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Three people have been killed every day on the country roads across the United Kingdom (UK) making this kind of road the most dangerous, according to the figures released by the Department of Transport (DfT).

Such figures revealed have shown that more than a thousand people had been killed and over nine thousand had been injured on the UK’s country roads in 2014. During this period, 348 of the fatalities had occurred on a bend. This had been caused by some unexpected hazards which have often been hidden on blind bends and sharp bends of Country roads.

As this revelation came, a new country roads campaign has been initiated by a concerned group. Due to this shocking statistics, the road safety project dubbed as “THINK!” of the DfT  has launched  this campaign purposely to encourage every motorist to drive their vehicles more carefully whilst on the country roads.

The campaign also encourages the drivers to anticipate hidden hazards and apply the brake before every bend ahead and not to be too much confident when they’re driving through the UK’s countryside. They should stay in control and give themselves plenty of time to react on some unexpected hazards.

These unexpected hazards often occur on the blind bends where many drivers in a hurry, tend to be tempted to short cut the bend or driving towards the opposite right side of the country road, only to be surprised by the presence of animals, farm equipment or any road repair blockage resulting to a tragic road accident.

This campaign by the Department of Transport has been backed up by Phil Vickery, a former rugby star of England who had been involved in several minor incidents and near misses on country roads. Vickery has fully backed up the campaign as he has been shocked at the lack of care from many motorists when they’re driving their vehicles round blind bends in the UK’s country roads.

Research has shown that nearly a quarter of motorists in England and Wales admitted to braking too late on bends whilst others admitted to driving into the opposite side of the country road to negotiate the bend faster.

Drivers must think of it that negotiating the bend faster without extra care is tantamount to committing suicide and this killing of self is more dangerous because you might also be killing some other innocent road users.    

With this admission of many motorists on their dangerous infringements, Road Safety Minister Andrew Jones is hoping that the campaign could persuade drivers to be extra careful when approaching a bend or often watch on their speed whilst driving on the country roads.

However, among all the most dangerous country roads, there is such the most deadly one – the 10-mile stretch in Lincolnshire. This ten miles stretch of country road has been proven to be the most deadly because it’s extremely rural, treelined, narrow and winding.

The second among the most risky stretch of country roads in the UK is the 4-mile A36 North of Totton in Hampshire. This is followed as the third place being dangerous by the 17-mile A588 country road stretching from Blackpool to Lancaster.

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Does car sharing lose popularity these days? You may not agree if the answer is “yes” especially if you are doing well with this practice of goodwill to some people. However, a new study would confirm that with bad driving habits and logistical reasons contributing to a more stressful commute have obscured the car-sharing popularity.

A new poll result has revealed that the car sharing revolution has been losing popularity these days in the United Kingdom (UK). There seem today to be many reasons why many people don’t anymore want to “car-share” to work. Some bad driving habits make it to the top of the list.

This study about the habits of commuting has been duly published coinciding with Peter Kay’s DVD launch of the sitcom about car share.  The anti-social driving habits of many motorists featured at the DVD launch have now become the ultimate reason why motorists in the UK are choosing not to “car share.”

Figures released have shown that 72 % of motorists in Britain has never “car shared” whilst 18 % “car shared” every day. Those drivers who have bad driving habits reasoned out for not being in favour anymore to car share thus their sort of reasoning makes it to the top of the list of reasons for not wanting to “car share.”

However, the list goes on to reveal that many motorists said they didn’t like being out of control or be angry or having fear of waiting for someone which would make them late for work. On the other hand, a quarter of UK motorists said they wouldn’t “car share” with anybody who has a different taste in music.

Another reason why many drivers have declined to “car share” is that, whilst they enjoy a quiet time in the morning driving to work and there’s someone sitting beside who is too chatty and wouldn’t stop all the way is distractive and annoying.

The policy exchange think-tank called for car sharers earlier this year to be offered with tax breaks whilst elsewhere there are campaigners who have emphasised that commuting with their colleagues could really benefit the environment and consequently reduce congestion. Also, it is clearly a cost effective way if a motorist splits the cost with the other individuals on board the vehicle.

However, there is another common problem – those drivers who would avoid paying their share for the cost of fuel. But in some situations, this has been understood by many responsible colleagues because the driver shoulders the responsibility of running the vehicle with the utmost care for the passengers’ safety and sound travel.

The car share of Peter Kay, which was screened earlier this year, follows the car-sharing adventures of supermarket colleague John Redmond which was also played by Sian Gibson a.k.a. Kayleigh Kitson and Peter Kay himself.

Kay said the idea of car sharing of two people in going to work every day really appealed to him, because it allows the spiralling conversation about life to unwind in all of its glory, and then it is highlighting the comedy in the minutiae of every day trek.

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