Just when we thought the freezing winter of 2010 was a distant memory and the milder winter weather of last year would prevail, it looks like Jack Frost has decided to reappear next week!
Met Éireann has advised in their forecast that during the middle and later part of next week, there will be fresh north-east [...]
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Winter Driving tips – Video
Tips for motorists at Halloween
Halloween is here, and with it the annual challenge of fashioning complicated outfits out of toilet rolls, cellotape, milk cartons and, if you’re really fancy, papier-mâché!
For children, tonight is all about having fun.
They dress up as their favourite cartoon character, superhero or ghastly ghoul but often ending up looking like none – or a combination [...]
Wet-weather driving tips
Most people don’t particularly like driving in the rain and this can increase stress and anxiety. When it rains, we all need to take more care to handle the bad road conditions.
An average of 24% of crashes happen in the rain, according to the RSA. Two types of drivers can cause these crashes – excessively [...]
4 Car Scam Indicators You Need to Know
Looking for a good deal on a second-hand car? Whether you’re buying or selling, it’s best to keep the old saying ‘Buyer beware’ at the back of your mind and to know the most common scam indicators.
Many second-hand cars are bought and sold privately. This can often be a good way to get a good [...]
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 [...]
Back to school- How to keep your kids safe in the car
Summer is officially over – not that it was much of a summer! And for many parents it’s time to start back out on the road as an unpaid chauffeur doing the school run.
Keeping your children safe in the car is a top priority for every parent. But even if you think you’re doing everything [...]
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 [...]