Archive for the 'Motoring' Category

Road Safety

9/04/2006

I drive to work along the same stretch of road everyday and I’ve started to notice a pattern in some of the accidents that occur: the low sun. For long stretches the motorway runs almost directly east-west and so you end up being hit head-on by the blinding rays, all it takes is someone [...]

Driven in Luxury

26/06/2005

The UK government recently proposed sweeping changes to the way drivers are charged for using the roads, now the train operators are warning they may not be able to cope with expected growth (hang on, they’re a business, surely more customers is a good thing? Here’s a tip: buy more trains!). So, with [...]

A Peaceful Time of Year

23/06/2005

We’re getting to that period of the year which I enjoy, not because of big holidays, the weather or spending time with family, but because it affords many of us a simple, and often unnoticed, pleasure. I’m talking about the time when schools close for the summer.
Yes, the weather picks up, but as someone [...]