road safety

Essex Police has reported it caught 180 speeding offences in a single hour during a recent operation, with three drivers clocked at more than 100mph. The speed check was carried […]

Road safety charity Brake has called on the government to lower the speed limit to 20mph in residential areas as part of its new Road Safety Strategy. It has written […]

Distracted driving is the biggest cause of driving mistakes, with talking to passengers the number one distraction. According to research carried out by the RAC, 63% of motorists surveyed said […]

The Department for Transport has reported a modest rise in road deaths in Great Britain last year. Provisional statistics based on data supplied by police forces by November 2024 have […]

A shocking new study has exposed the extent of the UK’s phone addiction by revealing that the vast majority of UK motorists are unable to leave their phones alone while […]

A road safety scheme which aims to create a safer next generation of drivers has delivered a landmark 1.5 million lessons. Young Driver teaches people to drive from the age […]

The UK’s leading independent road safety charity IAM RoadSmart has appointed Shona Johnstone to the position of chair. She joins the board in April from the Thames Estuary Growth Board […]

New research by road safety charity IAM RoadSmart has found that a third of drivers never use in-vehicle ADAS features that can prevent collisions. Of the drivers who have access […]

Road safety charity IAM RoadSmart has been reaccredited with the ISO 9001 international standard for quality management systems. The ISO 9001 framework ensures that organisations meet customer and regulatory requirements […]

New data by Zurich Municipal has revealed that a 38,000-pothole backlog has been carried over from 2024. According to a Freedom of Information request, the insurer found that nearly 40,000 […]

New research has found that less one per cent of fatal road traffic accidents are caused by technical defects. According to a study carried out by German research institute FKA, […]

New research from the RAC has revealed the extent of speeding on UK roads, with one driver clocked at a staggering 167mph. Based on a Freedom of Information request to […]