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Honda Motor will demonstrate its latest Advanced Safety Vehicles at the ITS-Safety 2010 public demonstration to be held from February 25-28, 2009 in Tokyo .
These Advanced Safety Vehicles are designed to exchange speed... Read more... |
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Euro NCAP, the organisation that assesses the safety of new cars, has introduced a new overall rating system . The system is a new approach to rating safety performance and will challenge vehicle manufacturers to make... Read more... |
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An increasing number of new cars on sale in the UK are equipped with life-saving electronic stability control (ESC) - but there remains a long way to go before fitment is 100%.
Now, new figures from the Choose ESC... Read more... |
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koda is helping its customers to increase their knowledge of tyre safety by undertaking a nationwide tyre awareness campaign.
At participating dealerships across the country Skoda customers can have their tyres checked... Read more... |
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The new Mercedes-Benz E-Class will go on sale in the UK in June and the manufacturer is promising that the model will be a safety tour de force.
The manufacturer trumpets that the new E-Class features trailblazing... Read more... |
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Car manufacturers in Europe have started to use the ESC ON BOARD logo developed by the eSafetyAware! platform. The logo can be used in all marketing material, advertisements, articles and information material made... Read more... |
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The Department for Transport has announced that Territorial Army reservists who drive for a living can take part in weekend military training after the Government secured an important exemption from EU drivers' hours... Read more... |
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Today In partnership with gTKP, RoadSafe launched a new easy to use knowledge centre for fleet and business safety managers. The new FleetSafe centre - designed to be an easy to use portal for rapid access to good... Read more... |
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Graham Hurdle, managing director of e-trainingworld, an online driver risk assessment and e-driver training specialist, believes it is time more business leaders spoke out in favour of common sense when it comes to... Read more... |
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More than 125,000 crashes were caused last year by motorists with colds and flu, as new scientific research reveals the serious impact of driver illness on accident rates.
A new study commissioned by Lloyds TSB... Read more... |
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MPs of all parties are backing a road safety initiative launched by the occupational driver training division of the IAM (Institute of Advanced Motorists) to cut the 1.6 billion cost of deaths while driving for work.
By... Read more... |
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To help fleets get to grips with forthcoming new legislation governing standards of eyesight, Specsavers Corporate Eyecare has launched a free Guide to Driving Legislation.
Set to come into effect from 2011, the... Read more... |
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Business worries could be leading drivers to using their phones in the car even though they know it puts them at higher risk of an accident, according to a new survey.
Some 62% of motorists who took part in a national... Read more... |
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Fleet tracking and telematics services provider Cybit expects increased corporate interest in its technology as a result of the new Health and Safety (Offences) Act.
The Act came into force last month. Under the... Read more... |
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With most UK businesses fighting to cope in the economic downturn, there is growing pressure to reduce spending, including cutting back on risk management measures. But risk management isn't a cost if you are doing it... Read more... |
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Building on decades of research into causes and prevention of serious injury on roads, the Road Safety Toolkit offers engineers and planners a free resource on the cost and life-saving potential of more than 35 safety... Read more... |
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A motorist who sent and received more than 20 text messages before she crashed into another car killing its driver has been jailed for 21 months and banned from driving for three years.
In sentencing Philippa Curtis... Read more... |
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The Daily Telegraph reports that The Magistrates Association has called for tougher sentencing powers to deal with such cases, saying existing laws are too weak for the worst offenders.
Around 75,000 motorists are... Read more... |
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The Highways Agency is following up on its highly successful Driver Information Programme for motorcyclists Great Roads Great Rides - with a new interactive DVD-ROM.
Great Roads Great Rides 2 is a new resource to help... Read more... |
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The SPECS3 average speed enforcement system which can be used within urban networks, 20mph (32km/h) zones, rural routes, inter urban routes and managed motorways has been recommended for full approval by the Roads... Read more... |
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In the past 10 years more than 30,000 people have died on Britains roads. We all know someone killed or maimed in a brutal road crash. Road crashes bleed away 1.5% of GDP more than we spend on primary schools, more than... Read more... |
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The TTC Group has successfully won a major contract from Cumbria Constabulary to run Speed Awareness Courses in the county to re-educate speeding drivers and cut the regions road collision toll.
The scheme, being... Read more... |
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The European Commission has announced the date for the launch of the consultation process for the 4th Road Safety Action Programme
Thursday, 23 April 2009 from 9:00 to 18:00 Room de GASPERI, building Charlemagne, rue... Read more... |
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An assessment of 3,000km of highway in Costa Rica has identified opportunities to prevent nearly 15,000 deaths and injuries. The iRAP report was released at a recent Make Roads Safe campaign launch in
Costa Rica.
It... Read more... |
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Now a new practical guide for policymakers has been published by the FIA Foundation, the Global Road Safety Partnership, the World Bank and the World Health Organization providing advice to public authorities on... Read more... |
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Traffex 2009 the international event for the traffic management, road safety and transportation industry 21 23 April NEC Birmingham Read more... |
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Places are still available for the PACTS Safety and Sustainability Conference developing a seamless approach Improving safety and increasing sustainability are clear priorities for transport policy. Presentations include... Read more... |
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Road Safety Compliance: Coordinating Action at the Local Level
10.40am 2.00pm Commonwealth Club,
Westminster
RoadSafe will be among the delegates at this Westminster Briefing will have the opportunity to consider... Read more... |
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