A new report claims that young drivers listening to either rock or rap music are more prone to road accidents than drivers listening to music from other genres.

A new poll conducted by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) has revealed that one-third of drivers admitted to taking to Britain’s roads without a valid MoT certificate for their vehicle.

A new study shows that a quarter of drivers blame their footwear for road accidents, with one in three people admitting to driving in flip flops, and revealing that they find them more dangerous than driving in high heels.

New research conducted by Carnegie University and the London School of Economics has found no link between the number of drivers making mobile phone calls and the number of road accidents.

Young drivers in Cumbria have been spoken to by the police in a bid to reduce the number of road traffic accidents involving young people that are behind the wheel.

The department for transport has released official data which accounts for the number of reported road casualties on Britain’s roads. The data, which relates to incidents that took place in 2012, are taken from ‘STAT 19’ forms completed by the police when an RTA (Road Traffic Accident) occurs that involves casualties.