road safety

Making alcohol look like cigarette packagin...

Nov 24, 2020Comments off

Drink driving related accidents are on the rise. In fact, research has found a 5% increase over the last five years. Here at Leasing Options

CYCLOPS junction wins award for Manchester

Nov 23, 2020Comments off

Transport for Greater Manchester and Manchester City Council have been named winners of a new award presented by Brake, in collaboration with Road Safety GB.

More not less driver training needed for se...

Nov 16, 2020Comments off

A new study says that behavioural training for drivers is paramount for the transition into the next stage of automated vehicles, known as level 3

Post-Covid travel agenda needs fresh look a...

Nov 16, 2020Comments off

Covid-19 has had terrible consequences. It has also turned the transport agenda upside-down, showing that major change is possible, necessary and desirable. The government is

10,000 instances of tailgating spotted in j...

Nov 03, 2020Comments off

Almost 10,000 vehicles were caught tailgating in the first two weeks of new cameras being tested to clamp down on the offence. Highways England and police have joined forces

Less than half of drivers aware of smart mo...

Nov 02, 2020Comments off

Brake says the findings of a new survey reinforce the urgent need to improve public awareness of smart motorways. The survey of 2,000 UK drivers,

‘Serious safety concerns’ expre...

Nov 02, 2020Comments off

The Government has been urged to revise plans to permit the use of Automated Lane Keeping Systems (ALKS) because the technology will ‘put lives at

Dashcam: A picture paints a thousand words

Oct 28, 2020Comments off

We have all seen the publicity on TV and online that exposes bad driving on our roads in the UK and worldwide. The essential ingredient

Police launch national campaign to protect ...

Oct 27, 2020Comments off

From 26 October to 1 November, all of the UK’s 43 police forces are set to engage in a national effort to help reduce uninsured

GEM Motoring Assist: forget that extra hour...

Oct 26, 2020Comments off

Road Safety organisation GEM Motoring Assist is urging the UK government to look again at ending what it calls the ‘pointless practice’ of putting the