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Texting and calling while driving will soon to be banned, as the new Road Traffic Act should later this year be brought before Parliament, having gone through all the drafting phases.

The National Road Safety Council (NRSC) has launched its 2013 Road Safety Poster Competition, under the theme 'Pedestrian Safety - the STREET SMART WAY!'

An article by consumer advice editor Ronald Montoya on the website edmunds.com suggests smaller cars would not be as safe as larger ones, which have longer bonnets and bigger crush zones, which provide extra protection in frontal crashes.

The road safety message was emphasised at the press launch of the 2013 Jamaica Driver and Road Safety Expo and Road Safety 5K at the Ministry of Transport, Works and Housing, Maxfield Avenue, St Andrew, last Wednesday.

After thrilling motor vehicle enthusiasts in Montego Bay two weeks ago, Ian Lyn and the Firm Marketing Agency have their eyes set on conquering Mandeville. The Manchester capital is hosting the third in a series of cross-island stops for the Jamaica Motor Show (JMS) this weekend.

Five countries will take part in the Caribbean Motor Race Championship (CRMC) meet slated for Sunday, May 26th. Qualifying is on Saturday, May 25th. Drivers from as far away as Suriname, Guyana and Barbados, as well as nearby Cayman, are expected to grace the Dover raceway, St Ann.

After turning in scintillating performances time and again at the circuit-racing carnival held at the Dover Raceway, St Ann, Natasha Chang's dream has finally become a reality.

The gold-coloured Nissan GT-R handed over to sprinter Usain Bolt last Sunday is worth approximately $38 million, a representative of Fidelity Motors, Jamaica's Nissan dealer, has told Automotives.

The Firm Marketing Agency, in association with Scotiabank Jamaica, will be hosting the Montego Bay staging of the Jamaica Motor Show on the grounds of Dump Up Beach today. It starts at 10 a.m. and ends at 6 p.m.

While many cars are put up for sale in Jamaica weekly, there are also advertisements that cars are being scrapped, with the parts for sale. Among the items offered for sale are turbochargers, engines and body panels.

Thomas Issa, Joshua Sirgany and Collin Daley Jr are all rising go-kart stars who are the three most popular Jamaican drivers currently competing on the North American circuit.

TransJamaican Highway Limited has taken precautionary measures to secure the remaining batteries that operate solar-powered street lights along its highways.