According to a recent survey by the IAM 57% of cyclists either regular or occasional jumpers of red traffic lights. The major reason given for jumping the lights is that it is seen to be safer to get ahead of other traffic. Some of our roads (and users!) are nowhere near friendly enough for the high number of […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
A recent online survey by the IAM, has shown that 57% of cyclists have jumped a red light, with 14% regularly doing so. The main reason for jumping the lights for 38% of people is because they think it is safer to get ahead of the traffic. Certainly is a problem locally, and much more common in […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Research from America has shown that compulsive mobile phone users, are getting distracted from the road while driving while thinking about future incoming calls or texts to potentially arrive. The risk is very high in young motorists, who have less driving experience and more reliance on mobile technology. Jennifer M Whitehill, a PhD student at […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
A recent ingenie/one poll survey of 17-25 year old motorists has highlighted some worrying use of Smartphones while driving. A thousand youngsters were polled, and has shown a high level of distraction to the roads. • Over 40% admitted to answering their phones while driving without a hands-free set • 44% said they had sent […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
A recent study by esure car insurance by the University of Leeds, found that reaction times while eating while driving is increased by a massive 44%, and drinking whilst driving 22%. They found that the reason for the increase would be do to the extra vision required to eat or drink, lessening the road vision. It […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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