Honda Driving Simulator Goes on Sale
3 Mar 2010, 11:57 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / The revised version of Honda’s automobile driving simulator just went on sale in Japan, designed to allow users to experience and learn from potentially dangerous driving situations in a safe ...
UK : Mercedes Benz Promotes the Use of Winter Tires
12 Jan 2010, 17:55 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / In order to keep its customers on the road when snow, ice and negative temperatures become everyday conditions (and, why not, score points in various safety statistics) Mercedes Benz UK has launched...
Drink-Drive Limit Could Be Lowered in UK
11 Jan 2010, 15:45 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / The drink driving limit could be reduced to the equivalent of one pint of beer, or half a glass of wine, according to some recent plans announced by Transport Secretary Andrew Adonis. Furthermo...
Arizona Speed Cameras May be Banished
9 Jan 2010, 12:04 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Speed cameras, these automotive executioners hated by motorists all around the world, may be on the point of losing a battle on U.S. territory. The state of Arizona, the U.S. pioneer when it com...
Bikers, Beware! SPECS3 Speed Cameras Approved
22 Dec 2009, 10:01 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / First there was the single Gatso emitting radar beams to measure the speed of the vehicle, then the speed cameras were installed in pairs to catch a vehicle’s average speed, and now a new syst...
Honda Opens First European Safety Institute
24 Sep 2009, 07:52 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / The Japanese manufacturer announced that a new center dedicated to the training of motorcycle riders is opening its doors in Barcelona Spain. The facility is the first in Europe joining the other 35...
BMW Driver Training Program in Australian Schools
24 Jul 2009, 11:02 UTC · By: Alexandru Radu Chis / With over 15,000 Australias successfully taking part in BMW's Driver Training course since its inception in 1998, the program has became, in time, one of the most fruitful driving aid programs ...
500,000 Motorists Use Mobile Phones While Driving, Study Shows
26 May 2009, 08:53 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / A new UK survey conducted by the Department of Transport shows that 300,000 car-owners and 160,000 goods vehicle drivers use their mobile. According to the study, the worst are drivers of trucks and...
London to Have Satellites that Control Speed
12 May 2009, 10:47 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / So long, high speed fun...A trial involving a sophisticated in-car computer could soon temper speeders from space as a satellite will be used to detect the speed limit on a particular road and...
Motorists: A Cash Cow for Labour to Milk
5 May 2009, 07:59 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Labour was accused of ‘milking the motorists’, since figures showed the number of penalties given to speeding motorists has increased by 100% in ten years, most of them caught by the spe...
Teenagers Should Be Banned from Texting while Driving
20 Mar 2009, 10:00 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / Certainly texting while driving is extremely dangerous at any age but teenagers seem most prone to cause crashes because of this practice. That is why, a coalition composed of Mississippi state lawm...
Drivers Using MP3 Players and iPods Risk to Crash
19 Mar 2009, 15:24 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / It was already common knowledge that cell use while driving increases the risk of crash but it seems that iPods and MP3 players are no better either. According to drive.com.au, a study made by NR...
Speedy Cop Involved in Crash Jailed
19 Mar 2009, 08:11 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / When it comes to observing the law, police officers should be an example for ordinary drivers but many times the exact opposite happens. According to The Sun, a traffic cop was sentenced to four ...
Dancing Romanian Trucker Wanted by Police
11 Mar 2009, 09:29 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / Truck driving might be a boring job sometimes as you see only endless roads in front of your eyes and therefore, truckers might resort to all sorts of tricks to keep themselves amused. This one i...
UK Government: Speed Limit on Rural Roads Reduced to 50 Mph
10 Mar 2009, 09:06 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / Apart from installing speed cameras without warning signs to let the motorists know what to expect in the area, it seems that the UK Government is thinking about more ways to improve road safety. ...
UK Wants Speed Cameras without Warning Signs
9 Mar 2009, 08:52 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / In the near future, British motorists might not be warned in advance about the existence of speed cameras in the areas they are driving. According to The Telegraph, a local authority in UK intends t...
Ex-Traffic Officer Makes a Fortune from Speed Awareness Courses
5 Mar 2009, 11:40 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / Although his business is in full legality, a former British traffic officer is currently criticized for making a lot of money from courses for drivers caught speeding. After leaving Thames Val...
Infrared Cameras to Monitor Drivers in UK
2 Mar 2009, 10:06 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / Besides the speed cameras that were already stressful enough, British motorists will have one more reason to feel supervised each second at the wheel. According to The Daily Mail, the Highways Ag...
Alzheimer's Drivers Might Be Banned from the Road
25 Feb 2009, 08:44 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / Although people suffering from Alzheimer are allowed to get behind the wheel in the early stages of the disease, doctors think they represent a potential danger for the other road users. Accordin...
UK Police Want to Stop Stolen Cars with X-Net
12 Feb 2009, 20:03 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / Carjackers might soon say “Goodbye” to their jobs as the British police are now testing a new device able to stop any car they want. The device called X-Net is a spiked web which wrap...