Following an upswing in the number of drink-drive casualties in 2017 and no progress over the last seven years, IAM RoadSmart is calling on government to introduce an emergency package of measures to tackle the issue.
IAM Roadsmart
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The fear of being caught for breaking the law on seatbelts or mobile phones must increase to stop hundreds of thousands of drivers putting themselves and other road users at risk.
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IAM RoadSmart has called for businesses to urgently tackle the issue of distracted drivers at the wheel and overhaul their safety at work policies – to help stem the tide of avoidable crashes on our roads.
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As snow and ice bring disruption across the UK, IAM RoadSmart is urging drivers to follow some simple winter driving tips to help them keep safe.
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IAM RoadSmart has lent its support to the National Police Chiefs’ Council’s (NPCC) current crackdown on speeding on our roads as it says there is clear evidence that ‘speed kills.’
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Drivers are being urged not to touch drink or drugs before getting behind the wheel as new research finds a worrying number of people think drink or drug driving are acceptable.
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Traffic congestion has overtaken mobile phone usage to become the top concern among drivers, according to IAM RoadSmart’s fourth annual Safety Culture Survey.
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That’s the reaction from IAM RoadSmart following the DfT’s publication of the latest reported road casualty figures for Great Britain. The quarterly provisional estimates show there were 1,770 road deaths in the year ending June 2018 – a figure that has been largely static since 2012. A total of 26,610 people killed or seriously injured […]
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The number of breath tests administered by the police continues to decline despite rises in drink-drive casualties and fatalities.