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BBCtv: “drive fast, die young”

20/4/2024

The BBC recently highlighted some disturbingly high risks among young men, using one fatal case study and interviews with the survivors.

England currently has no road safety strategy. Thrill-seeking and the effect of social media posting (especially while in a car) is under-researched. There’s no political will to address this societal blind spot.

Graduated Driver Licensing, in other countries, has reduced road deaths (most of which are young men) by 20-40%. But UK governments have bigger issues to tackle for the immediate future. :(

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“Where should I be looking?”

6/4/2024

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Corgi Model Club’s driver aid

2/4/2024

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In 1960, a major British toy manufacturer launched the Austin A60 driving school car. It sold VERY well for many years. I use one to aid my teaching.

Click image to see practical use of this model

Its success lay in the twin facts that (1) a child could control the steering, adding appreciable play value, and (2) the toy came with a set of traffic cones and instructions, so the girl/boy could learn how to reverse around corners or into a small space.

Fans have recently bought the manufacturing rights to sell remakes. Could having your own, for the price of one real driving lesson, help you too?

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