‘Crash avoidance’ systems rated for safety

The European car safety body Euro NCAP has confirmed it is currently testing a number of cars fitted with crash avoidance technology in an effort to judge the systems’ effectiveness. This news coincides with an announcement from the American Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS), which has published the first results of its own version of the scheme. Euro NCAP and IIHS are cooperating to establish a standardised test formula.

Mercedes SLS AMG Gullwing Order Guide Leaked

We’ve been sent what appears to be a complete Order Guide for the new Mercedes SLS AMG Gullwing Now admittedly, this guide is for the US – but you can’t expect miracles!. But call the dollars Pounds and you won’t be far out. And there’s some pretty big ticket items in there including special paint at what will be probably be £10k and Ceramic Brakes at £12k.

Zero tolerance to drink-driving urged

DRIVERS are being urged to pledge not to drink any alcohol before driving this summer as the police launches a new drink-driving campaign. The call comes from road safety charity Brake, which reports that the 2013 summer drink-driving campaign by the police breathalysed 100,892 drivers and 5170 failed the test. This summer’s football World Cup is a cause for concern for the police as drivers may be tempted to have an alcoholic drink while watching a football match before getting into their car.