Friday, 24 May 2013

Drivers can help keep roads safe

More than 70 motorists were caught offending by Cumbria police during a recent road safety campaign.

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Roy undoubtedly the technology approach is the most effective however peer pressure is proven to change behavior and average sghort term memory is 7+/-2 enabling the majority to remember a reg and post later.
Paul M, Cumbria was on the site under 'All Locations' however is now on the homepage following your request.
Regards regerme

Posted by regerme on 27 July 2012 at 00:03

@ regerme

Brilliant website, but could you tell me how useful it is when Cumbria isn't even available to search against ?

I think the headline here tells the story. Even the author intimates that road safety is someone else's problem. Pity it doesn't reflect the actual story.

Road safety is the responsibility of every single individual who uses the highway - simple. It's not the police, or the government, or the councils - ITS YOU!

Once people start to take responsibility for their own actions, things will start to get better.

Everyone thinks they are a good driver - but very few are. Those that are good drivers are the first to admit that they still have things to learn.

Posted by PaulM on 19 July 2012 at 16:01

Regerme thats great. However my Driving standard road test was to read a vehicles number plate within a set distance which I found was outside my scope when confronted with a driver going a massive well beyond the NSL of a city centre road. Even by time I reached and drew my mobile he had gone, oblivious to anyone trying to cross a traffic free road seconds earlier. Some localities do need CCTV (or Police?) for traffic surveillance in Carlisle. In seeing European countries that separate functions of Policing into traffic and crime many, many decades ago. It is time we had a division centred on effective policing of traffic offences.

Posted by Roy on 19 July 2012 at 10:04

Road safety is not simply the responsibility of others, any member of the public is able to pic up the mantle.
Regerme have provided a FREE to use platform to communicate through the medium of vehicle registration numbers by posting pictures and comments. This innovative altruistic website has road safety for schools, new driver monitor, how's my driving and road rage reporting components.
PLEASE GET INVOLVED & POST YOUR CONSTRUCTIVE COMMENTS ON THE SITE
It's FREE, it works and could save lives. What other reason do you need?
Search regerme, log on and check your registration. You may have a comment

Posted by regerme on 18 July 2012 at 14:00

There are other road users sharing this space. I have recently taken up running/cycling to try and get my fitness back and there are only a couple of routes I can use from my front door, all of which have a distance of a couple of hundred yards at the most where I need to run on the road. I've been spat at, had things thrown at me, been jeered at, been told I'm on the wrong side of the road. I'm not a vehicle (unless I'm cycling) so I need to run against traffic - check your highway code! And hardly anyone gives me enough room if I were to stumble. One guy played chicken with me driving straight at me. Way to go buddy, proved a point there!

One thing I wanna ask, how would you treat other road users if they were your partner, wife, daughter, sister, son?

Posted by J on 13 July 2012 at 14:02

Is there a case for reintroducing the Public Information films on TV - maybe alongside sports programmes, and possibly at cinemas, to demonstrate the serious implications of poor driving and lack of consideration for other road users? One thing I have noted recently is a number of front seat passengers holding young children on their knee. Years ago frightening scenarios were shown where the child was crushed by the adult, or thrown through the windscreen because they weren't restrained. Have we arrived at a generation of parents who are unaware of the risks to which they are exposing their children?

Posted by V on 12 July 2012 at 12:56

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