Posts Tagged ‘safety’

Young passengers fearful of their friends driving

Tuesday, November 22nd, 2011

Over half of young passengers in vehicles with young drivers fear for their safety, a survey reveals (more…)

Road safety charity slams 80mph motorway limit

Monday, October 3rd, 2011

Brake has criticised the Government’s proposed 80mph speed limit on motorways as ‘selfish’ and ‘out of touch’ (more…)

Car technology could make drivers worse

Wednesday, August 3rd, 2011

The increase in automatic safety systems in modern cars could ‘dumb down’ drivers (more…)

12% drivers admit ‘micro sleeping’ at the wheel

Friday, July 15th, 2011

A survey of 1,000 drivers reveals that one in eight fall asleep at the wheel (more…)

Strategic framework for road safety reactions and criticisms

Wednesday, May 11th, 2011

The Government today published their proposals for the future of road safety, here are some of the reactions and criticisms to the framework (more…)

Bikers targeted in road safety campaign

Thursday, April 7th, 2011

Derbyshire Road Safety Partnership has launched ‘Operation Focus’ designed to prevent accidents involving motorcyclists (more…)

Ride to Arrive Motorcycle safety scheme

Thursday, April 7th, 2011

Avon and Somerset Police force are running several weekends in 2011 of motorcycle safety skills training (more…)

Speed cameras switched off in Bristol

Friday, April 1st, 2011

Bristol is to switch off speed and red light cameras (more…)

Motorway speed limit increase

Wednesday, March 2nd, 2011

A road safety review could see motorway speed limits increased to 80mph (more…)

Motorcycle helmet ratings

Wednesday, December 1st, 2010

The Department for Transport has release updates to its motorcycle helmet ratings list (more…)