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 [...]
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Google’s Self Driving car given the green light- VIDEO
How to overtake a cyclist safely- VIDEO
The Tour de France has had its fair share of crashes so far this year. But none of these were more shocking than the incident where a TV car swerved into two cyclists – Juan Antonio Flecha and Johnny Hoogerland – flipping them into the air and straight into a barbed wire fence. The accident [...]
A Classic Day Out! – at the AXA Classic car show 3rd July
If you’re mad about cars or feel like a having a fun day out this weekend, look no further than the Annual Irish Classic and Vintage Motor Show! This unique event, which is sponsored by AXA and organised by the Irish Jaguar and Daimler Club, takes place this Sunday 3rd July from 11am to 6pm [...]
Now you’re sucking diesel!
Fuel prices have soared to an all time high over the last 10 years. The days of filling up a tank for 90 cent a litre are in the distant past. We all know too well now that any claims that house prices would keep on rising were pie in the sky. Petrol, on the other [...]
Summer Rain – a driver’s pain
It’s that time of the year we all love – summertime! But the Irish summer is a temperamental, unpredictable creature. We might get two, even three glorious weeks of hot, sunny weather, but then, just as we’re getting used to wandering around in shorts and t-shirts and starting to believe that it could actually last [...]
Distractions of the heart
Forget about phones and iPods, passengers are increasingly becoming dangerous driving distractions. Whether you’re flirting or fighting with your girlfriend or boyfriend, having a laugh with your mates or even catching a quick snack while behind the wheel, make sure to keep your attention on the road ahead.
According to a survey carried out by Confused.com, [...]
Driving to a different beat
We’re all into different types of music – you might enjoy rocking away on your trusty old air guitar to a bit of AC/DC, while I might prefer singing along to Jedward’s latest musical ‘creation’. I said might. Maybe you’re even that rarest of creatures – an Enya fan. But what you probably didn’t realise [...]
Irish Motorway Madness
It sounds like something you’d only see in an action movie – a motorist speeding headlong into oncoming traffic on a busy motorway. But apparently this crazy sight isn’t as rare as you’d think.
In fact, according to Road Safety Authority chief executive Noel Brett, high-risk incidents of motorists driving the wrong direction down motorways have [...]
Drivers ‘tailgating’ on M50 targeted
Over 160 motorists have been caught and penalised for ‘tailgating’ offences on the M50.
In many of these cases motorists were apparently trying to avoid paying the M50 toll by tailgating HGVs – driving right up behind them, to within inches of their bumper – in a foolish attempt to hide their licence plates from the [...]
Drivers using mobile phones are four times more likely to end up in a serious or fatal crash
Your phone beeps. You reach down to check the screen. A new text message – you’ll just have a quick glance through it. Your eyes leave the road to type a quick reply – sure it only takes a few seconds and everyone does it. But that’s all it takes, a split second, and you’ve [...]