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Texting drivers refused insurance
On 02/05/2012 in Motorcycle news : General news
Insurance firms getting tough on careless drivers
AN INCREASING number of insurance companies are refusing to insure drivers who have been caught using a mobile phone at the wheel.According to an AA survey of eight major insurers, half of them would not quote anyone who has been given three points
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driver
On 01/06/2005 in forum
A passenger in a taxi tapped the driver on the shoulder to ask him something. The driver screamed, lost control of the cab, nearly hit a bus, drove up over the curb, and stopped just inches from a large plate glass window. For a few moments
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Drivers want training not fines
On 31/05/2011 in Motorcycle news : General news
Fining drivers is punitive and does not improve driving skills says IAM
A SURVEY by the Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM) has revealed that 15 per cent of drivers think that fixed penalty notices are the most effective way to tackle careless driving1900 people were surveyed by the IAM and the results showed that 40
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Women Are Safer Drivers Than Men?
On 29/04/2011 in forum
Woman driver applying mascara on the move
sharpen senses as copare to men. What you say guys?Yeah... My wife is crap at driving. She can't see shit and if I had the power I'd ban her! LOL. Im sure I read somewhere that statiscally men are worse drivers/riders, but this is becuase there's much more
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No jail for death crash driver
On 23/09/2009 in Motorcycle news : General news
Female driver escapes prison over death of speeding biker
A FEMALE DRIVER has been told she will not go to prison after admitting causing the death of a motorcyclist by careless driving.Laura Johnson, 25, of Victoria Road, Warmley, Bristol, turned right into the path of motorcyclist Michael Pickering
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Arizona's driver tuition to save motorcyclists
On 15/02/2008 in Motorcycle news : General news
Councillor calls for action against menace car drivers
AFTER GETTING more than 70 letters from motorcyclists, Glendale Arizona councilman Phil Lieberman is campaigning for a new motorcycle awareness program aimed at car drivers. A report in the Glendale Star paper has reported Liebrman as saying: “A
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Millions of drivers fall asleep at the wheel
On 11/09/2007 in Motorcycle news : General news
Nearly 100 deaths a year attributed to sleeping drivers
"I told you not to put Radio 4 on.."AN ESTIMATED 2.3 million drivers have dozed off behind the wheel, according to research released today by road safety campaigners Brake and Green Flag.78% of the drivers interviewed put their trust in ineffective
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Deaths by uninsured drivers at record level
On 15/08/2008 in Motorcycle news : General news
Four people a week killed by uninsured drivers, softer penalties - what the hell's going on?
IN A REPORT published in today's Times newspaper the number of deaths caused by uninsured drivers has risen by nearly a third in the last six years, yet offenders have been dished out softer penalties. The figures show the average fines for driving
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Car driver arrested following fatal bike smash
On 18/06/2007 in Motorcycle news : General news
North Yorkshire Police take Mercedes driver into custody
POLICE HAVE arrested a 35-year-old car driver in connection with a fatal motorcycle accident. The incident, which claimed the life of a 39-year-old motorcyclist, took place on Saturday night.The victim, who hasn't been named by Police, died when a
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Unlicensed driver leaves biker for dead
On 28/05/2009 in Motorcycle news : General news
Licenceless, uninsured driver gets a year's porridge after wiping out biker in mindless overtake
AN UNLICENSED driver who ploughed a car into a motorcyclist, leaving him seriously injured before fleeing the scene, has been jailed.This week, Bristol Crown Court heard how Ian Prater lost control of the car he was driving after overtaking on a
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