Village wants to digitally disappear – OUT-LAW.com

Posted December 6th, 2007 in news, road safety, satellite navigation by sally

“A small English village has asked a provider of GPS data to take it off the map. Villagers said that dangerous truck traffic has rocketed in the tiny town since GPS use became ubiquitous.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 6th December 2007

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Speed penalty point plan attacked – BBC News

Posted November 19th, 2007 in news, road safety, road traffic offences by sally

“Plans to increase penalty points for speeding motorists could ‘criminalise’ a large section of the UK’s workforce, driving instructors have warned.”

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BBC News, 19th November 2007

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Penalty points double for speeding drivers – The Times

Posted November 9th, 2007 in news, road safety, road traffic offences by sally

“Motorists face being banned from driving for only two speeding offences under a government plan to double the fixed penalty for exceeding the limit by a wide margin, The Times has learnt.”

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The Times, 9th November 2007

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Family wins £110,000 for skid death – The Times

Posted November 6th, 2007 in compensation, news, road safety by sally

“The family of a motorcyclist who died after skidding on a patch of diesel on a country road has been awarded £110,000 in compensation in one of the first claims of its kind in Britain.”

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The Times, 6th November 2007

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Home Office minister fined for using his mobile while driving – The Times

Posted November 5th, 2007 in news, road safety by sally

“A Home Office minister who has regularly campaigned on road safety was fined and had his licence endorsed yesterday after being convicted of driving while talking on his mobile telephone.”

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The Times, 3rd November 2007

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Employers face prosecution over crashes involving company car drivers – The Times

Posted October 25th, 2007 in corporate manslaughter, insurance, news, road safety by sally

“Companies that fail to make sure that their employees drive safely face prosecution under a new campaign by police to reduce the 1,000 fatal crashes a year involving work vehicles.”

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The Times, 25th October 2007

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Expanded Highway Code tells learners to drive with courtesy – The Independent

Posted September 28th, 2007 in news, road safety, road traffic by sally

“For the first time in eight years an updated version of the Highway Code has been released, with 133 pages to cover 29 new road rules and a plethora of safety tips.”

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The Independent, 28th September 2007

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Driving licence age set to rise, report says – The Guardian

Posted August 6th, 2007 in driving licences, news, road safety by sally

“The minimum legal driving age could be raised to 18 in an attempt to cut the number of deaths caused by young and inexperienced drivers, it was reported today.”

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The Guardian, 6th August 2007

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Elderly motorists face extra tests to keep licences – Daily Telegraph

Posted July 23rd, 2007 in elderly, news, road safety by sally

“New curbs could be introduced on older drivers under plans being considered by the Department for Transport.”

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Daily Telegraph, 23rd July 2007

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MPs want to raise solo driving age to 18 – Reuters

Posted July 19th, 2007 in news, road safety by sally

“Young drivers should be banned from driving alone before they are 18, in an attempt to reduce deaths on the roads, an influential group of MPs said on Thursday.”

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Reuters, 19th July 2007

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Accidents banished from Highway Code – The Times

Posted May 14th, 2007 in news, road safety by sally

“The word ‘accident’ is to be banned from the new edition of the Highway Code in an attempt to persuade drivers and police that someone is almost always to blame for a death or injury on the roads.”

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The Times, 12th May 2007

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Road safety measure backfires as disqualified drivers ‘vanish’ – The Times

Posted May 1st, 2007 in news, road safety by sally

“A law that was intended to improve road safety by targeting reckless young drivers has had the opposite effect, a study has found.”

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The Times, 1st May 2007

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk