Resounding call for lower drink drive limit
Brake, the road safety charity, has added its voice to a growing number of groups calling for a reduction to the UK’s drink driving limit. Other groups include the RAC, AA, Institute of Advanced M...
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Majority of company car drivers knowingly break speed limits
The RAC’s Report on Motoring 2016 also reveal that almost half of company car drivers said they break the speed limit on motorways on most journeys
Was “Project EDWARD” a waste of time?
Did you hear about EDWARD? Probably not, and many of you will be wondering what he has to do with cars. Well, EDWARD is the European Day Without A Road Death and it happened on 21 September. What ...
Driven to distraction: harsher penalties for using phone behind the wheel from 2017
Drivers caught using a mobile phone behind the wheel will face tougher sanctions and heftier fines when new rules are introduced next year. Offenders will be fined £200 and get six points on their ...
As children head back to school, Brake urges drivers to watch out
With the beginning of September, things return to relative normalcy around the UK as children head back to school for another academic year. As such, Brake is urging drivers to be extra vigilant on...
Drink driving and the problem with sobering stats
The number of drivers being stopped by police for drink-driving has gone down. That’s good news. The bad news is the number of drivers tested and found to be over the legal limit has increased. Not...
Brake launch ‘Roads To Justice’ campaign for tougher crackdowns on sentences
Brake, the road safety charity, is calling on the government to immediately review guidelines for both charging and sentencing criminal drivers. Marching on parliament today (11 July), the ‘Roads T...
Should we make roads more ‘elderly friendly’?
The road network in the UK needs many things, but does it need to be altered to suit older drivers? That’s the question raised by a report from the Older Drivers Taskforce (ODT) and a position back...
Road safety: can we decrease serious accidents any further?
There have not been many bright spots in the news over the last week, even if you are a Marcus Willis supporter. However, one thing we can take heart from are the latest figures from Department for...
RoSPA & IAM: road deaths and injuries down, but not by enough
The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents and IAM Roadsmart – major road safety charities – say more must be done to prevent death and injury on the UK’s roads. The statements come after ne...
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