Road respect

One Flat Cyclist #2

February 4, 2011

I’ve written an article about cyclists/cycling before… and now here’s another. I’m still absolutely shocked at the level of disregard that cyclists have for the rules of the road. Let me set the scene. I’m driving home. It’s about 6pm and the roads are unseasonably quiet – probably because it’s a Sunday. It’s dark. There’s [...]

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Research Shows That Kids Trust Mum More As A Driver

May 4, 2010

Here’s a press release that caught my eye that I thought you might all like: Its official – kids feel safer when mum is at the wheel, it was revealed yesterday in a survey carried out by breakdown cover and road safety organisation GEM Motoring Assist. Incredibly, 6 in 10 children aged 5 to 16 [...]

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Show Respect In The North East

November 11, 2008

Every year dozens of people lose their lives on North East roads. The Road Respect campaign is striving to change driving culture in the region by encouraging every one of us to demand greater respect between road users. There’s a range of meanings you can see for the word, but I think what this new [...]

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