road safety

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 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 […]

Every working speed camera on the strategic road network will be yellow within a year, the government has announced. Ministers ordered a review of speed camera policy on motorways earlier […]

The Department for Transport (DfT) has launched proposals to improve the driving test as part of a wide ranging review of motoring services in Great Britain. Only 21% of driving […]

European safety organisation Euro NCAP is introducing a new test that will check how well vehicles autonomously detect and prevent collisions with pedestrians. With new vehicles offering more autonomous driver […]

Road safety organisation GEM Motoring Assist is offering simple tips for drivers to ensure trouble-free journeys this winter. Giving some attention now to batteries, tyres, anti-freeze, wipers, lights and other car […]