If you’re like most pet owners, you consider your furry friend to be a member of the family. So it’s only natural that you would want to include them in your everyday activities, which may include driving. Travelling with pets can be a great way to bond with your furry friend and make sure they …
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A new call from Baroness McIntosh of Pickering has highlighted a loophole, where cyclists can still legally use mobiles while in the saddle – even though motorists cannot. The former MP wants a law change so cyclists are prosecuted for the offence of using a phone – the same as car drivers. Presently there is …
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The Government is being accused of ‘gambling’ with the lives of women and older drivers as delays to new safety measures for car manufacturers continue, according to the AA. In Northern Ireland and the European Union new vehicle models will be required to be fitted with new safety features. Head-on collision protection has become necessary, …
New forest, Exmoor and Dartford ponies are set to be included in the Highway Code. Following a review, the code is expected to incorporate advice about driving close to feral and semi-feral ponies. Campaigners in the new forest have welcomed the changes, after calling for measures to reduce animal road deaths. The new wording is …
Road safety experts have said that measures are needed to keep elderly drivers on the road after a report indicated that in 20 years motorists in their seventies will stand a 40 per cent-higher chance of being killed in a car accident. A Government-funded report from the Road Safety Foundation (RSF) highlighted the fact that …
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Adding road safety training to the national school curriculum could leave the next generation of road users better prepared for when they start learning how to drive. The call comes from risk management specialist and road safety provider TTC Group stating that road safety awareness should be taught in schools. With 4,140 reported road casualties …
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Shape the future of driver instruction and improve safety for learners and cyclists. Cycle Savvy is a new educational initiative, funded by the Department for Transport, designed to improve understanding and cooperation between drivers and cyclists. Driving Instructors are wanted to take part in this exciting project and help make our roads safer for everyone. …
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Car giant Ford has teamed up with neuroscientists to develop a more effective way of detecting if drivers are tired, distracted or not concentrating behind the wheel. According to Ford, alerting drivers who are tired or distracted could help keep other road users safe, given that driver fatigue is cited as a contributing factor in …
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Olivia Baldock-Ward defines the term safeguarding and explains its importance for driver and rider trainers
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