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News by Category: Safety 459 stories available (Page 16 of 23)   VICTIM'S MOTHER BACKS ROSPA PLEA TO EU ON 'KILLER' LIGHTERS 06 February 2006 - ROSPA The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents fears European Union proposals to ban the sale of cigarette lighters that are not child resistant could be thrown out later this week. UNDER PRESSURE? DON’T IGNORE YOUR TYRES 03 February 2006 - IAM Institute of Advanced Motorists We all know that tyres are among the most unfashionable items on the car. But that doesn’t mean that we should ignore them. WINDSCREEN PILLAR DANGERS IN THE NEWS AGAIN 03 February 2006 - Safe Speed The Times today reports on the ongoing scandal of the risks to roadsafety posed by ever-thickening windscreen pillars obscuring drivers' vision. WINDSCREEN PILLAR DANGERS IN THE NEWS AGAIN 03 February 2006 - Safe Speed The Times today reports on the ongoing scandal of the risks to road safety posed by ever-thickening windscreen pillars obscuring drivers' vision. MOTORISTS RISK SERIOUS ACCIDENTS BY IGNORING EUROPEAN ROAD SAFETY LAWS 01 February 2006 - Car Parts Direct Motorists have to carry road safety products when driving in most European countries to remain legal. SAFETY A TOP PRIORITY FOR FLEETS? LOOK NO FURTHER THAN RENAULT 31 January 2006 - Renault Renault is delighted to see the results of a recent survey by Lex Vehicle Leasing which advises that fleet managers list health and safety issues as their top priority for 2006. NEW SPEED CAMERA RULES - BLUNDERING ON 31 January 2006 - Safe Speed Department for Transport (DfT) has published new rules for speed camera partnerships today. Unbelievably, sites where it is 'dangerous to speed' are still excluded. VAN MAN WRONG TARGET MR DARLING 25 January 2006 - Safe Speed DfT announces a welcome £1.3 million pound spend on driver education - butdirects it at the wrong target. SAFETY EXCHANGE FOCUSES ON WORK-RELATED ROAD SAFETY 25 January 2006 - ROSPA Following the success of its first Safety Awareness Exchange, RoSPA has announced dates for two more of the events which allow safety professionals to gather information in a more flexible way - including a special focus on work-related road safety. FIVE-STAR SAFETY RATING FOR ALFA 159 22 January 2006 - Alfa Romeo The all-new Alfa 159, which goes on sale in the UK on Saturday 18 February, has been awarded the prestigious five-star safety rating from Euro NCAP MOTORIST’S COVER-UP TO AVOID CAR VANDALS 19 January 2006 - Car Parts Direct Government statistics claim 457,451 motorists have had their vehicles damaged by vandals in the last year of recorded crimes in England and Wales - the true figure is likely to be more than three times this, according to new research. IAM DRIVING TIPS - 'ICE ON THE ROAD' 18 January 2006 - IAM Institute of Advanced Motorists Driving tips from the IAM: 50 years of driving road safety TAXIWISE DRIVES CAMPAIGNS FOR SAFE TAXI USE 18 January 2006 - Taxiwise Taxiwise – the safety awareness campaign aimed at stamping out bogus minicab drivers – has sparked a nationwide call to arms on taxi safety. XMAS FIGURES SHOW DRINK-DRIVE LIMIT HAS TO GO LOWER 11 January 2006 - ROSPA RoSPA today urged the Government to ditch the current drink-drive limit in favour of a lower one because too many motorists think it is safe to try to drink up to it when it clearly is not. DID A POLICING FAILURE LEAD TO FOUR DEATHS IN NORTH WALES THIS MORNING? 08 January 2006 - Safe Speed The BBC reports that four cyclists were killed In North Wales after a car lostcontrol on ice. TRUTH FINALLY EMERGING ABOUT HOPELESSLY INEFFECTIVE SPEED CAMERAS 15 December 2005 - Safe Speed In the report of the 4th year of the speed camera hypothecation scheme,published today by the Department for Transport (DfT) we finally get anestimate for THE major error in speed camera claims TAXIWISE WARNING TO CHRISTMAS REVELLERS 15 December 2005 - Taxiwise The licensing hours have just been extended and the seasonal party period has started SPEED CAMERA ANNOUNCEMENT EXPECTED 14 December 2005 - Safe Speed Rumours suggest that the Department for Transport will publish two importantdocuments this week, probably on Thursday or Friday. POLICE FEDERATION HITS OUT AT SPEED CAMERAS - AGAIN 14 December 2005 - Safe Speed In the latest of 'Police', the Police Federation hit out again against speedcamera policy. VOLVO TRUCKS DEMONSTRATES ALCO-LOCK AT EU SEMINAR 14 December 2005 - Volvo Truck Ltd Volvo Trucks yesterday participated at a seminar on alco-locks in Brussels.   1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23

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