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Has the energy gone from road ...
Posted by grahamhurdle on May 16, 2012
Last year I did a blog titled “Same Old Advice” this blog looked at road safety press releases that churned out the same basic driving tips year on year. Tips such as “Take a break from driving every 2 hours” etc.
In the last year...
1st Corporate Manslaughter Con...
Posted by grahamhurdle on May 11, 2012
The HSE Northern Ireland and the Police Service NI have just managed to secure the first conviction for Corporate Manslaughter in Northern Ireland which I am sure will bring them some satisfaction and perhaps a few well deserved pats on the...
Is Drug Driving the main Road ...
Posted by grahamhurdle on May 9, 2012
I’m pleased that drug driving has finally reached the political agenda and looks set to be tackled.
Yet I wonder what the rationale was behind the Government plucking that of all issues out of the causes of death and injury on our roads and...
If you pick up the bill, does ...
Posted by grahamhurdle on Apr 30, 2012
I read the results of ALD Automotive’s recent survey with interest. It says that of 200 drivers questioned, 49% have paid or would expect to pay their own car parking fines, but only 17% have paid or would expect to pay towards vehicle damage...
Welcome to a New Olympic Sport...
Posted by grahamhurdle on Apr 25, 2012
Volunteer chauffeurs for the Olympic Games are being assessed for the quality of their driving, and in a Daily Mail article it was reported that drivers will be placed into four grades.
“Grade One will ferry the top VIPs around, while Grade...
It’s not Always What a Survey ...
Posted by grahamhurdle on Apr 18, 2012
I was reading a road safety survey commissioned by esure car insurance and carried out by scientists at the University of Leeds and found the following statistics interesting.
‘Over a third (36%) of British motorists have taken their hand off...
If You Thought The Fuel Crisis...
Posted by grahamhurdle on Apr 11, 2012
Before Easter we had the fuel crisis, in my opinion solely caused by the government and we haven’t heard the last of the “strike”. With just the possibility of a fuel tanker driver’s strike the country falls apart.
We are only talking...
We really need to start re-edu...
Posted by grahamhurdle on Apr 11, 2012
The recent fuel crisis certainly gave the tabloid press a few easy column inches, but the incident that really raised my eyebrows was about the poor lady who got badly burned by a petrol fire.
Diane Hill from York was badly burned when she was...
Did between 10 and 20 people d...
Posted by grahamhurdle on Apr 11, 2012
The horrific bus crash in Switzerland last month really caught the headlines in the mainstream press for a few days but was quickly forgotten once the initial shock and photo opportunities had died away.
The crash has certainly caused some...
There’s a queue at the petrol ...
Posted by grahamhurdle on Apr 2, 2012
As I joined the back of the queue for our local petrol station (yes – I admit, I panic purchased too!) I was listening to a Radio 2 phone-in about the fuel crisis.
One aspect of the whole debacle which caught my attention was...
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