Date registered: April 10, 2011
Feb
22
Road safety experts are urging drivers and passengers to put their seatbelts on before every journey, as worrying figures show that people are still failing to belt up. The worst offenders are 17-34 year olds. Drivers who have just three to six years experience behind the wheel are the biggest risk at 26% while also …
Feb
20
There are fears more accidents will happen on Britain’s motorways when learners are allowed to drive on them later this year. At the moment it is illegal to get behind the wheel on motorways in the UK until after passing the driving test. Roads minister Mike Penning says he plans to change that by the …
Feb
19
As many as 50% of motorists felt under-prepared and nervous when taking to the road for the first time after passing their driving test, it has been revealed. Nearly 90% took less than the recommended 40 hours of lessons before taking the test, according to a survey by car insurance company ingenie and the RoadSafe …
Feb
19
The Department for Transport has voted against placing restrictions on young drivers and has instead said improved driving instruction and exams will be delivered. Proposals were put forward to place a curfew on when young drivers could be on the road and the amount of passengers they could carry in their vehicle. There were also …
Feb
14
Newly qualified drivers could be banned from getting behind the wheel unless they have someone over 25 with them. The idea is part of a raft of measures being considered to tackle the soaring cost of insurance. Floated by the insurance industry, it is expected to be discussed at a Downing Street summit today. The …
Feb
13
Motorists who cause death on the roads should face tougher sentences of up to life in jail because current penalties are too lenient, according to one of Britain’s most senior road death investigators. The head of Scotland Yard’s Road Death Investigation Unit has called for the merging of road traffic and homicide laws to impose …
Feb
12
Drivers who smoke cannabis within three hours of getting behind the wheel run almost double the risk of a serious crash, claim researchers. The first major review reveals that drivers are far more likely to be involved in a collision with another vehicle after smoking the illicit drug. It comes amid growing concern about the …