Road users to take extra care as darker nights return

Young people will take the lead in a major new project exploring how driver training, testing and licensing can make driving safer and fairer for them, before presenting their recommendations to local and national decision-makers.

THINK! has launched a new road safety campaign encouraging young male drivers to check their speed and consider the potentially life-changing consequences of everyday speeding.

An artificial intelligence (AI) camera trial in the West Midlands flagged nearly 19,000 potential mobile phone and seatbelt offences in just two weeks, highlighting the scale of dangerous behaviour on the region’s roads.

Mobility scooter users are being forced into roads and exposed to hazards including potholes, loose gravel and uncovered drains because of vehicles obstructing pavements, according to an analysis of insurance claims.

In this opinion piece, Graham Lewis-Dale from OptikosPrime calls into question the strength of the current eyesight testing for UK drivers, in particular the 20 metre number plate check.