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MOTORWAY ROAD WORKS SPEED CAMERAS: LEGALISED EXTORTION
07 August 2005 - Safe Speed
Following Safe Speed's revelations earlier today that motorway road works speed cameras do nothing to improve safety, motorists will be absolutely livid to learn that they have been fined for no safety benefit. |
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MOTORWAYS: THE LOVE-HATE RELATIONSHIP
06 August 2005 - RAC Foundation
Sixty per cent of motorists have a favourite motorway - with the M1 coming out tops according to an NOP Automotive Survey for the RAC Foundation to start National Motorway Month. |  |
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WE'RE STILL SPEEDING
05 August 2005 - Safe Speed
A survey by Direct Line released today reveals that 94% of motorists admit to breaking speed limits. |
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ROADS FATALITIES LEAP 39% AT CAMERA SITES IN CUMBRIA
05 August 2005 - Safe Speed
According to official information obtained under the Freedom of Information act by a member of the public, fatalities have leap by an average of almost 40% at speed camera sites in Cumbria since partnership operations commenced. |
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DVLA RECORD CHAOS
29 July 2005 - Safe Speed
In an astonishing admission of ineptitude the DVLA appear to be warning that they are on the verge of losing control of the vehicle registration process - an astonishing 32% of vehicle records contain incorrect information. |
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PUBLIC MAJORITY AGREE YOUNG PEOPLE SHOULD HAVE DEDICATED AREAS FOR OFF-ROAD BIKE USE
29 July 2005 - Motor Cycle Industry Association Ltd
Research carried out by the Motor Cycle Industry Association (MCI) revealed that the majority of the public, both riders and non-riders, agree that young people should have special places where they can participate in off-road motor sport activities. |
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DORSET CAMERAS GENERATE £5.4 MILLION
26 July 2005 - Safe Speed
Figures released by the Department for Transport (DfT) under the Freedom of Information Act reveal that Dorset traffic cameras have raised an astonishing £5,383,020 in just two years. |
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CAMERAS UP. DEATHS UP IN CUMBRIA FOR THE SECOND YEAR RUNNING
25 July 2005 - Safe Speed
Recent Department for Transport (DfT) figures appeared to show a cut in speed camera sites in Cumbria. |
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A REPEATING PATTERN OF ERROR?
22 July 2005 - Safe Speed
Following a freedom of information request the Department for Transport has revealed that the authors of a new report into speed camera effectiveness are the same as last year. |
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ACCIDENT CAUSATION DATA CONFIRMS WILTSHIRE LIES
21 July 2005 - Safe Speed
Accident causation data obtained by the Association of British Drivers from Wiltshire Constabulary confirms that speeding was not a serious problem on the M4 Motorway.
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STAR PUBLISHES TECHNOLOGY UPDATE FOR FRANCHISED AUTO DEALERS
21 July 2005 - Standards for Technology in Automotive Retail
Standards for Technology in Automotive Retail (STAR), a global Information Technology (IT) standards body for the retail automotive industry, has released a new version of their Dealership Infrastructure Guidelines (DIG). |
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FOLLY BOTTOM: ALL FINES TO BE REFUNDED
20 July 2005 - Safe Speed
The CPS have called for all fines issued for speeding at the road works at Folly Bottom on the A303 in Wiltshire to be refunded. |
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INDUSTRY LAUNCHES NEW MOTORCYCLE SAFETY STRATEGY AS STATISTICS SHOW THAT MOTORCYCLE SAFETY IS IMPROVING
20 July 2005 - Motor Cycle Industry Association Ltd
The Motor Cycle Industry Association (MCI) has today launched the motorcycle industry’s new motorcycle safety strategy. |
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FAMOUS FACES SUPPORT RIDE TO WORK DAY 20TH JULY 2005
19 July 2005 - Motor Cycle Industry Association Ltd
The annual motorcycling campaign Ride to Work Day has the backing of some famous faces who have lined up to support motorcycling as the way forward for commuter transport. |  |
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DRIVERS' NEEDLESS VIGIL
19 July 2005 - Safe Speed
The modern UK driving experience requires drivers to maintain a constant vigil on their speed - not for safety reasons - but in order to comply with the law. |
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SPEED CAMERAS: THE BUBBLE HAS FINALLY BURST
15 July 2005 - Safe Speed
The Times today has revealed that the DfT has put a block on 500 proposed new speed cameras. |
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DUSTING OF MELTING ROAD SURFACES
15 July 2005 - MAG UK
The Motorcycle Action Group have been made aware that some of the country's roads were beginning to melt in the recent heat wave, and that in parts of
County Durham, Cumbria and Northumberland councils have been sending out gritting lorries to spread crushed rock dust in an attempt to combat the
problem.
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WILTSHIRE CLAIMS ARE AN ABUSE OF STATISTICS
13 July 2005 - Safe Speed
The Swindon and Wiltshire camera partnership today are claiming that they have reduced crashes on the M4 motorway, but their claims are statistically invalid. |
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A77 CAMERAS - MISINFORMATION COSTS LIVES
13 July 2005 - Safe Speed
'Specs' cameras go live on the A77 tomorrow, according to reports, but they want to keep operational details a secret. |
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WHO PUT THE BRAKES ON UK SPEED CAMERAS?
12 July 2005 - Safe Speed
Figures released yesterday by the Department for Transport, show that the growth of UK speed cameras was strongly curtailed in 2004.
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