Driver Distraction

Driver Distraction

Driver distraction is becoming the biggest ...

Mar 11, 2024Comments off

Driver distraction is fast becoming the biggest safety problem for fleets, says RED Corporate Driver Training, mainly because of the huge expansion of digital functions

AI Dashcam

Ctrack targets fleet risk and road safety w...

Mar 16, 2022Comments off

Ctrack by Inseego has launched an AI dashcam that is designed to prevent incidents by tackling fleet risk as it happens. The Ctrack AI Camera

Woman looking at her mobile phone while driving

‘Have you got the message?’ asks GEM

Mar 07, 2022Comments off

Road safety and breakdown organisation GEM Motoring Assist is warning drivers that updated mobile phone laws will come into force this month*. The new rules

Untrustworthy tech: what Brits really think...

Sep 22, 2020Comments off

In-car infotainment: the system on your dashboard that gives you music, internet, Bluetooth, sat nav and lots more when you’re at the wheel. The infotainment

IAM RoadSmart calls for greater education o...

Sep 07, 2020Comments off

Government and vehicle manufacturers should enforce greater education of new in-car technology before drivers leave the forecourts or take delivery of their new vehicle, a

Poor satnav positioning could land you in t...

Aug 14, 2020Comments off

Poor positioning of satnav devices on car windscreens is posing a significant threat to road safety, says breakdown organisation GEM Motoring Assist. Today’s large screen

In-car technology – a welcome addition or...

Jul 30, 2020Comments off

The Department of Transport (DfT) has announced a review of roads policing* that will look at ways of reducing road casualties and deaths, and is

Research highlights ‘serious concerns...

Mar 23, 2020Comments off

A new simulator study has found that in-car infotainment systems can impair driving performance to potentially dangerous levels. The study, commissioned by IAM RoadSmart and undertaken by

Driver safety: In the blink of an eye

Nov 29, 2019Comments off

Research from this year’s Road Safety Week (18-24 November) has revealed that nearly a third of drivers claim to have experienced a collision or near

What music makes you a worse driver

Sep 19, 2019Comments off

Listening to rock music behind the wheel could make you a worse driver, new research has revealed. Scientists at South China University of Technology have