Isle of Wight Driving Instructors

Road Safety

The BBC has launched a website, as part of the BBC News website, showing deaths on British roads over past ten years. The website pages explain that for an everyday activity, travelling by road is probably the riskiest thing many of us do on a regular basis. On average, some seven people are killed every day on the roads in Great Britain. Hundreds more... [Read more of this review]

New advice to councils to cut the speed limit on roads with accident blackspots is being published by the government. Ministers want the national speed limit of 60mph lowered to 50mph on selected main roads in rural areas. They are advising local authorities to introduce gradually 20mph zones in all residential areas and near schools. The government... [Read more of this review]

More drivers are using hand-held mobile phones than before tougher penalties were introduced two years ago, the Transport Research Laboratory has said. It found 2.6% of car drivers used hand-held phones in 2006 – when fines rose to £60 and three points could be added to licences – compared with 2.8% now. Phone-using drivers are four times... [Read more of this review]

Formula 1’s Lewis Hamilton backs road safety scheme A road safety campaign for school children has been launched in Surrey by motor racing star Lewis Hamilton. The educational scheme for pupils aged 14 to 18 will offer hands-on driving experience and training. Pupils will also have discussions about the responsibilities of being not only a driver,... [Read more of this review]

Hampshire and Isle of Wight safety push to ‘Think Bike’ Deaths or injuries to cyclists and motorcyclists are all too common in the news. Hampshire Safer Roads Partnership’s ‘Think Bike’ campaign is encouraging road users to take care of themselves and take responsibility for each other. The campaign is reinforcing the message... [Read more of this review]