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Motorists could face fine and penalty points for driving too close to cyclists
Penalty points for driving too close to cyclists Fine Gael is seeking radical new laws to give penalty points to motorists who drive too close to cyclists. Fine Gael TDs Ciarán Cannon and Regina Doherty, the Government chief whip are publishing their new Road Traffic (Minimum Passing Distance of Cyclists) Bill 2017. It is their wish to see the bill...
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Ford engineers are falling asleep at the wheel of self-driving cars
Ford Falling asleep at the wheel in autonomous cars Ford have been developing and testing their own autonomous vehicles and they have discovered during research that their engineers have been falling asleep at the wheel in Level 3 automated cars. There are five different categories or level of automation in vehicles and the Level 3 cars require both human and...
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Banks and insurers are being warned about the overuse of vehicle tracking devices on customers cars
Vehicle tracking devices Hundreds of companies in industries ranging from banking to insurance have been warned about the use of vehicle tracking device by private investigators. In what is being called an unprecedented move, the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner has written to about 400 separate institutions and companies in a bid to tackle the illegal use of "tracking...
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Tesla driver heroically uses his car to stop a runaway Volkswagen
Hero Tesla driver uses his car to stop a runaway Volkswagen A Tesla Model S owner has heroically used his car to stop a runaway Volkswagen on an Autobahn in Germany The Tesla driver made headlines this week when he used his €80,000+ electric car to bring a runaway Volkswagen Passat to a halt on a German Motorway. The Tesla...
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Children unrestrained in a car is a form of 'child abuse' says Road Safety Expert
Leaving a child unrestrained in a car is tantamount to ‘child abuse’ according to a road safety expert. This comes on the foot of a recent photograph tweeted by the Gardaí of a seven-seater car which was stopped with four children under twelve years of age sitting in the back and not one restrained in child safety seat or seatbelts....
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Motor insurers accused of 'hardening their attitude' towards drivers rather than easing up on premiums
Motor insurers accused of 'hardening their attitude' towards drivers rather than easing up on premiums Insurance companies are not co-operating with the Government's attempts to bring in measures to slow down the rapidly rising motor premiums. It appears that rather than easing up on driver's, insurance companies have “hardened their attitude” towards consumers according to the Chairman of the Oireachtas...
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Volkswagen gets initial backing from US court for diesel settlement
Volkswagen gets initial backing from US court for diesel settlement A US court has given the green light in principle for VW to pay $1.22bn to either fix or buy back 80,000 cars which were directly affected by the emissions scandal. Volkswagen may have to pay over $4bn unless it gets the regulatory clearance from authorities in the United States...
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Gardaí seeking powers to seize learner driver cars if the learner is caught driving unaccompanied
Gardaí seek powers to seize cars from unaccompanied learner drivers An inquest into the death of a Mother and daughter who drowned after theircar was hit by a car which was driven by an unaccompanied learner driver has heard that Gardaí are seeking powers to seize cars from these drivers. The jury at the inquest made the recommendation after hearing...
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Gardai to get app for checking driver details on roadside
Garda roadside app for checking driver details The Gardai have outlined a plan for members of the force to get a mobile phone app to let them check a driver's details at the roadside. The new app will access a database of names and details of insured and uninsured motorists, their driving licence and insurance policy numbers. The app, which...
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Child Car Seats - What age can a child use a booster seat?
Child Car Seat Safety Regulations in Ireland All children under 150cms in height or 36kgs (79lbs) in weight must use a child restraint system (CRS) suitable for their height and weight while travelling in a car or goods vehicle (other than a taxi). Rearward Facing Child Seat Rear-facing child car seats must not be used in passenger seats protected by...