Older drivers less cautious when driving at night under brighter road conditions

October 2nd, 2009 LONDON - Women drivers applying make-up while behind the wheel are responsible for almost half a million road accidents a year in Britain, according to a new survey. About one-fifth of the female motorists surveyed confessed that they had touched up their mascara on the move - equivalent to 2.7 million of Britain's 15 million women drivers.

September 17th, 2009 LONDON - A beautiful passer-by is a major distraction for male drivers, a new UK study has found. According to a research conducted by AA Insurance, seven out of ten male drivers admit to being distracted by attractive women passer-by.

September 12th, 2009 MELBOURNE - Driving a silver car is a statement of success, but still white car, which is synonymous with change, has become the most popular colour for people's vehicles around the world. A yellow or red car screams that the person behind the wheels is a confident extrovert.

August 26th, 2009 Fall Out Boy singer Patrick Stump arrested in LALOS ANGELES — Singer Patrick Stump of Fall Out Boy has been arrested on a two-year-old warrant for driving without a valid license. Sheriff's spokesman Steve Whitmore says the 25-year-old was arrested late Tuesday during a traffic stop by Los Angeles police.

August 20th, 2009 LONDON - German actress Diane Kruger escaped arrest during a recent road trip across Australia with boyfriend actor Joshua Jackson, after they were found sleeping in their car by the police. Kruger, 33, and Jackson, 31, were on holiday Down Under when they found themselves stranded without a place to stay in between destinations, so they parked their car and slept in it for the night.

August 17th, 2009 LONDON - English singer George Michael was "driving like a madman" before crashing his car into the back of a lorry on a dual carriageway, reveals an eyewitness. The 'Faith' hitmaker was arrested on August 14 following the collision, which occurred just two months after his two-year driving ban was lifted.

August 12th, 2009 WASHINGTON - A new study has shown that most older drivers are unaware of the potential impact on driving performance associated with taking medications. Led by experts from the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB), the study indicates that 95 percent of those age 55 and older have one or more medical conditions, 78 percent take one or more medications, and only 28 percent have an awareness of the risks those medications might have on driving ability.

July 28th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Typing an SMS while behind the wheel increases the risk of crash or near crash by 23-fold in Truck drivers, according to a study. Researchers at the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute also found that truckers were six times as likely to crash while dialling and nearly seven times as likely when simply reaching for an object like a cell phone.

July 26th, 2009 MELBOURNE - John Travolta has reportedly been carrying out bizarre nocturnal rituals as he struggles to come to terms with the tragic death of his son. The devastated actor, who lost 16-year-old Jet earlier this year, was said to be driving lazy circuits in an electric golf cart in the early hours on the private runway that services his Jumbolair estate.

July 15th, 2009 LONDON - Older drivers are more likely to indulge in drink-driving than their younger counterparts, who text more while behind the wheel, suggests a survey. During the survey, headed by the British motoring organisation Royal Automobile Club plc (RAC), nearly a third of 45 to 64-year-olds confessed to driving while potentially over the drink-drive limit as compared to just 24 per cent of 17 to 24-year-olds But more than a quarter of 17 to 24-year-olds occasionally resorted to texting, while 10 per cent admitted being under the influence of drugs while driving.

June 22nd, 2009 WASHINGTON - A team of twelve experts have released a consensus statement with recommendations for drivers with Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD). ICD patients have an ongoing risk of sudden incapacitation that may cause harm to others while driving a car, and thus driving restrictions are imposed making these recommendations an important guideline for such patients.

June 13th, 2009 LONDON - English musician Pete Doherty has pleaded guilty for driving under influence and drug possession. The 30-year-old singer was arrested on June 11 after police officers spotted a car being driven erratically as the he left a gig in Gloucester, south west England.

June 7th, 2009 Shaq on track instead of court in TexasFORT WORTH, Texas — While the NBA finals are underway, Shaquille O'Neal spent the weekend at Texas Motor Speedway attending his first IndyCar Series race. Before giving the command to start engines Saturday night and riding shotgun in the pace car with three-time Indy 500 champion Johnny Rutherford, O'Neal attended the drivers' meeting and did a pre-race pit stop with the Luczo Dragon Racing team when he held a tire over his head with one arm.

June 3rd, 2009 MELBOURNE - The trend of speed dating has reached a whole new level - courtesy an online dating service that you can take on the road. Since most single commuters spend more time on road, new site drivebydating.com.au helps them kick their love life into overdrive, website director Tara McGie says.

May 23rd, 2009 WASHINGTON - Those employing drivers for their cars most likely ensure that the persons they choose are sober and possess valid driving licences, but the findings of an Australian study now suggest that people better make an addition to their checklists-he should not have any interest in motor sports. Paul Tranter and James Warn, of the University of New South Wales, have found that being a race fan increases a person's likelihood of speeding in the car, and seeing nothing wrong in it.