Over 60% speed on motorways
Research by leading road safety charity, Brake, shows that 61% of drivers admit to driving over 80 mph on motorways (more…)
Prepare for the cold weather
Drivers are being urged to make sure their vehicle is well maintained before the cold weather (more…)
Retirement could cause fuel price rise
Protesters against retirement age reforms in France could push up fuel prices (more…)
Greater Manchester Police twitter for 999 Calls
Today, Greater Manchester Police have started publishing their 999 calls online at twitter
The move is to show the public and hopefully, the Government, how heavy their workload is in the face of budget cuts by the Coalition Government. The twitter page reveals an interesting insight into the type of calls the Police receive. The usual thefts, dangerous driving and driving without insurance offences and road traffic accidents appear but below are some of the more quirkier ones.
“man seen without a dog in a popular dog walking area”
“Call 466 complaint from member of the public that builders have turned up to complete work two months late in Bolton”
“Call 686 man shouts ‘you’re gorgeous’ to woman”
“Call 674 confused man reporting his tv not working”
“Call 666 Theft of electricity in Salford”
“Call 664 – Man calls to say locked out of house. Wants police to break in for him, Bolton”
Bad posture at the wheel
Half of all British drivers’ risk serious injuries by not sitting correctly at the wheel (more…)
300 lives a year could be saved by seatbelts
Statistics published by the government show that a third of those killed in car accidents were not wearing seatbelts (more…)
Google develops robotic cars
Internet search giant Google has been secretly developing cars that drive themselves (more…)
Councils prepare for winter
Local Councils all over England are starting to stock up on salt suitable for road gritting as winter is nearly around the corner (more…)
Bus lane abandoned for motorists
Transport Secretary announced on Monday that the M4 bus lane restrictions will be suspended (more…)
Sat nav reveals congested roads
Sat nav boffins at TomTom conducted a two year study into which of Britain’s roads were the most congested (more…)