Scientists have come up with yet another thing to blame on your parents – bad driving. A lack of skill behind the wheel is in the genes for about one in three of us, according to researchers. A study found drivers with a particular gene variant performed over 20 per cent worse on a test […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Male drivers who always want to act as “rescuers” are almost three times more likely to be killed or injured in an accident on a motorway hard shoulder than women, figures show. Over the past 15 years more than 2000 men have been killed or injured on the hard shoulder after breaking down compared to […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Britain’s first urban 20mph zone in Portsmouth has had no impact in reducing the number of people seriously injured, a Department for Transport study has found. An evaluation of the first 12 months of the scheme has, however, shown a sharp drop in the number of minor injuries. The Government is keen for more cities […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Increasing numbers of motorists are heeding safety advice about getting out of their vehicle on the hard shoulder in the event of breakdown or accident, according to AA patrols. Three years ago, AA research showed that more than half of all motorists would risk death or serious injury by sticking with their vehicle on the […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
At first sight it looks like another of those summer silly season surveys confirming the bleedin’ obvious that companies feel compelled to publish in order to grab some attention when there’s no real news about – but this one deserves to be taken seriously. An experiment organised by Kia Motors UK – the Kia Motors […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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