Road Safety

Highway Code: cyclists could get priority on the roads

The government is proposing a raft of changes to the Highway Code to provide greater protection for cyclists, pedestrians and horse riders.

Motorists warned about obscured road signs

Safety campaigners are warning motorists about road signs obscured by roadside vegetation, which is currently at its thickest

The UK has the second safest roads in Europe

British roads are among the safest in Europe, according to new figures – only Sweden is safer. But the number of deaths in eastern Europe is much higher.

Every new Volvo now has a 112mph top speed

Volvo is restricting every new car it sells to a 112mph top speed. It has also launched a programmable Care Key – we explain what it is.

Most accidents happen on slower roads

Research shows the vast majority of roads accidents take place on slower roads. However, you're more likely to die on a faster road in the countryside.

Does turning the clocks back cause road traffic accidents?

RoSPA is calling once more for the clock change to be scrapped, claiming darker evenings are directly related to more accidents.

Young driver deaths ‘swept under carpet’ says road safety charity

A road safety charity says young driver and passenger deaths don't get adequate attention, particularly compared with the problems of knife crime and drugs

The government has made it easier to create a ‘play street’

The phenomenon of 'play streets' is getting encouragement from the government as they make it easier for communities to reserve their roads

Speeding drivers ‘most likely to crash’

Researchers at the University of Waterloo in Ontario, Canada, used insurance company data to conclude that speeding drivers are more likely to crash.

Safety body warns of ‘dangerous’ automated driving confusion

Seven in 10 think they can already buy a car that drives itself – and it’s car manufacturers’ branding of so-called safety tech that’s to blame