The number of people killed on the roads has risen in the first half of this year, according to government figures. New Department of Transport statistics reveal there have been 940 deaths on British roads during the first six months of 2011, which is a 6.7 per cent increase on the 881 killed during the […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Road safety charity the IAM (Institute of Advanced Motorists) is warning that many of Britain’s roads will become more hazardous for motorists as the frosts and local council cuts bite. In spite of the last two winters of severe cold, snow and ice, many councils are planning to cut back on winter road services, including […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Motorists face driving thousands more miles in the dark this winter as cash strapped councils save money by switching off street lights, despite safety concerns. A survey carried out by Halfords to coincide with the clocks going back found a dramatic increase in the number of major roads across the UK affected by schemes to […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The Coalition is committed to introducing roadside drug screening devices by the end of the current Parliament. But Freedom of Information requests submitted by this newspaper showed that enforcement of the law is at best patchy and at worst almost non-existent. In many parts of the country drivers are not being subjected to Field Impairment […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The number of drivers in the UK that have had their licenses revoked due to failing eyesight has more than doubled in the last four years. New figures obtained following a Freedom of Information request by The Co-operative Motor Group show that the number of drivers (Group 1 – car, motorcycle etc) unfit to be […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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