Road Safety Archive
Overdrive: Hybrid’s huge success; Mini’s birthday; A Modern Defender!; WHO Road Safety program fails
30 August 2020
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Hello and welcome to Overdrive, a program that pushes the parameters in discussing motoring and transport. News Toyota success is clearly with hybrids (1:28) Details of the new Hilux announced (2:25) Mini Anniversary (3:24) Lunaz – Electrifying Rolls Royce Phantom V (4:26) Road Safety into the Next Decade: Greater commitment and actions in LMICs (5:30)
Changing nature of car design Episode 1 – Entering the post radiator period
20 May 2019
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The Shanghai Motor Show and various company announcements have shown some trends in car design. The Overdrive radio program has reviewed The Good The Bad And The Ugly with our resident artist Dean Oliver And the observant if not acerbic transport expert Brian Smith.
Overdrive: Brexit warning; Kia Picanto GT; Weinermobile; Land Cruiser Heritage; AV shows the way
4 February 2019
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Hello and welcome to Overdrive our first program of 2019 after the holiday period of highlights from 2018. I’m David Brown And in this week’s news stories Drivers issued no-deal Brexit warnings Road safety seminar: 44% of road crashes occur in Asia Pacific region McLaren 2050 F1 race car: 300-mph EV that can
Cycling and the driver training process
24 September 2018
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Cycling and the driver licensing process The Ford Driving Skills for Life program has been expanding its reach since it started four years ago. Now they have entered a partnership with the Amy Gillett Foundation to help drivers understand how to safely share the road with cyclists and other vulnerable road users. The Amy Gillett
Road safety and the science of behaviour change – If the answer is obvious why are we failing?
24 September 2018
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Road safety and the science of behaviour change David Brown – Life Member AITPM and Director Driven Media Elizabeth Ampt –Director of Concepts of Change AITPM National Conference July 24-27, 2018 Perth Australia Abstract: If the answer is obvious what are we failing? Using so-called behaviour change techniques to shape road safety messages is
England campaign to stop tailgating
23 September 2018
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England has a problem with aggressive drivers tailgating the vehicles in front of them. According to figures from Highways England almost nine out of 10 drivers say they have been tailgated, with some left feeling “victimised”. One in eight of all road casualties are caused by people who drive too close to the vehicle in
