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Phone vote

We're also held special phone vote. The question we asked was:

"Should the 30mph speed limit be lowered?"

And the verdict:
Don't lower the limit - 68%
Lower the limit 32%

The issues featured in Safety First week:

Driving Skills
How good is your driving? Let's face it we could all brush up on our driving skills. We challenge a two experienced motorists to take a mock driving. Will they pass or fail?

To test yourself try the Driving Standards Agency(DSA) Online Practise Theory Test:
www.dsa.gov.uk/mockpaper/theoryintro.htm

Road Safety Campaigns
How useful are road safety campaign and government information films.
Does anyone remember the road safety message they tell?
We talk to the Green Cross Code man.

Pedestrian Friendly Cars
Cars are now being designed to lessen the injuries suffered by pedestrians when they're hit. The new Jaguar car has the world's first bonnet that lifts up to lessen the impact.

Speeding
We check the speed in a street where traffic is a major problem. We'll also show people how to check the street for themselves with a bicycle, a tape measure, a stopwatch, a notepad and a calculator.
To find out how, click here

Safer Streets
How to make roads safe without speed bumps. Psychological traffic calming could be the answer. First tried in Holland the measures include taking away road markings to make drivers feel unsafe.

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