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Driving Safely in Winter weather

30 Nov 2011 by Charlotte Scheggia     
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Winter is the most hazardous time of year for road safety. Please take a look a the following tips to avoid danger on the roads during the holiday season. Safety Checks: Check the Oil and water is filled up in your vehicle, it is very common for the roads to be wetter during the winter [...]

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UK Tops EU Road Safety Table

14 Oct 2010 by Andy Aspden     
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The latest accident figures from across the continent have shown that there are fewer fatal accidents on the UK’s roads, placing them top of the the road safety league in 2010. The roads in the UK have progressively been increasing in safety for several years now, with casualty and fatality figures considerably lower than 15 [...]

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Should we Place Restrictions on New Drivers?

22 Sep 2010 by Andy Aspden     
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A new study set to be presented at the World Safety Conference is suggesting that employing a “graduated driver licensing” scheme, placing restrictions on drivers who have just passed their tests, in the UK could save up to 200 lives and prevent 1,700 serious injuries on an annual basis. The level of restrictions could extend [...]

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Intelligent Cars to Make Driving Safer

20 Sep 2010 by Andy Aspden     
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As cars increase in complexity and the amount of technology under the bonnet grows, it quite easy to make comparisons between the modern car and a personal computer. Pretty much every car manufactured has some form of electronic management system employed within the car like traction control or anti-lock braking, but these systems are increasing [...]

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Caution Bird Box Ahead

23 Feb 2010 by Andy Aspden     
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Drivers who used to hurtle through the village of Newbottle, near Sunderland, have started to slow down and pay attention to the speed limit thanks to an ingenious former police officer and a new bird box that he has put up. The box, which looks like a speed camera, is constructed from plywood with lenses [...]

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