LATEST
UPDATE TO MY VIEWS
Identity cards set to
be scrapped
Identity cards will be scrapped under
plans announced by the new Conservative and Lib Dem coalition
government,
the new Home Secretary has said.
Their abolition is among measures
the parties have agreed to reverse what they say was
"the substantial erosion" of civil liberties in recent
years.
Other proposals include reforms
to the DNA database, tighter regulation of CCTV and a review of
libel laws.
Labour claims ID cards help tackle
benefit fraud and identity theft.
The Liberal
Democrats have opposed ID cards
from the outset, arguing they are expensive,
intrusive and have done little to tackle the most serious threats
to society such as terrorism and organised crime.
BBC News - May 13th
2010
The Need For Speed
Reductions
Research has shown that ignoring
the speed limits on a typical, half hour, car journey is unlikely
to shave more than just a couple of minutes off the jouney time
but will increase your chance of having an
accident by over 70%.
It has be found that where 20mph
zones have been introduced the casualty rate has dropped by 41.9%.
The greatest reduction was seen in children under the age of 11
years and cyclist injuries fell by 17%.
Injuries to pedestrians have been cut by almost a third.
Everyone must have seen the
"Thick Once, Think Twice
- Think Bike" and "Kill
Your Speed Not A Child" campaigns
but even with the amount of public information messages we get
about speeding I often feel that there
are still a lot of drivers who just don't appreciate the risk
they take and the danger they can
be to other people by just driving a bit too fast..
If we all just take a few seconds
to think about our driving - slow down a bit - give ourselves
a little more time to travel
then the death and injury statistics on Surrey's roads will improve
without any need to spend additional
tax payers money - the burden on the local NHS and emergency services
will be reduced too.
At 40mph
you are likely
to kill someone if you hit
them.
At 30mph
you are likely
to injure someone if you hit
them.
At 20mph
you are likely
to stop and prevent an accident.
I use to race motor cycles around
Brands Hatch in my younger years so the place for speed is only
on
the race track where safety is paramount for speeding vehicles.
So lets do our bit when we drive:
20mph
outside schools, shops and residential areas
Please
You can watch past road
safety adverts on YouTube - search for UK road safety adverts.