If you are one of the thousands of British bikers who each summer head to the excellent French roads, a new motorbike glove law will have been introduced since your last trip. It is now against the law on France to ride any motorcycle or scooter without CE certified gloves . Passengers also have to wear gloves on a motorcycle. Approved…
Older cars are dramatically over-represented in fatal crashes according to analysis conducted by engineers in Australia and released to coincide with the 4th United Nations’ Global Road Safety Week (8-14 May 2017). The research reveals that older cars built before 2000 represent only 20 per cent of the vehicle fleet, and yet are involved in 33 per cent of fatal crashes.…
Walk to School Week is an initiative very close to our hearts. The very first Walk to School week was in 1995 and involved five primary schools taking part in our very own Green Transport Week. Since then the event has grown and grown. It has had to; a generation ago, 70% of us walked to school – now it’s less…
This week is UN Road Safety Week 2017, although it would be more apt to describe it as Road Danger Week – 186, 300 children die each year from road traffic crashes around the world. That’s more than 500 children every day. In September 2015, 193 world leaders agreed to 17 Global Goals for Sustainable Development. If these Goals are completed,…
Self-driving cars are seen by some as the saviour of motorised personal transport. They have the potential to be greener, safer and more efficient than conventional vehicles. However well some motorists are able to control their vehicles, fatigue, drink driving, speeding and distraction are just some of the reasons why roads remain a danger. Automated technology already carries out many…
