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One in four young drivers have taken a selfie
From the World Cup-winning German football team, to Barack Obama, to the Pope, nearly everyone it seems has been caught up in the incredible rise of the ‘selfie’ - self-portraits snapped from smartphones.
Mullingar Blue Light Day - a community response
The Mullingar Drugs Network (MDN), in partnership with the emergency services, will conduct a two-day ‘Blue Light Day’ promotion next Wednesday and Thursday December 8 and 9 to raise awareness about drug use and abuse.
Information overload is endangering urban road users
Imagine if tomorrow morning your local authority decided to remove all yield, stop, and other such signage, as well as traffic lights and pedestrian crossings from your village, town or city?
Fines could be on the way for motorists with unrestrained pets in cars
Drivers could soon be penalised for not having their pets restrained in their cars. That will be the case if Ireland follows California’s lead and makes it illegal to have a pet on your lap while driving.
Information overload is endangering urban road users
Imagine if tomorrow morning your local authority decided to remove all yield, stop, and other such signage as well as traffic lights, pedestrian crossings, etc, from your village, town, or city? Well up until last Monday, I would have cringed at such a prospect.
Traffic light and road sign overload is endangering road users
Delegates attending the annual Automotive Forum, organised by the Irish Motoring Writers Association and sponsored by Semperit Tyres, heard how overloading the motorist with traffic lights and road signs can increase road crashes in urban areas and that handing more responsibility to the driver can result in a spectacularly positive change in behaviour.
Information overload is endangering urban road users
Imagine if tomorrow morning your local authority decided to remove all yield, stop and other such signage as well as traffic lights, pedestrian crossings etc, from your village, town, or city? Well up until last Monday, I would have cringed at such a prospect.
Volvo Cars sets zero accidents target
The Volvo Car Corporation’s vision is to design cars that should not crash, and its aim is that by 2020 no one should be killed or injured in aVolvo.
Midlanders are regular binge drinkers, says survey
Almost 90 per cent of people in the Midlands regularly engage in binge drinking, according to a recent survey.
Volvo cars sets zero accidents target
The Volvo Car Corporation’s vision is to design cars that should not crash, and its aim is that by 2020 no one should be killed or injured in aVolvo.
