Calls to make a stretch of the M40 safer have been backed by Wycombe MP Paul Goodman.
The MP has already written to Transport Minister Stephen Ladyman to find out more about concrete barriers which may help prevent future incidents.
This comes after two fatal collisions three weeks ago which left four people dead along the motorway between Junction 1A and Junction three at Loudwater. The first accident, which happened on May 21, killed three people, and injured 11, as a lorry cut through the central reservation ploughing into on-coming traffic. More...
"We'll consider a barrier when planning M40 improvements"
CONCRETE barriers have stopped all cross-over accidents on motorways and should be installed along the M40, according to a campaign group.
The call to scrap the out-dated steel barriers was made after three people died last Thursday when a lorry cut through the central reservation, ploughing into on-coming traffic. More...
M40 carnage could have been avoided
A CAMPAIGN group has evidence to prove special concrete barriers could have prevented the carnage that killed three people on the M40 at Loudwater last Thursday. And the organisation is calling for these barriers to be put in place as soon as possible along the stretch to prevent future tragedies. More...
British motorists risk safety and costly damage to cars by winter windscreen faux pas
Impatience and lack of knowledge causing dangerous driving conditions
New research shows that British motorists are risking their personal safety and causing costly damage to their vehicles by failing to take the correct measures to clear their car windscreens of frost and ice before setting off on a journey.More...
First driver fined for ignoring the directions of a Highways Agency Traffic Officer
Drivers who think they can ignore traffic directions from the Highways Agency's uniformed Traffic Officers are being reminded that they could face a hefty fine.
Under the Traffic Management Act 2004, Highways Agency Traffic Officers have powers to direct and divert traffic; stop traffic and close roads, lanes and carriageways; place and operate traffic signs; manage traffic and traffic surveys. More...
Over one million motorists think mostly about sex when driving
We might not be a nation that talks about it, but we are certainly a nation that thinks about it. A new study into driver behaviour from leading motor insurer MORE TH>N reveals that over one million British motorists think mostly about sex while driving.
And it is not just sex that is on our minds when we’re behind the wheel. For 3.2 million drivers, work issues are their main concern and for 2 million drivers it’s family issues that preoccupy their thoughts while on the roads. More...
M6 Toll prices increase
Midland Expressway Limited (MEL) has advised that new toll prices will apply on the M6 Toll road from 6.00 am on Monday 1st January 2007.
Thousands of young drivers could be unprepared if they breakdown on the motorway putting their lives at risk. According to new research, the majority would rely on other people to come to their aid, with a third saying they would call their parents to come to their rescue and one-in-ten phoning a brother or sister.
Asked what they would do if they broke down on a motorway, 40 per cent of the 17-25 year-olds questioned in the Green Flag survey, said they were not a member of a breakdown organisation but would try to call one from an emergency telephone. More...
Two Hurt in crossover incident
The drivers of three vehicles escaped without life threatening injury after a crash that left commuters in queues of traffic. The crash, early yesterday close to the A1 junction with Long Bennington, involved a silver Vauxhall Corsa, a Scania articulated lorry and a white Mercedes Sprinter van.
Fire Crews from Newark and Grantham were called to the collision at 3am and released one person from the Corsa using hydraulic equipment. They also stemmed a diesel leak from the lorry. More...
Learn-2-Live Motorway Safety Campaign Petition
After passing her driving test in 1991 Anne Ravenhill undertook motorway tuition. Anne knew that she would have to drive on these "Special Roads" (to give them their correct title) in order to see her own family and in-laws, who live in Wales and London respectively, and felt happier driving on these roads knowing that she had received training to do so. Since Anne started the Learn-2-Live campaign in June 1991, she has tried to make the whole subject of motorway tuition a public issue. Although the campaign has had the support of the driver training profession as a whole, many would say that these professionals only support this because they are the ones who would eventually benefit. Anne believes that this training is crucial. "Let me state categorically that I do not advocate allowing "L" drivers on motorways." The desired outcome of this petition is to ensure that all newly qualified drivers have to undergo some form of motorway training. We the road users of the UK need to influence the Government, aiming at the moment for an amendment to the Road Safety bill on it's way through Parliament. Please follow this link and add your name to the growing list. More...
New look M6 barrier could be life-saver
A new type of crash barrier which could help to save scores of lives each year is to be pioneered along a stretch of the M6 in the West Midlands. If it proves a success it could be introduced across the country. Work on installing the new step barrier, on the M6 between Penkridge and stafford, begins later this month between junctions 12 and 13, Gailey to Stafford South, as part of the Highway's Agency's £5 million motorway maintenance project. More...
A tale of gross stupidity
Police have warned motorists not to treat the harder shoulder of the motorways as footpaths after a woman got out of her car to walk here dog while stuck in a queue on the M25. Traffic was delayed between the A12 and M11 junctions while emergency services worked to treat the driver of a black Citroen car which spun and hit the central reservation shortly before noon on Saturday. More...
Use your nozzle when filling
Around 300 cars are stranded daily when drivers put in the wrong fuel. And it can be expensive – from about £100 for draining the tank to £10,000 for an engine replacement. Nearly all misfuelling is putting petrol into diesel tanks whose wider necks allow smaller petrol nozzles to fit in easily. Just a small amount of petrol can damage a modern diesel engine. More...
Using the hard shoulder
Hard shoulders of busy roads continue to be one of the most dangerous places for motorists to have a breakdown, according to Green Flag Motoring Assistance, which attends more than one million incidents a year. While current statistics indicate that the message is getting across and the number of casualties at the roadside decreasing, more than 1,500 people are killed and injured each year on the hard shoulder. More...
Driven to distraction?
A CRACKDOWN on mobile advertising hoardings alongside motorways and main roads around Carlisle is set to take place after government ministers urged planning officers to take action.
The initiative has been welcomed by the region’s Liberal Democrat Euro MP Chris Davies, who says that hundreds of old lorry trailers are now being used as mobile billboards in fields across the North West. More...
