Archive for January, 2010:
filed in Driving Skills on Jan.27, 2010
Today’s busy environment of home and work life, there seems increasing pressure to rush. A modern trait, the age old saying “more haste less speed” comes to mind. The three MOST common crashes in the UK are Rear end shunts Not giving priority at a junction/roundabout Loss of directional control. I feel ALL of these [...]
Tags: Accelerator, Anticipation, clearance, common crashes, Planning, Safe Driving, stopping distances
filed in Driving Skills on Jan.15, 2010
Learner drivers are suffering after the majority of Driving Tests have been cancelled over the last couple of weeks due to the Arctic like conditions recently. This leaves a large back log for students looking to re book their tests through January and February. According to the Guardian Learner drivers will have to pay out for more lessons to keep [...]
filed in Driving Skills on Jan.15, 2010
The Telegraph reports that Grandfather 51, was charged £50 for the offence after driving erratically on the pavement causing chos behind him. Reportedly he admitted to the offence commenting that ’knocked back a rum or two couple of pints of bitter’ said: “The police over-reacted. I don’t regret it as I don’t think I was doing anything wrong. You should be allowed [...]
filed in Driving Skills on Jan.15, 2010
Surfing is usually associated with the sun, the sea and the sand, but Staffordshire County Council use this term for drivers who adjust their speed between speed cameras to cheat the system. The A34 to and from Stafford to Newcastle-under-Lyme has more speed cameras on the one stretch than many other places in the country. Although [...]
filed in Driving Skills on Jan.14, 2010
Thanks to new freedom of information act, MOT failure figures are been released for the first time Some of the most popular cars have to worst failure rate these include Renault Megane, Vauxhall Corsa, Ford Mondeo and Renault Clio. Studying the results the most shocking is about 7% of failures are due to Tyres. This [...]
filed in Driving Skills on Jan.14, 2010
Something exciting is happening in Stoke on Trent! Often we get promised something new in Stoke and it does not materialise…..well it has now a New Tesco Store in the Centre of City Centre (Hanley). According to Stoke City Council work has started on improving the Potteries Way Ringroad system today, which could improve traffic [...]
filed in Driving Skills on Jan.13, 2010
A report by Aviva found that new drivers are having an average of only 29.9hours of professional tuition whereas the Driving Standards Agency (DSA) who conduct driving tests in the UK recommend 45hours of professional tuition as well at least 22 hours private practice with parents. Young drivers are still top on the at risk [...]
filed in Driving Skills on Jan.13, 2010
Jennifer Aniston was caught on her Mobile phone according to x17online.com, this can increase your chances of crashing by four times. This has been shown recently by The Times as Harriet Harman reversed into another car whilst on her mobile phone. According to RoSPA (Royal Society for prevention against accicents) Drivers who use a mobile [...]
Tags: common crashes, Mobile Phone, Safe Driving
filed in Driving Legislation, Questions and answers about driving, Safety Checks on Jan.12, 2010
Tyres are the most important safety aspect of the car because the tyres are the only thing keeping your car in contact with the road; because of this the law can be strict in terms of penalties. In theory the fine for the driver can be up to £2,500 per tyre and 3 penalty points [...]
Tags: Eco Driving Tips, rain, Safe Driving, Safety Checks, stopping distances, Tyre Pressures, Tyres
filed in Driving Attitude on Jan.12, 2010
Muslim appoved driving instructor Korsa discusses her experiences as a veiled driving instructor this evening on BBC 2 at 22.00. It raises the issue of driving whilst wearing a veil, of course this is an indiviual choice, and Korsa believes is has no affect on her ability to teach or drive safely. Watch tonight and [...]
Tags: Muslim