Free Road Safety Tools

27 free tools and calculators built on official data: check tonight's road ice risk, your odds on the road, when alcohol leaves your body, where to stop on a long drive, and your own car's recalls and safety.

Trip planning

New · Trip planningMotorway closures tonightIs the M25, A1 or I-80 closed tonight or this weekend? Planned closures in England, Germany, the Netherlands and California. New · Trip planningLow emission zonesULEZ, Clean Air Zones, Umweltzonen, Crit'Air, ZBE, ZTL and milieuzones: 104 zones, rules and the official checkers. New · Trip planningDriving break plannerWhen to stop on a long drive: Highway Code advice for cars, GB/EU lorry rules and US truck hours. New · Trip planningSpeed camera map7,000+ speed, red-light and section cameras published by cities and governments in 8 countries. Trip planningRoute accident historyRecorded crashes along any route you plan in the US or Great Britain. Trip planningDriving laws by countrySpeed limits, drink-drive limits and driving side for 195 countries. Trip planningEmergency numbersPolice, ambulance and fire numbers for every country. Trip planningReport an accidentSend us a crash you witnessed; it is checked before anything is published.

Weather & safety

New · Weather & safetyWeather warnings todayOfficial wind, rain, snow, ice and fog warnings for the UK, Ireland, Europe and the US, with what each means for driving. New · Weather & safetyChain control todayLive Caltrans chain controls on I-80 Donner Pass, US-50 and every California mountain checkpoint. New · Weather & safetyGritter trackerAre the roads gritted tonight? Live gritter trackers and gritting-route maps for 190+ UK and Irish councils. New · Weather & safetyWill the roads be icy?Tonight, tomorrow morning and the next 36 hours: ice, snow, fog, storm and wind risk for any town. New · Weather & safetyHow long after drinking can I drive?Estimate when the alcohol you drank will be out of your system, in UK units or US standard drinks. Weather & safetyStopping distance calculatorReaction plus braking distance at any speed on dry, wet, snowy or icy roads.

Fines & points

New · Fines & pointsUK speeding fine calculatorFixed penalty or court band A, B or C: the fine range, points and ban for your speed (plus Scotland, NI, Ireland). New · Fines & pointsHow long do penalty points last?When points expire and how many lead to a ban in the UK, Ireland, Germany, France, Spain, Italy and the Netherlands. New · Fines & pointsSpeeding fines in EuropeFine, points and ban in Germany, France, Spain, Italy and the Netherlands from the official tables, in English.

Risk & statistics

New · Risk & statisticsOdds of dying in a car crashYearly, daily and lifetime odds for any country, US state or Canadian province, from official death rates. New · Risk & statisticsMost dangerous intersectionsJunctions with the most reported crashes in 30+ US and Canadian cities, from official open data. Risk & statisticsAccident hotspots mapPolice-recorded collisions in Great Britain on a hexagon map, by council, year and severity. Risk & statisticsAccident trendsCompare crash trends by place and period.

After a crash

New · After a crashGet a police accident reportWhere to request a crash report in every US state: agency, online portal, fee and wait time.

Your car

Your carVIN lookupDecode a vehicle identification number: make, model, year, plant and safety equipment. Your carCar recall checkOpen safety recalls for any car, from NHTSA. Your carCar problems checkOwner complaints filed with NHTSA for any make and model. Your carCrash test ratingsNHTSA 5-star safety ratings by make and model. Your carTyre age checkerRead a tyre's DOT date code and see whether it is too old.