Finally, some good news. It was revealed by the department of transport that last years casualty figures were the lowest they have been since the record began which is all the way back in the mid-twenties. Year on year the number has continued to fall, in 2011 the figure went from 1901 killed on the road to just 1,754 in 2012 which represented an 8% fall in the figure. All the other figures fell too but not as significantly, for instance things such as serious injuries had a 1% reduction, there was one other significant stand out figure however, motorcycle fatalities fell 9%. (more…)

Child obesity is a huge problem in the UK, everyone knows that and there is a lot being done to try tackle the issue so far with little success. Professor John Ashton, recently elected president of the UK’s Faculty of Public Health has called for parents to be banned from driving their children all the way to the front gates of the school as making them walk even a bit would help tackle the obesity issue. This doesn’t mean stopping parents dropping their kids off at school as many parents have too due to the distance it just means to avoid dropping them off right at the front entrance. (more…)

Whilst many of us are preparing for our holiday’s staff at Gatwick are working their hardest and eagerly awaiting the expected six million passengers. The terminal is set to have splendid fun and entertainment in true summer style to welcome to the passengers passing through the airport, the expected influx is to be dated between 19th July and the 2nd September. Gatwick is always busy at this time of year but this is set to be a record breaker, let’s not forget that Gatwick is a single run way airport that see in excess of 34 million passengers a year. (more…)

A main motoring body with a great deal of influence, the Institute of Advanced Motorists claims that we should be allowing learner drivers to drive on the motorway, because it’s safe. They believe that as long as its supervised it would help new motorists avoid some of the most common mistakes, its true in the fact that you are never taught to use a motorway when driving so most people pass and then learn from their mistakes which could be more dangerous than teaching those before they take their test. Australia and the United States already have a system in which their new drivers of the road can learn how to drive on a motorway before taking their test and if the UK decides to make the changes it will be more in line with how it’s done over the pond. (more…)

It’s possible that Mercedes Benz new S class that is to be introduced to the UK in 2014 could avoid congestion charges, how? Mercedes-Benz could be launching a 74g/km version of the S class meaning it would be hybrid and qualifying for a massive discount when it comes to the London congestion charges and will get the lowest rate currently available for BIK tax. The struggle with making it 74g/km is that as the threshold of the tax is 75g/km they will. need to make sure that the CO2 does not increase even marginally due to homologation. (more…)

TyreSafe, a company that advises on tyre safety as is implied in the name have issued advice to motorists in the UK in regards to tyre tread depth. They have said that due to the consistently wet summers in the UK it’s important to have the adequate tyre tread depth to be able to have good traction on the wet summer roads. The depth of the tread is essential for gripping to wet roads as the pattern is designed to help displace water from the road surface. The stopping distance in wet weather can be double than if the road was dry putting extra emphasis on reliable tyres. (more…)

The European Commission wants all cars by 2015 to be ready to call an emergency number by themselves if the event of a crash happens and the owner is unable to call for help. Technology these days would make this possible, people crash all the time and many car crashes are fatal, could this new suggested system save lives? In the event of an accident the eCall will automatically send a message to emergency services, the true genius comes in the fact that the system won’t respond to lower impact parking errors such as parking so it wouldn’t waste emergency services time. (more…)