The truck stops here: Roads Minister announces safer rest area plans

Lorry drivers across England will benefit from more parking spaces, better welfare facilities and safer rest areas thanks to £16.5 million in joint Government and industry investment. Today (Monday 4 March), the Roads Minister confirmed that 38 truckstops across England will invest £6 million from the Department for Transport (DfT), with a further £10.5 million […]

Clearview Intelligence supports better driving in Hull

Highways and Transport Solutions provider Clearview Intelligence is sponsoring five people in the Hull area to go on an advanced driver course in order to help people make the roads safer. People who live in the HU1 to HU9 postcodes are being given the chance to win one of five Clearview-funded places on an IAM […]

Applied Driving partners with IHE to target fleet and driver safety

Applied Driving has teamed up with the Institute of Highway Engineers (IHE) to improve health and safety for those working on the road network. The global provider of driver safety and performance management solutions has become an IHE Professional Development Partner, continuing to share best practices and help raise standards across the highways sector. “This […]

Cars could automatically stop if driver is incapacitated

New technology being worked on in America could mean cars pull to the side of the road and stop if they detect a driver is incapacitated. The website Consumer Reports says technology is being perfected to stop cars if they detect the driver is becoming unresponsive. At the moment they can slow down and put […]