Driving Safety News

In order to reduce pollution and cut down journeys, Parliament’s Transport committee has but in a bid to legalise e-scooters on UK roads.

A recent survey has revealed that 75% of garages are experiencing a surge in demand for MOT bookings for October, November and December compared to normal year-on-year trends.

An e-scooter rider was caught on camera riding dangerously through the two-mile Queensway Tunnel under the River Mersey, leading other motorists to question the safety of these vehicles.

Recent research has shown that many motorists are speeding on a variety of different road types, despite how dangerous speeding is.

There have been many technological advancements recently in terms of automated driving, which could lead to some changes being enforced by the government in the automotive industry.

How you position your sat-nav on the windscreen can have a significant impact in visibility, research shows. A sat-nav may seem like a minor obstruction, but it has the potential to be dangerous depending on where you sit and the distance you are from it.

Research has found that many new drivers are opting to learn with another family member, this trend perhaps in part fuelled by a long backlog of students wanting to learn to drive with an instructor.

Motorists are being urged to stay safe on motorways this summer as they head off to staycations.

Provisional figures from the Department for Transport (DfT) have shown that the number of older people who died while driving last year increased by 15%, while those who lost their lives as passengers climbed by a worryingly high 24%.