Road safety round-up
Do you know the legal tyre tread depth?
Published 25 August 2008
SIXTY per cent of women drivers do not know the minimum legal tread depth of car tyres.
Safe drivers bullied into breaking Code
Published 25 August 2008
SAFE drivers are regularly bullied into breaking the Highway Code, according to Direct Line.
Prison warning for test impersonators
Published 25 August 2008
IMPERSONATORS who sit driving tests for others are being warned they face being sent to prison.
Discounts on biker scheme
Published 25 August 2008
DISCOUNTS in insurance policies are being offered to qualified bikers who pass the Enhanced Rider Scheme.
Drink-drive deaths down by 18 per cent
Published 11 August 2008
The number of people killed by drink-drive accidents in Britain dropped 18 per cent last year.
20 die on our roads in first half of 2008
Published 11 August 2008
TWENTY people died on Cumbria’s roads in the first half of 2008 – one fewer than over the same timescale last year.
Calls to slash speed limits to 20mph
Published 11 August 2008
THE speed limit on many residential roads could be slashed to 20mph in a bid to cut road deaths by a third.
Survey backs restrictions on young drivers
Published 11 August 2008
NEARLY three in four motorists are frightened of sharing the road with young drivers, a poll by Autoglass has revealed.
13 drink-drivers are caught
Published 31 July 2008
POLICE have warned they will continue to target drink-drivers after a two-week campaign in which 13 motorists were caught over-the-limit.
BID TO STOP TEENAGERS TEARING THROUGH CITY CENTRE
Published 28 July 2008
CYCLING training is on offer to try to stop Carlisle teenagers tearing through the city centre.
EU wants traffic rules harmonised
Published 14 July 2008
THE European Union is looking to make traffic regulations the same across all 27 member states.
‘Breathalyse yourself the next day’
Published 14 July 2008
A CAMPAIGN group is encouraging motorists to carry a personal breathalyser.
Careless drivers to face jail
Published 30 June 2008
MOTORISTS who kill through carelessness will face jail sentences for the first time this year.
Deaths on roads falls to lowest in 80 years
Published 30 June 2008
ROAD deaths in Britain last year fell to the lowest level since national records began over 80 years ago – despite there being over 33 million cars on the road today, compared with just 1.7 million in 1926.
Bloody consequences of drink driving shown on TV
Published 30 June 2008
A HARD-HITTING advert to be shown on Cumbria’s television screens this summer shows a pint of beer turning into a bag of blood.
Bike helmet test results
Published 30 June 2008
A GROUNDBREAKING programme testing and rating the safety of motorcycle helmets has produced its first results.
Parents urged to set good safety example
Published 16 June 2008
GIANT cardboard cars and zebra crossings are being used to help parents better understand roads from their child’s perspective.
Appeal for volunteers
Published 16 June 2008
VOLUNTEERS are needed to help deliver cycle training to Cumbria’s schools.
Headlamp’s green light
Published 16 June 2008
A LOW beam headlamp which automatically switches on in daytime is to become compulsory on new types of vehicle.
Hi-lighting dangers on Cumbria’s roads
Published 2 June 2008
HUNDREDS of young women drivers in college campuses across Cumbria are being targeted by the Highways Agency – thanks to the Safer Roads for Cumbria partnership.
