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Black box data reveals the day drivers are most likely to have an accident

Published 13 December 2019
By Sunday Times Driving
New analysis of black box vehicle data claims to have uncovered the time of day when drivers are most at risk of being caught up in a car crash.
Nottinghamshire Police Newark A17 lorry dangerous driving crash

Video: Distracted lorry driver crash

A lorry driver from Lincolnshire has been jailed for 18 months after pleading guilty to causing serious injury by dangerous driving.
Published 22 November 2019

Veteran car driver killed in crash on M23

An 80-year-old businessman was killed after driving his veteran car onto the M23 motorway.
Published 05 November 2019

Teen driver avoids crash with out-of-control lorry

A teen driver avoided a potentially very nasty accident, by successfully swerving away from an out-of-control lorry on the A34 dual carriageway.
Published 02 August 2019

Crash outside custom car event injures 17

At least 17 people have been injured in a car crash involving two vehicles on the Monkswood Way A-road in Stevenage.
Published 19 July 2019

Video: Tesla driver captures 'bumper car' crash

The forward-facing camera on a Tesla Model 3 captured the moment a car rammed into the back of another car, triggering a multi-motor pile-up
Published 27 June 2019
"Luckiest person in the world" survives lorry wheel smashing through windscreen

'Luckiest person in the world' survives tyre smash

Police in Lancashire were left gobsmacked when a Peugeot 2008 driver emerged almost unscathed after a lorry tyre smashed through the windscreen.
Published 21 May 2019

Lanyard wearers at risk from airbag injuries

Motorists who wear lanyards when they're driving could be at risk of being seriously injured by them in a car crash, police in Devon say.
Published 22 March 2019
Woman filmed hurling herself at taxi ‘to claim compensation’

Woman hurled herself at taxi ‘for compensation'

A cab driver has filmed a woman hurling herself on to the bonnet of his taxi before rolling into the middle of the road and playing dead in an ap
Published 29 October 2017

Me and My Motor: John Blashford-Snell, explorer

Long before Ray Mears and Bear Grylls brought old-school adventuring to television, Colonel John Blashford-Snell was conquering the unknown...
Published 16 January 2017
The Sunday Times Driving Placeholder

Number of airbags in cars set to triple

Have we reached peak airbag? Nearly.
Published 25 January 2016
The Sunday Times Driving Placeholder

A history of car industry cock-ups and cover-ups

The car industry is no stranger to scandal, but periodically one erupts that rises above the usual level of corporate misdemeanour
Published 28 September 2015
The Sunday Times Driving Placeholder

Rise in fatal and serious accidents for cyclists and...

Cyclists and motorcyclists remain the most vulnerable road users, according to the latest road casualty figures released by the Department for Transport
Published 06 August 2015