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Government to ‘tighten up’ mobile phone laws

At present, the law prevents drivers from using a hand-held mobile phone to call or text. However, people caught filming…

Road Safety

Young Driver Focus 2020

This one-day conference is unique by being focused on cutting young driver casualties by specifically addressing key road safety issues…

Legislation & Regulation

Number of breath tests at record low in 2018

According to the annual Police Powers and Procedures Report, 320,988 breath tests were carried out in England and Wales last year…

Road Safety

‘Significant hardcore’ continue to use mobile phones – RAC

Th2 2019 RAC Report on Motoring, published on 14 October, found the use of mobile phones to be the top…

Road Safety

Film aims to turn the tide against road danger

Developed by the Environmental Transport Association (ETA) and narrated by the BBC News world affairs editor John Simpson, the 40-minute…

Road Safety

Government set to revisit motorway speed limits?

According to the Telegraph, transport secretary Grant Shapps is exploring the idea of increasing the speed limit on motorways and…

Road Safety

Small grants programme open for applications

The Small Grants Funding Programme, launched by the Road Safety Trust, aims to help improve road safety at a local…

Road Safety

‘Drive like your parents are watching’

The study, carried out for the RAC Foundation by Dr Bruce Simons-Morton, a distinguished academic from the USA, concludes young drivers…

Other

Nearly 12,000 new drivers have licences revoked last year

Figures obtained by Brake – via a freedom of information request to the DVLA – show 11,953 drivers had their licence…

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