Can VW recover from the emission scandal and do Irish drivers really care?
The VW emissions scandal has cast a cloud over the industry but what will be the long-term impact asks Geraldine Herbert As the German car regulators (KBA) announce they are expanding their investigation of emission cheating software to more than 23 car makers, VW remains firmly in the headlines. The latest revelations relate to CO2 emissions declarations for diesel and petrol cars. They also have been accused by the US Environmental...
Road rage: What you feel behind the wheel
In the new documentary Mean Streets, Geraldine Herbert learns how the stresses and strains of driving affect her Driving gets most of us in a tizzy. The endless stopping and starting, the traffic jams and the right-hand-turn-only lane when you’re desperate to go left. The peak-hour traffic experience is the stuff of nightmares. But how stressful is driving really? As part of an RTE documentary entitled Mean Streets, I agreed to...
