Just when we thought we’d escaped with a relatively mild winter, the cold has returned with a vengeance.
The Road Safety Authority (RSA) has urged motorists to take extra care on the roads over the next few days in order to avoid accidents, as weather conditions are set to be difficult.
Their warning comes as the country [...]
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Technology skids in to prevent accidents
We all take the brakes in our car for granted. We expect them to work perfectly, especially if we need them in an emergency. So it’s no surprise that they’re a part of the vehicle that’s overworked – the average driver uses their brakes an estimated 75,000 times a year.
Advances in technology through the years [...]
Roadside Motor Rescue Angels
After a long day of Christmas shopping you’re heading home with presents piled high in the car. The rain is streaming down, the wind is blowing, and you’d rather be in sitting beside a nice warm fire. But suddenly your car starts acting up. The battery light is flashing – disaster has well and truly [...]
“My car won’t start- It’s just nuts!!”
There’s nothing more frustrating than hopping in to you car (usually when your already running late) only to find it won’t start.
It’s a really annoying experience, and not one which would normally put a smile on your face, however, this story taken from BBC News may describe one of those odd occasions. When mechanic Andy [...]
New Lower Drink Drive Limits
New, lower, drink drive limits come into force tomorrow. Make sure you’re aware of the changes. But, as ever, the best way to be sure you’re under the limit, and to stay safe, is to simply never drink before driving.
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Top tips for motorcyclists on road safety- VIDEO
Motorcyclists can often be vulnerable road users. According to the Road Safety Authority’s National Motorcycle Plan 2010 – 2014 they accounted for one in ten of all road fatalities in 2009. This is especially worrying given that motorcycles only accounted for one percent of all licensed vehicles in the Republic of Ireland in 2007.
This [...]
First ever wooden supercar- VIDEO
Did you hear about the wooden car with the wooden wheels and the wooden engine? It wooden go!
Luckily, the newly unveiled ‘Splinter Car’ – the world’s first super car to be made out of wood – has no such problems. You’d think a car made using wood would be a bit on the slow side, [...]
How to reduce the stress of your driving test
Leaving Cert results, CAO offers, plans for the next few years of your life…for thousands of students all over Ireland it’s been a nervous, stressful couple of weeks.
As you take your first steps in the ‘real world’ outside of school, getting your full drivers licence may well be the next thing on your To Do [...]
Guinness World Record 2011- Tightest Parallel Parking- VIDEO
Ever driven by a free parking space because it just looked too tight? Do the words ‘parallel parking’ fill you with a touch of dread? If so, you’ll probably be suitably surprise to learn that there’s a category in the Guinness World Records dedicated to the tightest parallel parking!
Earlier this year, Ronny Wechselberger a.k.a “Ronny [...]
Google’s Self Driving car given the green light- VIDEO
The future of motoring could be nearer than we think – and it’s a future likely to include self-driving cars!
In June of this year the state of Nevada paved the way for the introduction of self-driving vehicles to the U.S. when it passed a new bill that would create guidelines for the safe operation of automated self-driving [...]