Bike week, an annual event that promotes all things great about bikes, started on Sunday the 12th of September and will end on this coming Saturday (September 18th), the Irish Times reports. Due to a mix of less busy roads and the commitments from the Government to build safer cycling infrastructure, the last year and …
AA Ireland is calling on motorists to exercise additional caution in the weeks and months ahead as commuter activity begins to return to peak levels. With the end of the summer holidays and all children now returning to school, many of us will see our travel patterns change. It’s important that you plan ahead for …
English telematics pioneer, insurethebox, has shared the latest data from their communications campaign which aims to improve driver safety. Over the past five years, customers of insurethebox have been part of the Speed Reduction Programme, which has seen over 80,000 drivers reduce their speed by 22%, leading to a 6% reduction in accident frequency. After accumulating over 5.7 billion miles of driving data has allowed the telematics insurer to become an …
The Road Safety Authority (RSA) has launched a brand-new online service called MyRoadSafety.
Sinn Féin Councillor Emma McGinley has called for more driving tests slots to tackle the ‘huge backlog’ in waiting lists for tests, the Derry Journal reports. Colr. McGinley said: “There is growing frustration among people who are struggling to get a driving test booking since the services resumed. “Driving instructors and learners feel they are being left …
Ireland has faced many problems while dealing with the driver theory and driving test back-log but, it appears we aren’t the only ones struggling with back-log issues. In a recent announcement it was revealed that Germany is facing just as much, if not more, trouble with the back-log than Ireland, this came to light in when the …
IAM RoadSmart, the UK’s largest independent road safety charity, has revealed that the average age motorists would consider giving up their licence is 82.
A recent survey by Venson Automotive Solutions reveals that 60% of motorists in the UK are planning a staycation using their privately owned or company car.
The Road Safety Authority (RSA), Horse Sport Ireland (HSI), Horse Racing Ireland (HRI) and An Garda Síochána have teamed up to launch a road safety appeal calling on horse-riders and other road users to share the roads safely. The appeal comes after a recent survey of over 1,700 horse riders, revealed that four in five horse riders have experienced an incident when on …
A safety scheme on the N78 at Kilkenny Street in Castlecomer was welcomed by a large amount of members at Kilkenny’s monthly area municipal meeting, the Kilkenny People reports.