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Welcome to Overdrive, a program that takes a diverse look at motoring and transport.
This sound file is a full program. Other segments of the program such as the road test are also on the web site.
I’m DB
And in this program we have the latest news including:
- Toyota is world number 1
- What information car companies keep about your driving and
- The secret ingredient for a safer bike helmet (it’s paper)
- World first study finds speed alert devices to slow leadfoots down
- Honda pulls controversial TV ad that highlights Detroit’s ‘pain’
- Licence to speed (UK – James Bond can now officially break the speed limit)
We have two road tests this week: the Peugeot 208 GTi and the Audi A3 sedan
And in our panel discussion with Brian Smith and Errol Smith we look at a range of subjects including
- First Person to Cycle to the South Pole
- Pregnant Auto Show Model Sign of The Times (a “Smart” move?)
- Brit takes bath on road in pothole protest (South Africa)
So let’s get the program going first the news.