Euro NCAP announces best in class awards for 2022
The Euro NCAP announces best in class awards for 2022 the safety organisation’s busiest-ever year. These are the cars that achieved the highest overall scores, based on their results for Adult Occupant Protection, Child Occupant Protection, Vulnerable User Protection and Safety Assist technologies. For the very first time, this list includes two cars from Tesla and two Chinese newcomers to the European market. These results underline...
New Showroom is almost carbon-neutral
Kylemore Cars, Ireland’s largest independent second-hand car sales company, has just opened its new, almost-carbon-neutral, purpose-built car showrooms in Ballymount following a significant investment. The concept for the building, which has been planned and developed over the past four years, is the vision of Graham Clarke, owner of Kylemore Cars. Kylemore Cars now sells more than 2,000 cars per year. On average 60% of these cars...
Donut Ignore The Signs…
Goodyear Tyres has creaA handy guide for the key signs to check – #DonutIgnoreTheSigns The confusion over what to look and feel for when routinely checking tyres for signs of conditions is not unfamiliar. But a new campaign has recruited an unlikely ally to boost tyre safety knowledge amongst drivers. Goodyear Tyres has created a handy guide called ‘Donut Ignore the Signs’ – designed to both educate drivers on the signs...
Give Time, Give Space
Motorists are being asked to slow down and give cyclists room on the roads “Give Time, Give Space” is the annual Donna Fox anniversary appeal to motorists to slow down and give cyclists room on our roads. It is also a plea to the Minister for Justice to give teeth to the hard won 2019 Dangerous Overtaking of a Cyclist legislation by enabling robust enforcement in way of a designated national portal for cycling. Donna...
Seven things to know about new EU Speed limiters
From July 6th all newly launched vehicles, sold in Europe, will be fitted with intelligent speed assist technology (ISA) so what does this mean for drivers and crucially road safety asks Geraldine Herbert 1. All newly launched vehicles i.e. new models of car, van, bus and lorry sold in Europe, will be fitted with intelligent speed assist technology (ISA) from July 6th. It won’t be until July 2024 that the requirement will...
Antonia Hendron, new President of the Society of the Irish Motor Industry
Antonia Hendron is the new President of the Society of the Irish Motor Industry (SIMI) Antonia Hendron, Managing Director of M50 Truck & Van Centre, Dublin was elected President of the Society of the Irish Motor Industry (SIMI) at the organisation’s AGM held today in Killashee Hotel, Naas, Co. Kildare. Speaking at the event, Antonia Hendron President of the Society of the Irish Motor Industry commented that she was looking forward...
