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In Scotland, a campaign is currently spreading through the country to help improve road safety, particularly in relation to tourism. Scotland’s cities are filled with art and culture, and people flock here from all over the world to visit islands like Skye, and to discover the Highlands.

However, these tourist hotspots …Read More

Figures released by the Northern Ireland Road Safety Partnership this week have revealed that over 100 motorists are caught speeding on the country’s roads every day. These new set of statistics include a number of shocking figures, providing cause for concern for Northern Irish motorists.

The figures show a 30% increase …Read More

While hybrid and electric vehicles are revolutionising our roads by offering a green and environmentally-friendly alternative to fossil fuelled cars, it is said that there is an inherent safety risk involved with these vehicles. 

Electric cars save on energy in many ways and a result, they make very little noise compared …Read More

Provisional statistics released by the government this month have led to cause for concern for Scottish motorists, with suggestions that road safety in the country could be worsening.

The figures report that 160 people were killed in reported road accidents last year, which is approximately 10% more than in 2017. This …Read More

Various wildlife charities and the government have come together to work on a solution to make roads safer for road users, to protect our country’s endangered animals, whose numbers are being drastically affected.

Newly-planned road signs will be added to our roads, in an aim to warn drivers of animal presence …Read More

The road safety charity, Brake has released statistics about road safety, and even though their findings are startling, there seems to be little action towards change. Their study reveals that country roads are far more dangerous for cars, motorbikes and cyclists, too.

Statistics show that over 51% of fatal crashes …Read More

Scottish Parliament has rejected plans to introduce 20mph speed limits in all residential roads throughout the country.

It was hoped that the blanket speed limit would improve road safety by reducing the number of accidents in built-up areas, making local roads safer for children. The proposal also suggested that the limits …Read More

With an aim to improve road safety live on the roads while we travel, top car manufacturers BMW, Ford, Volvo and Mercedes have announced new plans to issue cars with safety alert systems.

These new plans will see cars processing alerts and sending them over to a shared cloud database, …Read More

The UK-based road safety charity “Brake” has launched a new road safety campaign alongside Disney Junior, featuring Disney-inspired road signs. The campaign aims to help improve road safety for children in the UK.

The campaign follows the news that 12-year-olds are more at risk of being killed by road traffic (when …Read More

New statistics have revealed that the number of cyclists in the South has risen to its highest figure for up to three years. This dramatic increase in cyclists taking to the road has lead to increased worries for cyclist safety.

Surprisingly, in 2016, there were 516 million miles pedalled in the …Read More