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VIDEO: Front wheel change at 50mph
By Visordown News on 05/03/2009 16:39:23
Swapping front wheels while wheelying at 50mph - whatever next?
CHECK OUT this novel way of changing your front wheel, done on the move at 50mph. And the 'passenger' changing the wheel is the stunt rider's girlfriend. Good work, pillion woman!Hope she did the spindle nut up tight enough...
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50mph speed limit for M20?
By Visordown News on 17/03/2008 13:20:04
Maidstone council puts foward plans after locals complain of noise and air pollution
MAIDSTONE COUNCIL have put forward plans for a 50mph speed limit on stretches of the M20 to cut air and noise pollution at peak times. The plans, which would affect junctions six to eight of the Kentish motorway, are aimed at reducing pollution "to
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No blanket 50mph speed reduction for UK
By Visordown News on 21/04/2009 14:52:26
Department of Transport to encourage local agencies to improve safety standards on high-risk roads
. This means there'll be no enforced 50mph blanket limit throughout the country, as many feared.Improved vehicle safety will continue to be crucial in reducing road casualties. The DoT aim to support improvements through regulation, where appropriate, but also
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Highways Agency man banned for 50mph wheelie in 30mph limit
By Visordown News on 14/10/2010 10:04:02
'What is particularly stupid about this is that your job brings you into contact with the consequences of road traffic crashes, so you know that drivers are not immortal'
A MOTORCYCLIST - employed by the Highways Agency to deal with the aftermath from road traffic accidents - has been banned from driving after he was caught on camera pulling a wheelie at 50mph in a 30mph limit.Christopher Gelpi was caught speeding
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UK's busiest speed camera nets £2.3 million
By Visordown News on 30/12/2009 12:26:03
M11 Gatso in 50mph zone rakes in fortune over 5-year period
A SPEED CAMERA on the M11 in Essex has raked in over £2.3 million in the last five years, it has been revealed.The camera, which is situated near Woodford, in a 50mph zone, has flashed 38,243 motorists over the past five years, netting almost £2
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109mph biker banned for 56 days
By Visordown News on 09/09/2010 10:45:14
Ban and £300 fine for motorcyclist who doubled the limit in a 50mph zone
A MOTORCYCLIST caught riding more than double the speed limit in a 50mph zone in Southampton has been banned for 56 days and fined £300.Luke Cunningham, 26, was caught by speed camera riding at 109mph on his Honda Fireblade in Mountbatten Way on 12
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Speed limit reduction consulation paper due today
By Visordown News on 21/04/2009 08:44:56
New anti-speed initiative to target high-risk areas
on countryside roads from 60mph to 50mph are being considered, and latest reports also show the government are planning to cut speed limits from 30mph to 20mph in high-risk built-up areas.Transport Minister Jim Fitzpatrick is heading-up the new initiative, which
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Transport for London test GPS speed restrictors
By Visordown News on 11/05/2009 15:22:44
TfL's latest venture brings a whole new meaning to 'Big Brother'
TRANSPORT FOR LONDON (TfL) are to test a new type of speed restriction software on 20 of the organisation's vehicles - including a bus, reports BBC News.TfL are hoping the new GPS-controlled 'Intelligent Speed Adaptation' device will reduce the number of accidents and speeding ti...
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Rider survives 140mph pigeon crash
By Visordown News on 01/09/2011 16:30:41
Bizarre collision with a pigeon causes motorcyclist to accelerate to 140mph whilst unconscious
AMAZINGLY a motorcyclist survived being knocked out after hitting a pigeon at 50mph, which caused him to accelerate to 140mph whilst unconscious.Matthew Brealy, 38, collapsed on his Suzuki GSX-R1000 after the low-flying pigeon smashed through his
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Police accused of misplaced speed cameras
By Visordown News on 07/05/2008 12:15:38
Road users outraged after Police allegedly set cameras BEFORE speed limit warning signs
being issued with speeding tickets at the £12m works to build an interchange at Long Newton.They claim there were no 50mph speed limit signs before the fixed yellow speed camera when they were flashed and sent penalty notices. Sign have been erected
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