China has an unusual way of punishing those that have committed a traffic offence – totally humiliating them! The offenders are made to stand on the corner of a road, holding a white flag with red characters. They must stand there for the whole day waving the flag at passing traffic. This one day sentence […]

The IAM (Institute of Advanced Motorists) have found that most motorcycle crashes occur in daylight in fine weather. Sunday is the day that sees most accidents with 20% more accidents happening than any other day. This is thought to be because Sundays allow drivers to take a leisurely drive where they are likely to travel […]

The Scottish Conservatives are calling for police to be issued with devices which can test whether motorists are under the influence of drugs. Justice spokesman Bill Aitken said that ‘drugalysers’ were already in use in Australia and on Thursday, he urged the UK Government to ensure similar equipment be made available here. The move would […]

With the present economic conditions, it is thought that around half of all motorists (46%) are failing to have their car serviced, repaired and maintained.  Car-related expenditures are deemed not as important as other expenditures such as Christmas. Some non-essential car expenditures such as the latest Satellite Navigation and alloy wheels can be overlooked, but […]

Almost half of British drivers are concerned about driving in wintry conditions, a survey by Saga Motor Insurance has found. Researchers polled 2,021 adults in September and found that 48% of drivers would be reluctant to drive in bad weather. Nearly two-fifths of motorists admitted that they were most afraid of driving in snow and […]

Road crashes cost the developing world billions of pounds per year as they are fast becoming the leading cause of premature death and disability, especially in younger people.  The Make Roads Safe Campaign called for the first ever UN conference to be held in Moscow in November 2009. Their aim is to launch a Decade […]

There are far too many accidents and fatalities (34 in 2008 alone) in the U.K. that occur as a result of illegal or unsafe tyres. Research has found that more than half of all motorists could not correctly identify the legal tread depth. ‘The lifesaver in your pocket’ campaign aims to get hundreds of motorists […]

MOST people are backing moves for tougher action by insurers to expose the cheats who lie about motoring offences when applying for insurance. Survey findings show support of more than 70 per cent for companies who try to find out about speeding and offences relating to the use of mobile phones while driving, claims the […]

With the dark winter months upon us, many motorists say that they worry about not being able to see child pedestrians while out driving. Nine out of ten motorists feel that parents do not do enough to keep their children safe and all children would benefit from a florescent glow. Some even go as far […]

Average premiums for men have risen to £886 – £386 more than the average for women. And the gap is even wider for teenage males, with 18-year-old men paying £1,081 more for cover than females of the same age.Women get a better deal because insurance companies continue to regard them as safer and more mature […]