• GEM backs Road Safety Week
    • 14/11/2022
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Road safety and breakdown recovery organisation GEM Motoring Assist is encouraging every road user to get involved in Road Safety Week, which runs from 14-20 November. The theme for Road Safety Week, organised by the road safety charity Brake, is ‘safe roads for all’, something fully supported by GEM, with [...]
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  • Seatbelts and smartphones undermining road safety
    • 01/08/2022
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    New data from the Department for Transport (DfT) has revealed that 24% of all car occupant fatalities in Britain between 2016 and 2020 involved people not wearing their seatbelt. DfT’s survey showed that drivers between the age of 17 and 29, were the most likely (32%) to not wear a seatbelt during a fatal [...]
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  • New guide published to aid tyre management
    • 25/07/2022
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    A new technical guide has been produced to help commercial fleets reduce operating costs by making better decisions around tyre management. Released by Falken, the ‘Technical Support - Commercial Tyre Guide’ has been published specifically for truck and bus operators. The guide addresses questions such as: [...]
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  • EV driving encourages better behaviour
    • 27/05/2022
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Driving electric and hybrid cars is changing driver behaviour for the better, according to Birmingham-based national vehicle movement and inspection firm DMN Logistics. Data collected by DMN Logistics of their drivers found that deliveries of EVs and hybrids incurred no notices of intended prosecution related to [...]
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  • Tailgating remains prevalent safety risk
    • 16/12/2021
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    New research has found that more than 13 million drivers have tailgated at some point. This is despite the fact that almost all drivers (86%) strongly or somewhat agree that tailgating is an all-too-common problem on UK roads. The survey, carried out by BookMyGarge, found one-in-three drivers – the equivalent to [...]
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  • Government imposes new rules on phone usage
    • 19/11/2021
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    The government has announced that it is tightening the rules around mobile phone usage while driving. From next year, anyone caught using the devices to film, take videos, scroll through playlists and play games will automatically receive a £200 fine and six points on their license. Exemptions will apply to [...]
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  • Four million drivers asleep at the wheel
    • 16/06/2021
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    A staggering four million drivers have fallen asleep behind the wheel, according to new research by IAM RoadSmart. The research also found that one in 10 of those surveyed admitted to closing their eyes because they were tired. The perils of even these lapses can be tragic as a vehicle travels 100ft every second [...]
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  • Drivers tread carefully before holidays
    • 15/06/2021
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    A recent online YouGov study of 1,496 UK car users found that 77% of people would want their tyres checked prior to setting off on a vacation. The survey was commissioned by The Motor Ombudsman to mark the launch of its “Have the right atyre” tyre safety awareness campaign on social media. Of those who said [...]
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  • IAM identify new driving dangers
    • 23/07/2015
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: News
    New research by the Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM) reveals the shocking extent to which drivers use their phones and tablets to take selfies, make video calls and watch videos while driving. The findings come from research commissioned this month exclusively by the IAM, which asked 500 drivers how they use [...]
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