Archive for November, 2011
Too Young To Die – Road Safety Week
The Road Safety Week is hosted by Brake on behalf of the Department for Transport. Brake are a road collision victim support group who campaign for improved road and vehicle infrastructure and also support the education of school pupils in hazard awareness. The website link is www.roadsafetyweek.org.uk which then has a link page to resources, facts, [...]
End of the road?
The British Medical Association is urging ministers to outlaw lighting up in private vehicles to protect people’s health. According to the leading medical organisation, evidences suggests smoking in cars exposes drivers and passengers to harmful chemicals – up to 23 times more than in a smoky bar – with children and the elderly particularly at [...]
Kia gets ready for Road Safety Week with walking scheme
A walking initiative has been launched by Kia Motors UK ahead of the upcoming Road Safety Week. Using its Walking Bus Scheme, the enterprise hopes to encourage people to walk their children to school in a safe way, instead of always taking their car. Through the programme, Kia has led more than 15,000 youngsters to [...]
20’s Plenty for Us!
The 20′s Plenty for Us Rap Where roads are residential Lower speed limits are essential If we’re to stay alive And help community to thrive 20s Plenty, 30 hurts me We don’t want walkers killed Or cyclist’s blood spilled Just to save time So follow the new sign Velocity and energy And that’s the link [...]
Fatigue
Don’t drive tired Studies have shown that drivers don’t fall asleep without warning. Drivers who fall asleep at the wheel have often tried to fight off drowsiness by opening a window, or by turning up the radio. This doesn’t work for long. The facts Research suggests that almost 20% of accidents on major roads are [...]
Woman (86) seriously hurt in horror smash
Woman seriously hurt in horror smash. AN ELDERLY woman is fighting for her life and another pensioner was injured after a crash at a crossroads near North Anston. A blue Mazda 3 driven by an 86-year-old woman was in collision with a white Toyota Hilux 4×4 at the crossroads of Todwick Road with Common Road [...]
End of the road for the zebra?
Sixty years after its introduction, the black-and-white striped pedestrian crossing is being replaced due to safety fears Experts say that zebra crossings can actually cause accidents. Photograph: Alamy In the 60 years since it was officially introduced to Britain’s roads, the zebra has evolved into the panda, the pelican and the puffin. Now the [...]
Two in court after lorry crash chaos
A SHEFFIELD teenager has been charged with a string of motoring offences after a number of vehicles were hit by flat-bed lorry as it allegedly tried to evade police. Shocked drivers watched in disbelief as a suspected stolen lorry crashed with vehicles in heavy rush-hour traffic in Dunstable, Bedfordshire. The drama began in High Street [...]
Car thief in police chase left £40,000 damage
Ben Newey, aged 23, pleaded guilty to seven charges involving car theft. A YOUNG car thief left a £40,000 trail of destruction during a 90-minute police chase across South Yorkshire and Derbyshire. Ben Newey, aged 23, of Rotherham Road, Maltby, drove the wrong way around two roundabouts, sped the wrong way along the M1, ploughed [...]
Mum devastated by sign vandals
Harborough Avenue speed sign Published on Saturday 5 November 2011 09:01 THE mum of a nine-year-old boy knocked down by a car has been ‘devastated’ by the actions of mindless vandals who destroyed a flashing speed sign erected to improve road safety. Residents on the Manor launched a vigorous campaign for better safety measures after [...]
