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 [...]
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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 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 [...]
Stay safe this Christmas – new road safety campaign
Just as we thought we’d escaped the bitter cold, snow and ice of the past few weeks, another Arctic front has started to sweep across the country.
It was an appropriate day for the launch of the annual Christmas and New Year road safety campaign by the Road Safety Authority, in conjunction with the Gardaí.
This year’s [...]
Christmas party time – arrive home safe
It’s that time of year again - time for the annual dose of all things festive! Tinsel, mulled wine, stressed out present-buying trips, Christmas trees, snow, ice and vast quantities of turkey. On the plus side it’s also time to meet up with friends, colleagues and family to catch up on the events of the [...]
15% of Dublin motorists are the victim of car crime
Around 15% of Dublin motorists almost 10% of motorists nationally have been the victim of car crime within the last two years, according to new research.
This disturbing revelation came from a recent online poll carried out by AA Insurance. From a total of 6,500 responses nationwide, 3.7% of motorists had either had their car stolen [...]
Road rage costs lives on UK roads
A new report from AXA UK has highlighted that 800 lives a year are being lost on roads in Britain as a result of either road rage or disrespectful driving.
Nearly £1 billion (£945m) of premium could be saved if motorists in UK just chill-out and ease up on the aggression and general disrespect of their [...]