road safety

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 […]

New research has revealed the hidden risks of drivers experiencing a caffeine crash in the lead up to Christmas. A caffeine crash can follow after drinking too much tea of […]