Vehicle safety

SUVs and pickups make the roads less safe for car occupants, pedestrians and cyclists – Belgian study

EU wants to give green light to more megatrucks

Commission wants to leave the door open to grey imports of vehicles that don’t meet European safety standards

Car industry piling on the pressure for weak assisted driving system safety rules in Europe

EU Member States take an axe to digital speed limit map data

Transport ministers speak out on ‘cars for kids’, teenage lorry driver training and alcohol limits for novice drivers

Thousands of complaints about driver assistance system safety issues on Tesla vehicles

New EU driving licence rules would allow 16-year-olds to drive an SUV

Euro NCAP to test lorry safety

Reducing Road Deaths among Powered Two Wheeler Users (PIN Flash 44)

Call to make ABS brakes mandatory on motorcycles under 125cc as well as practical tests and a minimum age of 16 for mopeds

Euro NCAP publishes latest van safety ratings and announces HGV rating scheme

Five ways Europe can tackle road deaths

Mandatory distraction warning systems won’t detect most important types of distraction

Physical buttons outperform touchscreens in new cars

Euro NCAP sets out plans for future vehicle safety testing

United States: Call for alcohol detection systems in all new vehicles

Questions raised over safety ratings of vehicle safety systems that don’t recognise motorcyclists

Reducing Child Deaths on European Roads (PIN Flash 43)

British drivers think doubling the time between car technical inspections is a bad idea