Road Safety Competition Goes Live

CB's Road Safety competition has gone live. It runs until the 27th November, ending after Brake's official Road Safety Week 19th-25th

Entries need to be in the form of a Road Safety video lasting 1-3 minutes. Details, Terms and Conditions can be found on www.passwithcbs.co.uk/rsw2012

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Can you be seen?

I just sat counting cars for a moment.
The result out of 30 cars:

8 NO lights
12 sidelights
10 dipped lights
(6 of these with faulty head/tail lights!)
All in reasonable FOG!

Please! As drivers take a moment to think!

I was talking to an ambulance driver the other day, he mentioned the obsession with PARKING (side) lights. He said that they stand no chance spotting these when responding to a shout, and the offending car stands no chance in an argument with an emergency appliance.
Modern headlights, if correctly adjusted, are not blinding so SHOULD be used when visability is reduced. FOG lights if visability is reduced to 100m or less.

And as for those with lights not working - regular checks SAVE LIVES. Take a minute to check, it may save your life!

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Having the correct tyre pressure results in improved fuel efficiency and reduced CO2 emissions

Under-inflated tyres create more resistance when your car is moving. This means your engine has to work harder, so more fuel is used and more CO2 emissions are produced.

Check and adjust your tyre pressures regularly and also before long journeys. This will also help to increase the life of your tyres.
Under-inflated tyres increase CO2 but over inflated tyres can be unsafe, so check your car manual for the correct tyre pressure. Remember, a car with a heavier load may need different air pressure in the tyres.

The way you drive is not only important for you, your families and others, it also matters to the environment. So check your tyres once a week or whenever you refuel.

(Information provided by Murco)

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20mph = Safer speed?

20mph limits being trialled in London have shown initial success!
British Medical Journal reports show road injuries have been reduced by more than 40% in these areas. In a comparison to figures from 1986 to 2006, casualties were reduced by 41% with deaths and serious injuries to children reduced by half. Pedestrian injuries were reduced by nearly a third and cycling casualties by nearly 17%. With the zones preventing about 203 casualties a year in the current zones alone. If these zones were increased the reductions would also follow.
In addition the areas adjacent to the zones benefited from an average reduction of 8%.
For more on Road Safety check out - Think! Road Safety and Safe Speed