Road Safety […]

Drug-driving reoffending levels have surged by more than 134% in the last four years, according to IAM RoadSmart. Its Freedom of Information request to the Ministry of Justice revealed that […]

New RAC research has revealed that vital road markings are fading, increasing the risk of collisions and other dangerous road incidents. The data found that 21% of drivers said that […]

Pothole repairs must come with a five-year warranty to end a widespread ‘patch and run’ approach in the UK, according to the Pothole Partnership. The Pothole Partnership comprises The AA, […]

The government has introduced a new traffic light system that assesses local authorities on pothole repairs. The new red, amber and green ratings have been applied to 154 local highway […]