Women are better drivers than Men
A recent surveys suggests women who work in the field of science have the best driving rating Munster machos were found to be the riskiest male driver group according to research conducted by No Nonsense insurance company over the last two years. The data comes from almost two thousand No Nonsense’s SmartDriver customers whose driving has been measured for three months using a clever little device – a state of the art...
Driverless Cars and Intelligent Traffic Lights
As new technology enabling cars to turn traffic lights green is launched we look at the impact on driverless cars writes Geraldine Herbert A new technology which allows traffic lights to ‘talk’ directly to motorists is being trialled by the North East Ambulance Service in Newcastle. Through a small device on the windscreen cars can request a green light from a traffic light when it is within 100 metres. For the patients...
Jennifer Mullan – Back at Kirkistown
We catch up with Jennifer Mullan who headed north last weekend to the fast flowing racetrack in Kirkistown I’m back which can only mean one thing; it’s the racing season again! It feels like forever since I was at the Walter Hayes Trophy back in early November but thankfully I’ve been able to put together a deal to compete in the All Ireland Formula Ford 1600 Championship for this year. Having won my class in the 2014 Champion of...
Do you judge people by their car?
‘Pioc do Ride’ – The Irish dating show that lets you judge people by their car TG4 are working on a new dating series called ‘Pioc do Ride’, where someone picks a potential partner based on their car and they are looking for men and women who might be interested in taking part. Ideally, they would like all participants to be able to speak Irish but in the main, they are looking for great characters, cars and craic. Participants...
Danielle’s Drifting – A Change of Roles
Our Danielle Murphy, the highest ranked female Drift driver in Europe, was invited last weekend to Italy as a guest judge for the Rude Drift Battle Championship final round Being a judge of any event always comes with big responsibility. I was invited to attend an event in Sicily, Italy as a guest judge for the Rude Drift Battle Championship final round, carried over from 2014. Being a competitor and always being the one judged when...
A little Kahn-do attitude goes a long way
Kahn are a company dedicated to the creation of luxury vehicles. We recently visited their HQ in Bradford writes Geraldine Herbert I’m cosseted in the supremely comfortable driver’s seat, struck by the splash of red on the rev counter and clock. I haven’t yet turned the ignition, distracted by the opulent red seat belts. Everywhere luxury swathes you like a cashmere scarf. Harris Tweed graces the quilted front and rear bucket seats,...
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