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RMI challenges MOT announcement
- 09/07/2015
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
The Retail Motor Industry Federation (RMI) which represents retail business across the automotive sector including franchised dealers and independent garages, notes the chancellor’s announcement that he intends to consult on increasing the period before a car receives its first MOT test from three years to four. The [...] -
Motorists taking risks with illegal tyres
- 06/07/2015
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
More than a quarter of all drivers had an illegal tyre on their vehicle, at the time they were replaced, according to results from a survey conducted by TyreSafe in partnership with Highways England. This suggests that nearly 10 million tyres on the roads of England, Scotland and Wales could be dangerous and illegal [...] -
Major cause of accidents identified
- 06/07/2015
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
The Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM) has identified that once again ‘failure to look properly’ is the most common contributory factor included in over 30,000 vehicle accidents a year, following a Freedom of Information request to the Department for Transport. Police can record up to six contributory [...] -
BMW introduces dynamic brake light
- 03/07/2015
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
Braking and being seen by traffic behind is crucial for those on motorbikes, to help with this BMW Motorrad has developed a new dynamic brake light system as a component of the Strategy ‘Safety 360’. It is an improved method of informing following vehicles when a motorcycle in front of them is braking. This [...] -
Samsung to introduce new ‘safety trucks’
- 22/06/2015
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
Samsung is hoping to introduce a new technology that will save the lives of drivers who get impatient when stuck behind heavy goods vehicles (HGV's) on a single-lane highway or road. The Korean tech giant wants to roll out a line of ‘Safety Trucks’ after being inspired to reduce the high number of traffic [...] -
JLR monitors brain waves
- 17/06/2015
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
Jaguar Land Rover has revealed a range of new road safety technology research projects that are being developed to reduce the number of accidents caused by drivers who are stressed, distracted and not concentrating on the road ahead. The Jaguar Land Rover ‘Sixth Sense’ research projects utilises advanced [...] -
FMG pledges support to road safety
- 01/06/2015
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
Specialist incident and risk management outsourcer FMG, has demonstrated its ongoing commitment to improving road safety by renewing its position as corporate sponsor to national road safety charity, Brake. FMG is committed to reducing the frequency and impact of incidents and supports a huge array of customers [...] -
Charity calls for technology take-up
- 28/05/2015
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
A report released this month by Brake, the road safety charity, and Licence Bureau, has found many employers with vehicle fleets are not taking advantage of new technologies to protect vulnerable road users. Despite the potential to help drivers see pedestrians and cyclists and reduce casualties, only one in five [...] -
Quarter admit to cycling whilst drunk
- 18/03/2015
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Police should be taking the problem of people cycling while under the influence of alcohol as seriously as they take drink-drivers, according to Flexed.co.uk. That's the opinion of a national car leasing company which has found that over a quarter of bike owners have admitted to taking to the roads while drunk, [...]