From the category archives:

Safety & Security

Be Courteous On The Road

February 25, 2010

There are articles in the print and online press regarding bullying allegations made. I do hope that none of you suffer any bullying on the road – though it’s probably inevitable as we see a decline in manners, road rage and more cars on the road generally.

David Williams MBE, Chief Executive of GEM (formerly [...]

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Alert: Third Generation Toyota Prius Recall

February 9, 2010

As per the previous announcement of recalls from Toyota, I will provide the words direct from the manufacturer so none of the meaning is lost:
Toyota today announced a global recall on the latest, third-generation Prius built before 27 January 2010. This will involve 8,500 cars in the UK. To date, there have been [...]

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Toyota’s Recall Campaign

January 30, 2010

Once again, I thought I’d share the information directly from Toyota so that you can quickly find out if you own a car that is affected by the accelerator pedal problem noted on with some models.
Toyota Motor Europe announced today the recall of 8 Toyota models in Europe, to solve a potential accelerator pedal issue. [...]

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Urgent: Toyota Accelerator Pedal Recall In Europe

January 28, 2010

As this is such a serious matter, here are the words (without filter) direct from Toyota. Stay safe out there folks and please heed the following advice if you have a new Toyota. Note, my emphasis.
“There is a possibility that certain accelerator pedal mechanisms may, in rare instances, mechanically stick in a partially [...]

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Aggressive Driving And Poor Conditions

December 19, 2009

Aggressive driving has no place on roads – I’m sure I’ve mentioned that fact before. This is, however, no more apparent than when conditions are poor. This is a timely article in which I’ll relay a recent experience and tips to assist in some defensive driving.
When conditions are good, you can put a [...]

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Why I’ll Never Buy A Smart Car…

December 13, 2009
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I’ve decided that when I reach the hallowed 100,000 miles mark in my current car, it will be time to get a new motor (provided that, of course, I’m financially in a position to do so). I have a few choices circling in my mind, but I just couldn’t face letting my Astra go [...]

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The Lower Drink Drive Limit

December 5, 2009

The Times has a really good article on the lower drink drive limit. What do you make of the proposal? Seems like a fairly sensible idea I guess, though for right-minded individuals, it shouldn’t make too much of a difference at all – due to the fact that we wouldn’t drink and drive [...]

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Camden’s Naked Street…

November 28, 2009

It’s been discussed in some circles now that the way to make roads safer is to actually reduce the number of signs, passive safety measures and other street elements. Apparently, the idea is that we’re all so used to seeing various things on the road that we begin to ignore them and fall into [...]

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Don’t Kill Me In The Dark! I’m Not Invisible On A Motorbike!

November 25, 2009
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Just the other week, I wrote a post about vulnerable road users and the importance of awareness on the road. You can read it here. Tonight, after a particularly long and gruelling day at work, I decided to whip off the all-weather cover and get the bike going for a few miles’ jaunt.
All [...]

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Vulnerable Road Users And Observation

November 16, 2009

Vulnerable road users rely on others to use careful observation when driving. So, what types of road user should we consider as ‘vulnerable’? There are actually quite a few groups I think who would match this description including pedestrians, motorcyclists, cyclists, scooters used by the elderly or disabled and others.
One thing that driving [...]

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