Rural Life
NFU Mutual has called for greater training measures to tackle "persistent danger" on rural roads, reporting 956 deaths on rural roads in 2024.
Dorset Police is calling on the public to be "patient and careful on the roads" as an increase in farm traffic is expected with harvest time.
A motorcyclist has died following a fatal crash with a tractor on the B9136 in Moray, and road...
A teenage boy has been arrested in connection with the theft of a tractor and subsequent dangerous...
NFU Mutual is warning drivers to take extra care as the "harvest rush" is expected to bring a spike in crashes involving agricultural vehicles
Agri-Business
Rural insurer NFU Mutual has warned that Easter driving hazards could spark a surge in rural road traffic accidents.
New warning signs are to be introduced to help drivers on rural roads identify wildlife hotspots...
Rural insurer NFU (National Farmers Union) Mutual has today (Tuesday, December 5) announced plans for a Code for Countryside Roads
New research has shown that collisions between agricultural machinery and third parties are 52%...
Drivers are being urged by road safety experts to slow down on rural roads as the UK government launches a new THINK! campaign today.
Opinion
The government is toying with the idea of banning farmers from driving tractors and other items of agricultural equipment on our roads.
N.Ireland
Northern Ireland is to benefit from a £10m investment to improve the condition of the rural roads, the Minister for Infrastructure, Chris Hazzard, has announced.
As farmers take to the roads for the busy season, motorists are being reminded that up to 70% of fatal road collisions occur on rural roads.
The Minister for Transport Pascal Donohoe has announced new speed limits for country roads.
Laois County Council are to consider paying farmers to use their tractors to spread salt on local roads.
