Tesla owners can now play video games on the car’s centre console while the car is in motion, according to reports this week in The New York Times. Given that legislation does not yet permit Tesla electric cars to operate in full ‘auto-pilot’ mode, the software update that allows gaming while on the move may fall foul of state laws…
The threat of a fine of £200 and 6 penalty points does little to dissuade many drivers from using their phones behind the wheel. Motorists know the risk of getting caught is extremely low and ignore the fact they’re putting lives at risk. As a result, the behaviour has become endemic. Our compulsive behaviour around mobile phones was highlighted by…
A strengthening of UK law means police will be able to more easily prosecute drivers using a hand-held mobile phone at the wheel. It’s already illegal to text or make a phone call (other than in an emergency) using a hand-held device while driving. However, next year laws will go further to ban drivers from using their phones to take…
This Sunday marks The World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims (WDR). Commemorated annually on the third Sunday of November, World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims provides a platform for road traffic victims and their families to: remember all people killed and seriously injured on the roads acknowledge the crucial work of the emergency services draw attention…
Confronted by a laissez-faire attitude towards road danger, people are taking matters into their own hands. Twitter user @HerbieGreen this week shared photos of a bird box in Billingham disguised as a speed camera, but this kind of imaginative DIY traffic calming isn’t limited to these shores. Folk all around the world are demanding safer streets. Community groups in America…
