Road Safety Archive
10 Aug 2017
Dealerships miss out on profit opportunities
Dealers in the UK are missing out on profit opportunities, by failing to replace badly worn tyres. The average dealership in the UK, fail to replace two-thirds of badly worn tyres, new data has revealed. Data from vehicle health check provider autoVHC has confirmed that the average dealership in the UK, replaces just one-third of
09 Aug 2017
New online game aimed at promoting road safety awareness
Ireland’s first dedicated telematics insurer, BoxyMo.ie has launched an innovative new online game aimed at promoting road safety awareness amongst Ireland’s young drivers. The game is available to play free at www.boxymo.ie/game and is playable on mobile, desktop and tablets. The announcement comes shortly after the Road Safety Authority (RSA) announced a 15% increase in the number of road
02 Aug 2017
Toyota Ireland launches new road safety app
Toyota Ireland has launched it’s free “Face It Down” app for iPhone and Android which is designed to save lives on Irish Roads. The app is launched in partnership with the RSA and Topaz. It will reward all drivers for putting their phone face down when driving, allowing them to redeem the points for a
31 Jul 2017
Drivers need to wake up to the dangers of fatigue
Drivers need to be wise to the dangers of fatigue on journeys. Fatigue is a major contributory factor in road crashes, particularly in the early hours of the morning. Many thousands of collisions occur because of a driver’s reduced ability to respond quickly and safely if a dangerous situation arises. Road safety and UK breakdown
07 Apr 2017
Continental gestures to a safer future
To improve non-verbal communication between drivers and their vehicles, the international technology company Continental has devised a range of user-friendly touch gestures for the cockpit. Thanks to a combination of gesture interaction and touchscreens, drivers can draw specific, defined symbols on the input display to instantly trigger a diverse array of functions and features for
03 Apr 2017
Drivers reminded to be tyre safe when driving children
TyreSafe, the UK’s tyre safety charity, is launching a good new awareness campaign aimed at all those who drive with children on board. Research shows that children can clock up around three hours a week in the car with their parents and around 96 hours per year with grandparents at the wheel. Friends, childminders and
13 Mar 2017
Tougher vehicle testing rules to save lives
New road safety regulations coming down the track will set common EU wide minimum standards for vehicle checks. Vehicle checks are fundamental to road safety. More than five people die on Europe’s roads every day in accidents linked to technical failure. So on April 3, 2014 the European Union adopted new rules to toughen up
03 Mar 2017
Northern Ireland has lowest conviction rate for using phones while driving
As tougher penalties for drivers using mobile phones are introduced in the UK and Northern Ireland, it emerged that drivers in Scotland have the highest proportion of offences for using a mobile phone behind the wheel – with 19.5 per cent. From 1st March 2017 drivers caught using a mobile phone while driving will face tougher penalties. The fixed
14 Dec 2016
DENSO improves in-vehicle sensors to increase pedestrian safety
DENSO has made significant advances to its in-vehicle vision sensors, which will boost pedestrian safety and prevent traffic accidents at night. In-vehicle sensors are used to identify white lines on roads and objects ahead, and DENSO’s continued development of Advanced Driver Assistant Systems (ADAS) has meant a breakthrough in the sensors’ ability to now detect
01 Dec 2016
New road safety focuses on devastation caused by drink-drivers
“My body was completely broken, but I didn’t realise I would never see him again.” These are the words of Gillian Treacy, mother of four year old Ciarán who was killed in a head-on collision with a drunk driver in April 2014. Gillian’s story and that of her husband Ronan, the Emergency Services who attended