• cars,  cycling,  family,  Lifestyle,  transport

    Winter Safety on Two Wheels

    [affilinet_performance_ad size=468×60] This week we have been plunged into some seriously wintry weather, with some parts of the country having the first snow of the Winter, and temperatures making it feel decidedly bleak and cheerless. Mornings are now frosty, and this is all leading to our already busy roads turning treacherous, as the surfaces become slippy and the stopping distances increase. For those using the roads extra vigilance is needed, and non so more so than those who are traveling on two wheels, the cyclists and the motorcyclists. Even though they only account for 1% of road users, motorcyclists account for 21% of all road deaths, with high numbers also…

  • children,  family,  Lifestyle,  technology

    Michelin Winter Driving Campaign

    As the Autumn days continue to drift away, our thoughts turn to winter. There are so many lovely things to look forward to  when Winter comes. We have Christmas and all the joy it brings, the festive markets, the mulled wine and mince pies, the countdown to Santa. Winter brings many other joys, sitting in front of cosy fires on those cold winter nights, the chance to wear all those lovely hats and scarves and gloves, and the beautiful, bright clear frosty mornings where it is cold, but oh so crisp. Yes, Winter has a lot to recommend it. But then we have to consider the weather, and all the…