A £1.2 million THINK! campaign urging drivers to see the person behind the motorcycle helmet was launched today by Road Safety Minister Mike Penning. The TV adverts will show bikers with flashing neon signs attached to their bikes. The signs show the rider’s name and information about them such as ‘shy retiring type’ or ‘new […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
A while back the government started switching off motorway lighting at night, to save money and helpfully reduce our carbon footprint. The switch off affects some of our busiest roads, including the M1, M2, M4, M5, M6, M27 and M54. New research from Confused.com, said that the number one worry for drivers is not being […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Designated drivers will be rewarded in more than 8,000 pubs and student union bars across the country as part of the THINK! Christmas drink drive campaign, launched today by Road Safety Minister Mike Penning. This year’s THINK! Christmas drink drive campaign will include radio advertising, posters in pub washrooms, online search activity and targeted Facebook […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The Highways Agency is today calling on road users to help tackle roadside litter on England’s motorways and major A roads. The Agency removed 6,700 sacks of litter from motorways in the North West in April 2011. It also collects around 240,000 sacks of litter from England’s motorways every year, and is asking road users […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
It only takes seconds of sleep behind the wheel to cause a fatal crash, but research out today by Brake and Cambridge Weight Plan reveals one in eight drivers (12%) has ‘head-nodded’ at the wheel in the past year. Head-nodding occurs when someone nods off to between two and 30 seconds, often without realising that […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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