How to ensure Learner Drivers are safer on our roads
Learner drivers are among our most vulnerable road users, so how can we ensure they are safer on our roads asks Geraldine Herbert What is the Transport Minister Shane Ross proposing? Transport Minister Shane Ross is considering changing the law to allow Gardaí to seize vehicles being driven by unaccompanied learner drivers. Currently if a learner driver, who is driving unaccompanied, is stopped by a Garda they are issued a fine and...
Some simple steps to get you through the NCT
Over half of all cars tested by the NCT don’t pass with most defects being easy to avoid like faulty light bulbs or worn tyres writes Geraldine Herbert There were just under 1.5 million NCT tests carried out last year and more than half of the cars tested failed first time. However those that fail usually have an issue that is very simple to fix either by the driver or by a mechanic before the day of the NCT. Broken headlights,...
First Drive: Honda Civic
Honda has made a huge investment in the new Civic and first impressions suggest it was money well spent writes Geraldine Herbert What is it? The new 10th generation Civic gets a complete makeover from engines to transmission it’s all brand new. First impressions of the new Honda Civic? This futuristic-looking hatch is now lower, longer and wider than any previous version. The styling is also angular and more cutting edge but it won’t...
First Drive: Volvo V90 Cross Country
We travelled to the arctic reaches of Northern Sweden to put Volvo’s newest addition through its paces driving on sheet ice, deep snow-covered tracks and racing around on an ice covered frozen lake writes Geraldine Herbert What is it? Since the introduction of the first Cross Country almost 20 years ago, Volvo has become synonymous not only with practical and safe estate cars but also with rugged all-road, all-weather versions....
Ways to improve road safety
Recent research shows us that there are many ways to improve road safety writes Geraldine Herbert Understanding our frailty and vulnerability on the roads is crucial to making our roads safer but research show us that we all need to share the responsibility for improving safety. This includes road users, road designers, vehicle manufacturers, transport companies, State and local Government and road safety agencies. What...
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