Two knife point robberies on taxi drivers in Bournemouth by man with “Liverpool accent”

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Detectives are appealing for information after robberies on two taxi drivers in Bournemouth. The first incident occurred just before 1am today, Sunday 9 December 2018. The victim - a local man aged in his 40s - picked up a man in Meyrick Road and drove him to St Clement’s Road near to the church. Upon arrival, the victim was threatened with a knife and was told to hand over money. The offender made off with a quantity of cash. The victim did not sustain any physical injuries. The offender was described as white, with a beard, brown hair and tattoos. He was wearing a grey tracksuit and had a muscular build. He also spoke with a Liverpool accent. The second incident happened at around 3.30am today. The victim - a man aged in his 50s - was approached by two men on Southcote Road shortly after dropping off another fare. The pair asked him if they could take them to Southbourne. As they drove, the men instructed the taxi driver to turn onto Knole Road and as they were opposite St Clement's Church they told the driver to stop. The men then threatened the taxi driver at knifepoint and demanded he hand over money. The victim managed to escape the taxi and run off. As he turned around he saw one of the men get into the driver seat and drive off onto Drummond Road. The victim did not sustain any physical injuries. A short time later the fire service was called to Aylesbury Road, where the taxi was located on fire and was extinguished. One of the men is described as five feet ten inches tall and of large build. He had short brown hair and blue eyes and was wearing a jacket and jeans. He spoke with a Liverpool accent. The second man is described as short in height and of thin build. He had dark hair and was wearing all dark clothing. He spoke with a local accent. Detective Sergeant Mark Portelli, of Bournemouth CID, said: "We are determined to identify and bring those responsible to justice and I would like to reassure the public that a full investigation is underway. "At this stage, we are keeping an open mind as to whether the two incidents are linked. "I am appealing to anyone who may have witnessed anyone acting suspiciously in the area around the time of either robbery or who has any information that could assist with the investigation to please contact Dorset Police. "The neighbourhood policing team can be contacted with any community concerns."

December 10, 2018 at 08:41AM https://ift.tt/2ufVjKI Perry Richardson THESE POSTS ARE NOT OUR ENDORSEMENT

Borough Enforcement of Speed Limits: “It Could Be a Big Money Spinner” says ABD

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At present only the police can enforce speed limits in London by the issuance of fines and penalty points to drivers who offend. The fines resulting from prosecutions are generally paid to the Treasury, although the police can obtain some money by using “waivers of prosecution” and diverting drivers to speed awareness courses. The Alliance of British Drivers (ABD) believes the latter is illegal. London Councils is the representative body for all 32 London boroughs. At a recent meeting of their Transport and Environment Committee the issue was raised of the lack of enforcement of speed limits, particularly 20-mph limits which are widely ignored. Could it be that they are inappropriate on many roads? Or that the police have decided they have better things to do with their limited resources? It seems some boroughs would like to acquire the power to enforce speed limits and effectively take over the role of the police. London Councils have commissioned their staff to “explore the feasibility of undertaking such enforcement”. That will include options “for the use and retention of any income from speeding fines”. Note that new legislation would be required, similar to the decriminalisation of parking offences. You can see just how attractive this could be to local boroughs in that it would enable enormous numbers of speeding fines to be issued, with only the poor appeal system that we have at present for parking fines.

This could be an enormous money-generator for councils who would be imposing 20 limits (or even 15 limits as proposed in the City of London) on all their roads, with thousands of hand-held speed cameras in use irrespective of whether there is any road safety benefit. Financial motives would take priority of whether this is rationally going to have any road safety benefit and we would see yet another step in the direction of making the use of cars so difficult that people will give them up – just what the anti-car fanatics would like to see.

December 09, 2018 at 05:14PM https://ift.tt/2ufVjKI Roger Lawson - ABD THESE POSTS ARE NOT OUR ENDORSEMENT

Taxi driver who posted naked pics with his licence badge on a gay dating site fails to show for his licensing hearing

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A Dundee taxi driver who had his licence suspended for advertising sex in his taxi on a gay dating website failed to show for his hearing with the council’s licensing committee on Thursday December, 6. The 52-year-old taxi driver advertised himself on dating site FabGuys.com with naked pictures posing with his registered taxi badge. Along with his photo, he left a message saying that he could always be found at Dundee Railway Station’s taxi rank and said he enjoyed “quick meets” either outdoors or in his taxi. The courier had originally contacted the driver through the number given as his contact on the dating site but he said he had no idea what they were talking about and called the whole conversation disgusting before hanging up. Details of the drivers current licence status could not be revealed by the council. The police have also confirmed that they dropped the case against the driver because they could not prove that a criminal offence had been made. The advertisement on FabGuys.com has since been removed.

December 09, 2018 at 05:02PM https://ift.tt/2ufVjKI Michael Murphy THESE POSTS ARE NOT OUR ENDORSEMENT

Uber undertake recruitment drive by increasing fares in Nottingham

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Minicab giant, Uber, in a bid to recruit more drivers onto the platform, have increased fares in the Nottingham area.

The 9% upweight in Ubers fare structure comes at the same time as a taxi fare increase, which will see fares rise by 16.5% on daytime tariffs and 15.3% on evening tariffs.

Ubers fare increase comes on the back of a protest by the company's drivers, who went on strike last October, wanting better pay and working conditions.

Uber fares increased for trips taken in Leicester, Nottingham and Derby from Friday December 7.

Taxi fares will increase on December 17, the increases represents the first rise in seven years.

December 09, 2018 at 01:07AM https://ift.tt/2ufVjKI Steve Kenton THESE POSTS ARE NOT OUR ENDORSEMENT

Uber file papers to go public

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It’s been revealed by Business Insider that Uber have filed an S-1 document in preparation of launching an IPO.

Uber may go public with a valuation of a staggering $120 billion, which is in stark contrast to an initial valuation of around $76 billion. The prospective IPO, which is being referred to as “Project Liberty,” may be launched as early as the first quarter. Lyft had announced, one day prior to Uber, that it had filed paperwork to launch an IPO. This leaves the two private hire giants battling against each other as to who will float on the markets first. Uber haemorrhaged nearly $1 billion in the third quarter of this year, whilst Uber have expanded their portfolio by moving into bike and scooter operations, as well as making further investments into its Uber-Eats food delivery arm. Uber, which has been beset by numerous scandals, is now trying to move on from its problematic past as it makes the move to go public.

December 08, 2018 at 07:13PM https://ift.tt/2ufVjKI Steve Kenton THESE POSTS ARE NOT OUR ENDORSEMENT

Man dies after Manchester taxi collision

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A man has died following a collision with a taxi in Longsight.At around 2.10am on Saturday 8 December a man in his 60s was on the southbound carriageway of Stockport Road when a black cab collided with him.The man was pronounced dead at the scene despite the best efforts of paramedics.The driver of the black cab – who is in his 70s - remained at the scene and spoke with police. No arrests have been made.The road was closed for several hours.Following enquiries, it was established the man who died had earlier been arrested on suspicion of committing a public order offence. He was released after being issued with a fixed penalty notice.As there had been previous police contact, the incident has been referred to the Independent Office of Police Conduct in line with national protocol.Officers from GMP’s Serious Collision Investigation Unit continue to investigate the collision itself and are appealing to anyone who may have been in the area at the time.Sergeant Jon McColl said: “We have spoken to several people who stopped at the scene and have also recovered dash-cam footage as part of this investigation.“Our thoughts continue to be with this man’s family and our support will be offered to them.“Whilst we continue with enquiries we are still keen to hear from anyone that may have seen a man in the road earlier or has any information about the collision.”Details can be passed by calling SCIU on 0161 856 4741 quoting incident number 262 of 8 December 2018.

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Uber driver allegedly calls girls 'sluts' and pulls weapon on Black Taxi driver outside Peaky Blinders bar

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An Uber driver allegedly threw a punch at a black taxi driver in Liverpool and then went to his car boot and pulled out what some witnesses have said was a machete like weapon. According to a report in the Liverpool Echo, hackney carriage driver, Anthony Rimmer, was sitting outside the Peaky Blinders bar with his fir hire light on with an Uber vehicle parked in front, which had it’s hazard lights on. Rimmer said he watched has a group of girls tried to enter the Uber vehicle but the driver started shouting at them to get out. The girls then approached Rimmer’s black taxi and got in wanting to go to Aintree. The Uber driver then left his vehicle and made his way over to the taxi shouting towards the girls. Rimmer said he was calling them ‘horrible women’ and ‘horrible sluts’. When confronted for his abuse by Rimmer, he then allegedly threw a punch at the hackney carriage driver, which missed. According to witnesses, the Uber driver walked over to the boot of his vehicle and brandished a weapon which some say looked like a machete. At this point Rimmer drove away from the incident to avoid any dangerous confrontation. Merseyside Police have confirmed that they were called to the scene but didn’t see any weapons. The incident took place at around 9:30pm Saturday 1, on Parliament Street in Liverpool City Centre. Merseyside Police said that the private hire driver in question left the scene after the incident was reported but has since voluntarily attended the police station and spoken to the enquiries team. Investigations are still ongoing.

December 08, 2018 at 01:01PM https://ift.tt/2ufVjKI Michael Murphy THESE POSTS ARE NOT OUR ENDORSEMENT

A number of new EU proposals could see Black Box systems fitted to all new cars to analyse incident data

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New EU proposals will see black box data recorders fitted in all new cars to log information such as the vehicle’s speed or the state of activation of the car’s safety systems before, during and after a collision, auto express have reported. If proposals are approved, the new laws will also require new car’s to have intelligent speed assistance systems fitted by manufacturers. The speed assistance system will prompt drivers of changing speed limits and warn them if they should be likely to exceed any. If used in conjunction with cruise control, the system will automatically assure the vehicle changes with any speed limit. Black box data will be unable to be accessed by the drivers and although they will be able to still exceed speed limits, the data log will record the vehicle’s details that would be analysed should a collision occur. Other proposals would see systems fitted for driver fatigue detection, reversing sensors, rear lights that flash during emergency braking, enlarged pedestrian impact zones and pre-wiring for alcohol ineterlocks, allowing the easy installation of such devices in the cars of drink drivers. According to reports, the new proposals are projected to save 25,000 lives over a 16 year period. The aim is to introduce the proposals and make them mandatory by 2021.

December 08, 2018 at 09:07AM https://ift.tt/2ufVjKI Michael Murphy THESE POSTS ARE NOT OUR ENDORSEMENT

Female passenger attempts to rob taxi driver with a knife in Nuneaton

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Warwickshire Police is appealing for witnesses following an attempted robbery in Nuneaton earlier this week on Wednesday evening. At around 4.55pm, it's reported a taxi was driving on Mallard Avenue when a female passenger threatened the driver with a bladed object and demanded money. An altercation took place and the passenger then ran off along a footpath towards Queen Elizabeth Road, Camp Hill. No money was stolen and the driver was not injured. The offender is described as white, short in height, in her mid to late thirties, with short dark hair. It's believed she was wearing a black jumper and black trousers.

December 08, 2018 at 08:38AM https://ift.tt/2ufVjKI Perry Richardson THESE POSTS ARE NOT OUR ENDORSEMENT

Plan Insurance and Family Business United have teamed up to help homeless this Christmas

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Plan Insurance Brokers and Family Business United have teamed up once again on a national campaign to help homeless this Christmas. The Family Business Santa Dash sees a decorated van tour the country to collect donations from generous family businesses across the UK, to help the Homeless and support national charity Emmaus. The trip began on December 3 and the Santa Dash van has already visited Manchester, Carlisle, Glasgow, Hinckley, Colchester, and Chelmsford, with further plans to stop in Redhill and Cobham. Several donations have been gathered from numerous charitable family firms such as HMG Paints, Century Office, Thomas Graham and G Seller. The donations will be redistributed via the Emmaus UK network across the country, and the Taxi Warm Clothing initiative in London.

This year, the Santa Dash is going all the way to Scotland, to fill the van with warm clothing items. Here is a snippet of the itinerary:

With figures from Shelter showing that there are now more than 250,000 homeless people in the UK today, it is clear how important a campaign like this is, and how it can make a difference. If you would like to get involved, you can help by making a donation on the Santa Dash JustGiving page.

Paul Andrews, Founder of Family Business United shared his thoughts on this year’s Santa Dash: “We can all afford to miss out on a coffee and whilst the amount may not seem significant on its own, collectively the donations will mount up and help us to make a real difference to the lives of those more vulnerable. We plan to use the funds to buy more sleeping bags and blankets to distribute to the homeless and help them to keep warm in the cold winter nights.” Plan’s MD Grant said: “As a family and a family business, the plight of the homeless at this time of the year is something that we want to try and do something about and to make a difference through this campaign, however small, is something that we are passionate about. We are clear in our intentions to make a difference and the trip in the van around the UK will add some fun to the event, helping to raise awareness.” To find out more, follow @PlanInsurance and @FamilyBizPaul on Twitter, and follow the hashtag #FamBizSantaDash to keep up to date with all the latest.

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Tappa emerge as new black cab app option for London

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An unexpected new taxi booking app is set to hit the streets of London called Tappa. The team behind the app, released on both Apple and Android platforms, have yet to release details of any official launch as yet. The ride-hailing startup has however opened up its driver recruitment section on it’s website. Tappa promotes itself as “London Black cab quality with the benefits of the low-cost taxi apps!”. They also offer an online booking option for passengers wishing to book a taxi from their desktop or website browser rather than the app. It is unclear who is behind the venture or how it is being funded at this point, but TaxiPoint hope to have more details soon.

December 08, 2018 at 08:07AM https://ift.tt/2ufVjKI Perry Richardson THESE POSTS ARE NOT OUR ENDORSEMENT

The Waymo One driverless car service: How close are we to seeing this in the UK?

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November sees largest petrol price drop in four years – but retailers still didn’t cut far enough

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The price of petrol fell by more than 5p per litre in November, the biggest monthly drop since January 2015 and the first major price reduction since June as retailers finally reacted to falling wholesale prices. Data from RAC Fuel Watch shows unleaded fell from 130.61p to 125.43p (down 5.18p) in November and diesel dropped 2.5p from 136.93p to 134.42p. Petrol at the end of November was back to a price last seen in mid-May whereas diesel went back to its end of September level. Despite the positive news at the pumps the RAC’s analysis of wholesale fuel prices shows drivers have been overcharged on the forecourt to the tune of 10p a litre for unleaded and 7p for diesel, and average prices should still fall considerably over the course of the next fortnight if retailers play fair. RAC fuel spokesperson Simon Williams said: “The oil price plummeted by 24% throughout November which proved to be positive for motorists – indeed we haven’t seen such a large drop in average prices in nearly four years. Having finished October at $75, a barrel of crude ended the month only costing $57 which sent wholesale prices tumbling even though the value of sterling dropped by 2%. “This should have translated to the average price of petrol being around 120p a litre, but retailers chose not to pass on the savings meaning the current average still remains unnecessarily high at 125.43p. While one of the big four supermarkets has consistently cut the price of unleaded the others haven’t by as much which has meant the UK average price didn’t drop as much as it should have done. “Based on our data, petrol still ought to come down by 7p a litre in the next two weeks and diesel by 5p. While this seems unlikely based on retailers’ current track record, we can only hope they are planning some cuts in the run-up to Christmas with a view to getting more shoppers into their stores. “In the last six years we haven’t seen retailers take this much margin from selling a litre of petrol over such a protracted length of time. Wholesale unleaded began falling from mid-October but retailers were reluctant to reflect this on the forecourt despite the RAC highlighting the issue on numerous occasions. For some time prior to this we had been happy to praise retailers for passing on wholesale savings on the forecourt and say there was little evidence of ‘rocket and feather’ pricing. Now, however, there is very clear proof that many retailers are operating ‘rocket and feather’ policies.” The cost of filling up a family-sized car with 55 litres of unleaded at the end of November stood at £68.98 – a saving of £2.85 on a month ago. The equivalent for a diesel vehicle is £73.19 which translates to £1.38 less for a tank since the end of October. On 29 November the average price at the big four supermarkets was 121.27p for petrol and 130.96p for diesel. Motorway services, which have been even slower to reduce their prices, were charging an average of 145.40p for unleaded and 153.70p for diesel. On 20 November, however, the average price of diesel at services reached 155.40p a litre which matched the previous high of April 2012 when average fuel prices across the UK were at record levels.

December 07, 2018 at 07:47PM https://ift.tt/2ufVjKI Perry Richardson THESE POSTS ARE NOT OUR ENDORSEMENT

City Council weighs up pros and cons of same colour vehicles for entire Taxi fleet

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A Worcester City Council group are exploring the idea of introducing same coloured branded vehicles for all it’s taxi drivers. The idea, if implicated, would see the entire taxi fleet one colour with a Worcester City branded crest and livery on every single one of them. The council have been in heavy discussion with taxi drivers over the potential change, according to a report in the Worcester News. The idea of having a uniformed vehicle fleet of taxis was not supported by taxi driver representatives at a recent council taxi meeting, but will be further discussed at a scheduled council licensing committee on December 10. The main concern for taxi drivers who oppose the idea is the “unnecessary” and “additional” costs to them to have their vehicle wrapped and branded. The council group have priced up the potential cost to be between £250 and £300 per vehicle, which drivers are saying they do not want to have to fork out for. The condition of each vehicle once the branding is removed has also been brought up in the report. Concerns that the stickers could damage the paintwork which subsequently could lower the vehicle’s resale value have been highlighted. The idea behind having a uniformed fleet of taxi vehicles is that it will make them clearly identifiable which could boost public safety and security, the council has said. In turn, if customers feels more confident that it’s a licensed council city taxi, it will hopefully increase the work load for the taxi drivers. Should all licensing committees consider same coloured branded taxi fleets? What’s your thoughts....

December 07, 2018 at 02:55PM https://ift.tt/2ufVjKI Michael Murphy THESE POSTS ARE NOT OUR ENDORSEMENT

Could cabbies caught up in the O2 network outage be entitled to compensation

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With the fallout from the O2 network outage potentially costing businesses across the country millions in lost revenue, it has emerged that taxi and private hire drivers may be entitled to compensation for loss of income.

With cabbies ever more reliant on the mobile network across the UK to clear credit cards and operate work apps, yesterdays outage left some drivers trying to operate with one arm wrenched behind their back.

According to consumer rights website, The Complaining Cow the outage falls squarely under the Consumer Rights Act 2015which dictates that a person is entitled to services to be carried out with reasonable skill and care.

The failure of any given company to provide an adequate service, even if it due to the actions of a third party, is an irrelevance.

If an individual has a contract with O2 and O2 are unable to provide that service, they then become in breach of that contract and the individual is entitled to redress.

That redress may include out of pocket expenses, costs attached to the tine that you are without the use of your phone, as well as any consequential losses.

Getting the ball rolling is relatively straightforward, simply calculate any and all losses, providing evidence of those losses in writing, then give an appraisal of the issues faced whilst the network was down, mentioning the breach of Consumer Rights Act 2015.

Failure to achieve a satisfactory outcome then brings the Communications Ombudsman Service into play.

If you are a customer of another mobile phone provider which piggy-backs on the back of the O2 network, you then have to deal with the company who you have the contract with.

December 07, 2018 at 12:15PM https://ift.tt/2ufVjKI Steve Kenton THESE POSTS ARE NOT OUR ENDORSEMENT

It saved our family, Lance Armstrong talks about early Uber investment

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An early investment in Uber has saved Lance Armstrong's family, according to the American former cyclist who was stripped of his seven Tour de France titles.

Armstrong, who has been forced to pay an astonishing £87 million in legal fees and settlements, handed over nearly £80,000 to a venture capital fund who invested in Uber in 2010.

It was reported by the BBC that Armstrong had told CNBC in an interview that the income earned from that investment "saved his family."

According to Armstrong, when he handed over the money to Chris Sacca at Lowercase Capital, he didn't know that the money was being invested in Uber at the time.

In 2013, Armstrong was found to have orchestrated a highly sophisticated doping programme by the US Anti-Doping Agency, with the former cyclist admitting he has used drugs during his career.

Armstrong has not confirmed how much his investment gleaned, but it is believed to be somewhere between $10 million and $50 million.

December 07, 2018 at 01:56AM https://ift.tt/2ufVjKI Steve Kenton THESE POSTS ARE NOT OUR ENDORSEMENT

O2 network outage cripples cabbies card systems

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Cab drivers found themselves struggling yesterday after the O2 data network developed a fault, leading to a major global network failure.

The global outage negated many drivers ability to process credit and debit cards, , as well as interupting taxi app services such as Gett, MyTaxi and TaxiApp. It has also affected Transport for London's bus network, meaning passengers have been unable to access timetable updates. Uber and Deliveroo have also been hamstrung by the network failure. Other network providers who "piggy-back"onto the O2 data network, such as Sky, Tesco and Giff Gaff have also been unable to function properly as the global outage caused chaos. In a statement to customers, O2 said: "We’re continuing to experience an issue affecting 2G, 3G and 4G data across the UK.

All O2 technical teams are working closely with one of our third party suppliers who has identified a global software issue in their system which has impacted data services. We believe other mobile operators around the world are also affected." Call services were also affected, leaving people unable to make or receive calls despite assurances from O2 that the service were not affected. Swedish telecoms company, Ericsson have confirmed that they had been working to fix the problem, which also affected the Softbank network in Japan as well a German networks. The outage first occurred at around 4.30 am on 6th December, leaving O2 customers, which make up 26% of all mobile phone users in the UK, scratching their heads Adam Nyman, Managing Director of communications retailer, Complete Communications, spoke exclusively to TaxiPoint, saying: "Over 25 Million O2 Customers across the UK, along with Sky Mobile, GiffGaff and Tesco mobile subscribers have faced total loss of Data services on their mobile phones and Data devices today since 4.30am. O2 hope to have services fully restored by 8am tomorrow. Friday 7th Dec. With so many industries and technological devices relying on Mobile Networks nowadays, maybe now is the time for full UK Roaming across Vodafone, EE, O2 and Three to give the best quality service with a greater reliability." O2 haven't indicated as to how long it may take to rectify the ongoing problem, although it is believed that full service may be resumed by Friday December 7th.

December 07, 2018 at 12:01PM https://ift.tt/2ufVjKI Steve Kenton THESE POSTS ARE NOT OUR ENDORSEMENT

Daytime running lights on newer vehicles causing confusion for other road users

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Daytime running lights on vehicles, which have been required to be fitted on all new EU cars and small vans since early 2011 to improve road safety, may be causing unintended confusion for other drivers, according to research carried out by the RAC. Designed to make cars more visible to other road users in daylight conditions, daytime running lights ('DRL') automatically switch on when the engine is running and switch off when the main headlights are turned on. They are not designed to help drivers see where they are going, but are there purely to enable other road users to see the vehicle. This is why they are considerably dimmer than dipped headlights.The new LEVC TX Taxi has this new feature which displays distinctive circular LED sidelights to other road users during the day. But while all new vehicles have to have daytime running lights at the front, it is not a requirement to fit them at the rear, yet some manufacturers choose to do so. And, it is this issue that appears to be causing confusion and frustration for road users in dull driving conditions as many drivers don’t turn on their dipped lights or sidelights, perhaps mistakenly thinking that because they have daytime running lights on automatically at the front the same applies to the rear lights. An RAC Opinion Panel survey of 2,061 motorists found that more than six in 10 (62%) claimed to see other cars and vans driving in dull overcast conditions without any rear lights on, while they noted these vehicles did have lights on at the front. Fifteen percent of those surveyed had not noticed this and nearly a quarter (23%) were not sure. RAC road safety spokesman Pete Williams said: “This is potentially a very worrying finding as it implies that many motorists are driving without any rear lights believing that because they have running lights that switch on automatically at the front, they are also on at the rear. Alternatively, and arguably just as concerning, these drivers could simply have decided the light conditions were not bad enough to merit turning on their dipped lights or sidelights.” Asked if they knew whether the car they drive most frequently had daytime running lights nearly half (47%) stated that their vehicle did not, 29% said theirs had them at the front only, 14% said they had them at both the front and the rear, and somewhat worryingly, 8% knew they did at the front but were unsure about the rear. Daytime running lights originate in the Nordic countries where winter light levels are usually low, even in the day. Sweden was the first country to require them, making them mandatory on 1 October 1977. This no doubt explains why in 1984 the Volvo 240 became the first vehicle on UK roads to have daytime running lights. Studies into the effectiveness of daytime running lights regarding road safety have had varying results. An American study from 2008 put the figure at a modest 0.3 per cent, however when the EU investigated the issue in 2003 it suggested there was a likely reduction in multi-party collisions of between 5% and 15%. While EU law required all cars and small vans produced since 2011 to have daytime running lights, trucks and buses were not included in legislation until August 2012. Vehicles produced before these days do not have to be retrofitted. Pete Williams added: “While daytime running lights are clearly bringing a very valuable safety benefit to the UK’s roads, it would be good for every driver to take just a few minutes to make sure they know whether the vehicles they drive have them or not. And if they do, then check to see if they have them at the rear as well as the front. That way those that don’t have them at the back will be far more likely in poor daylight visibility to switch on their dipped lights to make their vehicle more easily seen from behind. “We strongly urge everyone to carry out this check as those few minutes could make an important road safety difference.”

December 07, 2018 at 06:48AM https://ift.tt/2ufVjKI Perry Richardson THESE POSTS ARE NOT OUR ENDORSEMENT