http://www.keepmedriving.com national lawyers and solicitors offering legal advice and representation for driving, motoring and road traffic offences, speeding and drink and dangerous driving Tue, 26 Jan 2010 16:08:14 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Proposals to increase average speed cameras 26 January A report in the Daily Telegraph of 25 janaury 2010 reveals that the Sustainable Development Commission is calling on the Government to introduce average speed cameras to all motorways in order to ensure that motorists observe the 70 mph limit. The Commission predict ... http://www.keepmedriving.com/news/proposals-to-increase-average-speed-cameras/ Motorists to be at fault The government is considering making motorists legally responsible, even where they are not at fault, for any accident involving a cyclist or pedestrian. The proposed change to the law would make the most powerful vehicle in any collision liable for insurance and compensation purposes and ... http://www.keepmedriving.com/news/motorists-to-be-at-fault/ Cyclists and road traffic law On 12 March 2009, a cyclist who knocked down a child in Oxford was convicted of careless cycling under the Road Traffic Act 1988, section 29. The cyclist was travelling at about 15mph when he struck and knocked over a young pedestrian at traffic lights. It ... http://www.keepmedriving.com/news/cyclists-and-road-traffic-law/ Cars to Outsmart Drivers Smart cars fitted with CCTV masts and parked at junctions to monitor traffic, are now being piloted by Greater Manchester Police in a bid to drive down accidents caused by driver distraction. Those caught driving while eating, adjusting media facilities, applying make-up and so forth, are now likely ... http://www.keepmedriving.com/news/cars-to-outsmart-drivers/ Dorset speed camera blunder In what has been described as an "historical clerical error", the Dorset Strategic Safety Camera Partnership is having to track down all of the drivers who have been caught by a particular speed camera over a period of ten years and inform them that their fines are ... http://www.keepmedriving.com/news/dorset-speed-camera-blunder/ Child-seat warning to parents Research published in the British Medical Journal has suggested that seats which face away from oncoming traffic could be up to 75 per cent safer for children carried in cars. The report suggests that too many parents in the UK are too quick to move children into ... http://www.keepmedriving.com/news/child-seat-warning-to-parents/ DVLA gets tough on car clampers The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) have set out tough new restrictions on the release of vehicle keeper information. Under the proposals any car parking company requesting information from the vehicle record in order to issue a parking charge notice will be required ... http://www.keepmedriving.com/news/dvla-proposes-new-requirement-for-car-parking-companies/ Budget introduces new road tax rates From 1 May 2009 the road tax rates will changed so as to reflect the government's plan to move towards a CO2-driven rating system for vehicles. For cars which were registered before 2 March 2001 there will be just two flat rates which will be based ... http://www.keepmedriving.com/news/budget-introduces-new-road-tax-rates/ Government to cut speed limits In a move designed to cut road deaths by a third, the government has announced plans to cut the speed limits on many A-roads and to introduce a whole new raft of measures designed to make the job of policing our roads easier and more effective. The ... http://www.keepmedriving.com/news/government-to-cut-speed-limits/ "Green wave" schemes to be introduced Government proposals to relax the rules relating to traffic flows could see the introduction by many local authorities of the so called "green wave" system for traffic lights. The system, which works through a series of sensors in the road, would allow traffic travelling at or ... http://www.keepmedriving.com/offences/green-wave/