driver safety

Let’s go back to 1968 to reduce road acci...

Oct 25, 2019Comments off

Fifty-one-ears ago, the Government conducted a three-year experiment which saved hundreds of lives, by bringing the clocks forward in March 1968 and not turning them

Smart motorways to be reviewed over safety ...

Oct 25, 2019Comments off

Transport Secretary, Grant Shapps, announced to MPs* that an urgent review into the safety concerns over smart motorways, and has called for recommendations to be

Post vans in America keep catching fire

Oct 24, 2019Comments off

Alarming news from across the Atlantic as reports of mail trucks catching fire increase. This report from Trucks.com: Mail trucks are burning at an alarming

Why being able to read a number plate just ...

Oct 15, 2019Comments off

Road safety organisation GEM Motoring Assist says the current eyesight test for drivers is long out of date and not fit for purpose. GEM is

Rainy days ahead

Oct 03, 2019Comments off

UK motorists should prepare for driving in hazardous wet weather conditions advises TrackDays.co.uk as October historically marks the start of the wettest months lasting through

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

Six tips to banish driver distractions

Sep 16, 2019Comments off

Recognising the danger of distractions and knowing how to keep them to a minimum is a vital part of driving safely. That’s why GEM Motoring

Roadside recovery industry offered smart tr...

Sep 13, 2019Comments off

Highways England, the government company responsible for the country’s motorways and major A roads, has joined forces with the Network Training Partnership (NTP) to offer

Smart motorways ‘a risk to life’...

Sep 09, 2019Comments off

Plans to roll-out smart motorways across the country have been dealt a ‘severe blow’, according to a national newspaper. First introduced in 2014, smart motorways

Hidden dangers on city streets

Sep 09, 2019Comments off

Ford Mobility in Europe has been employing big data analytics combined with detailed on-site observations to discover where – and why – some stretches of