A new ‘traffic-calming’ scheme through the village of Arnprior in Scotland, has not gone down well with locals. Part of the measures consist of a set of wiggly white lines in the middle of a road which match up with red indentations that have been painted at the roadside with the intention to slow vehicles down. Some […]
As the headline suggests, there are a number of hurdles to be overcome before self-parking cars become a common sight on Britain’s roads. As I mentioned in a recent blog post concerning the development of such technology, current UK law forbids drivers from leaving the vehicle while the engine is running. Current self-parking technology requires the […]
The headline say’s it all really! Unfortunately for one particular coach driver who followed the directions given to him by his Sat Nav, he unintentionally found himself down a country lane and ultimately ended up with his coach stuck in the mud. To make matters worse, the coach was packed with party of guests on route to […]
Research by the Road Safety Foundation has found that motorists are more likely to be involved in a crash whilst travelling on single carriageway A-roads than on a motorway. Interestingly, the East Midlands has emerged as the most dangerous region, with the risk of death and serious injury being a shocking 63 per cent higher than the […]
Measures aimed at lowering motoring costs have been announced by the government. One such measure is to freeze the current maximum cost for an MOT test for a car at £54.85 until 2015. In addition to this, there looks to be a big crack down on the current ‘compensation culture’ for claims such as whiplash. […]
With the darker evenings of winter time fast approaching, cyclists are strongly advised to take appropriate precautions in order to make themselves easier to see. With the clocks set to wind back by an hour this Sunday, darkness during the commute home of an evening makes collisions involving cyclists statistically more highly likely. A survey carried […]
That’s right folks – you did read the headline correctly..! The newly developed technology allows the driver to actually get out of the vehicle while the car parks itself. To be honest I am a little torn on this one… Ultimately such technology could be very useful; particularly for disabled people or older people. Whilst I am […]
That’s right folks! You did read that correctly! A man by the name of Joseph Lewis, from Newport, South Wales, had sadly suffered with extremely poor vision his whole life. If this impairment was not testing enough, his outlook on life was made even more bleak after he developed cataracts six months ago which forced […]
How about this for low mileage..! A 52-year-old classic Triumph Herald is expected to fetch thousands at auction due to its grand total of 20 miles on the clock! The car is virtually brand new, so much so it still has its original 1961 tax disc, costing £15, on its windscreen! This exceptional car is expected to fetch […]
That’s right folks, ‘Rumour Has It’ (did you notice what I did then!?!) that International Singer, Adele, has passed her driving test! Great news of course, but that is not the main news story here… the fact that her Driving Instructor didn’t have a clue who she was whilst teaching her – even when she started […]