road safety

Motorists risk £6bn a year

Vehicle history data from the RAC reveals that nine out of 10 motorists are taking on unnecessary risk when it comes to vetting the next car in their life, as […]

Texting and walking is a huge risk

Ford has commissioned a survey of 10,000 people across Europe to measure the issue of distracted pedestrians – including those crossing the road where there is no official crossing. According […]

Support for speed cameras wavers

A national survey by the Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM) has shown that although most drivers support speed cameras there are big variations across the country – and Londoners and […]

Stop The Crash Campaign launched

Global NCAP with a group of key corporate partners, including Thatcham Research, is launching a new four year global campaign in support of the current UN Decade of Action for […]

Speed cameras may create bad behaviour

Using more than 1 billion miles of driving behaviour data, Wunelli, has revealed the most frequent braking black spots across the UK created by speed cameras, based on motorists braking […]

Country roads ‘deadliest’ in Britain

Three people are killed on Britain’s country roads every day, making them the deadliest roads nationwide. Figures released by the Department for Transport (DfT) reveal a total of 1,040 people […]

Brake urge introduction of ISA

Brake, the road safety charity, is urging the government to take steps towards introducing intelligent speed adaptation (ISA) on UK roads, after a survey carried out on behalf of the […]

Volvo Cars UK launches Lifepaint

Volvo will this weekend launch its highly successful Volvo Cars LifePaint product – a reflective spray aimed at increasing the visibility and safety of cyclists on the road. It will […]

Mobile phone prosecutions drop drastically

Fewer motorists are being prosecuted for using their mobile phone while driving than ever before, according to official figures seen by the RAC – with prosecutions down by 47% between 2009 […]

Surge in careless driving convictions

Newly released figures show that more than 17,000 drivers have been convicted of careless driving in the space of just two years. New powers were granted to the police in […]

Drivers struggling with cost of repairs

New research from Kwik Fit reveals that in the last two years more than four million car owners have had to keep their car off the road because they couldn’t […]

Millions driving with dashcams

Almost three million motorists are now recording their journeys with on-board dash cams, according to a new RAC study. And the survey carried out by the motoring organisation suggests millions […]