The increased risks to road users caused by distracted driving have been tragically highlighted in a recent case reported in the media. In this case, a lorry driver has received a prison sentence for killing a woman and three children when he crashed into their car because he was looking at his mobile phone.
The UK Government is coming under increasing pressure to improve road safety by reducing the drink driving limit in England and Wales.
As many as 40% of young drivers consider themselves to be unsafe on the road, new research by Continental Tyres has found.
A number of UK safety organisations have given their backing to a European-wide campaign that aims to reduce the number of deaths and serious injuries on Europe’s roads.
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Road safety charity Brake has called on the UK Government to do more to tackle drink-driving after recent figures show little change in the number of people killed because of drink-driving.
The Supreme Court has recently been called upon to decide which country’s laws should be followed when determining the appropriate level of compensation to be awarded where a British citizen is injured in an accident abroad.