Archive for ‘January, 2010’

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Jan20

20mph zones not enforceable says Police!

by admin on January 20th, 2010 at 9:39 pm
Posted In: Driving Comments, Road Safety

A police force has criticised the use of 20 mile an hour zones, saying they cannot work without speed bumps and other traffic calming measures to force drivers to slow down. Oxfordshire County Council has recommended cutting the limit on at least 24 of the town’s roads. However, police said that the scheme would only […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Jan20

Safer roads partnership launches different approach for seat belt campaign!

by admin on January 20th, 2010 at 9:29 pm
Posted In: Campaign, Driving Behaviour, Driving News, Road Safety

The Sussex Safer Roads Partnership has launched a new campaign addressing the issue of seat belt use. ‘Embrace Life’ takes what the Partnership calls a ‘very different approach to conventional road safety advertising’, by focusing on positive imaging and messages rather than the direct consequences of a collision. Neil Hopkins, communications manager, says: “Embrace Life […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Jan19

London sees the arrival of average speed cameras!

by admin on January 19th, 2010 at 11:55 pm
Posted In: Road Safety, Speed Cameras

Average speed cameras similar to those used to police motorways are to be deployed on a stretch of the A13 in London, Transport for London (TfL) has announced. The cameras – which record the time each passing vehicle takes to cover a fixed distance – are currently being fitted along a “notorious” stretch of the […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Jan18

Government reports show roads building is poor value for money!

by admin on January 18th, 2010 at 10:48 pm
Posted In: Driving News, Research

The claimed benefits of new roads don’t work out in practice and some roads actually create new problems, according to research for the Highways Agency unearthed by Campaign for Better Transport. The findings cast major doubts on the value for money of road building and coincide with warnings from the Department for Transport that regional […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Jan18

Wallaby has motorists hopping mad on the motorway!

by admin on January 18th, 2010 at 10:33 pm
Posted In: Animals, Bizarre, Road Safety

Motorway traffic was brought to a standstill in Blackpool on Sunday as police attempted to catch an escaped wallaby. The animal, which is privately owned, was seen bouncing down a road near to Junction 4 of the M55. Police slowed traffic while RSPCA inspectors attempted to catch the animal. A Lancashire Police helicopter was also […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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