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Each month we highlight key issues that affect safety and congestion on UK motorways.
Our long running campaign to speed up the replacement of steel barrier on motorway central reserves continues in 2008 although we do expect to see a greater take up of concrete step barrier this year. Concrete step barrier is proven to virtually eliminate crossover incidents and the need for the endless repairs to steel barriers that cause so much congestion on our motorways and major trunk roads.
Meanwhile, whilst we all wait patiently for this revolutionary product to be rolled out across the country, the death toll continues to mount.
Upto 14 Years in Prison - Motoring Laws To Get Tougher
Motorists who cause fatalities by driving dangerously face up to 14 years in jail under new sentencing guidelines.
Those who cause death when distracted by a mobile phone, especially if they drive while reading or writing text messages, should receive up to a seven year term, the Sentencing Guidelines Council said.
Prosecutions will be imposed whenever it is judged that using the equipment posed a danger, such as forcing a car to swerve or causing a distracted motorist to jump a red light. However, the council said fines are not likely to be appropriate in all cases which has reflected public concern over cases where motorists had escaped with a mere financial penalty despite life being lost.
Director of Public Prosecutions Ken Macdonald added: "There is widespread public concern about the use of mobile phones and other hand-held electronic equipment while driving. ... read on >
Concrete Barrier Needed Today!
Every month without fail horrendous central reservation cross-over stories are unfolding before our eyes. And all of them involve steel barrier employed as a safeguard between oncoming motorway and dual carriageway traffic. The sad truth is that steel may have once been a great cost effective method to help prevent cross over incidents, but the problem lies within the mission statement. It 'helps' but it does not 'stop'.
This is precisely the reason why millions of pounds worth of investment and years of extensive research have gone into designing a structural barrier that will eliminate the chance of cross-over situations and contain vehicles upto 13.5 tonnes.
Last month saw yet another fatal cross-over incident occur near Durham when the driver of a stolen 4x4 being chased by the police crashed into a steel central reservation, flipped over and crashed on top of a Peugeot car on the opposite carriageway. The Peugeot driver, from Northumberland, was declared dead at the scene... read on >
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