'Meet the pupils teaching speeders a lesson in Kids Court'
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwyxpxx4xllo
'"Having drivers come into the school, meeting pupils face-to-face asking uncomfortable questions, personalises the message about road safety... it brings it home in a very powerful," he said.'
'"Speeding is not a low level crime. It's dangerous because with speed there are no second chances and lives can be lost. "'
#UK #NorthernIreland #schools #education #RoadViolence #motorists
"Man held on suspicion of attempted murder after car hits pedestrians in Derby"
Koala dies after allegedly being dragged behind vehicle down a street
"A rope was tied around the animal's neck and the other end was looped around a vehicle's tow ball, before the animal was dragged along the road."
"There was blood and fur along the road where it got dragged. It was gurgling blood and had deep abrasions over a lot of its body."
"Volunteer vets were forced to euthanise the animal after it suffered injuries, including deep abrasions and a fractured jaw."
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https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-26/koala-killed-after-being-dragged-behind-vehicle/106497782
More on motorists dragged living beings behind their cars >
https://www.abc.net.au/news/search?query=dragged%20behind%20a%20car
#koalas #cars #motorists #cruelty #WildlifeCrime #Australia #Koroit #values #biodiversity
Seven charts that reveal how unprepared Australia was for the (fossil) fuel crisis
"It’s worth pointing out that the International Energy Agency (IEA) requires all member countries which are net importers of oil and oil products (including Australia) to maintain reserves equivalent to at least 90 days of imports."
"We’ve never fulfilled that requirement, and in fact have the lowest reserves by this measure among all IEA countries." >>
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/mar/24/seven-charts-that-reveal-how-unprepared-australia-was-for-the-fuel-crisis
The 'petrol crisis' is not noticeable around here, it is the same speeding and idling behaviour as before.
#FossilFuels #dependency #oil #EnergySecurity #machines #cars #motorists #combustion #fuel #SupplyChain #energy #OilCrisis #MobilityDesign
#Farnham's "Guerrilla parkers" could pose problem for cafe outdoor seating bid
“There seems to be a trend of illegal parking and people taking the mickey.”
'By our calculations, motoring in Britain has rarely been so cheap
A reason to ignore public pressure for relief at the pump'
'Motoring would not be so cheap today had successive governments not frozen fuel duty since 2011. Another 5p cut followed Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022. The giveaways have cost taxpayers £120bn.'
#motoring #motorists #cars #transport #economy #politics #UK #subsidies #roads #FossilFuels #petrol
Kangaroos have been run down in an alleged "targeted" attack in Lake Macquarie, prompting a NSW Police investigation.
"Tyre tracks mounting the curb near where the roos were found have led animal rescuers to believe the killings were a "deliberate" attack."
"We suspect a four-wheel drive complete with bull bars on it, has literally gone looking for them."
"It appeared a vehicle had left the roadway to hit a kangaroo.It looks like they've mounted the curb to really try and inflict damage to these incredible creatures … this is their land too." >>
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-19/kangaroos-hit-and-run-lake-macquarie/106468360
#wildlife #AnimalCruelty #kangaroos #cars #ATV #motorists #violence #crime #NSW
Sunny weekend in store as grey skies clear
Temperatures are still expected to dip below freezing at night, so motorists don't need to change their winter tyres just yet.
#FreezingTemperatures #WinterTyres #Motorists #StaySafe #ColdNights
Marvellous #Melbourne #Motorists
Interesting lunch time walk. On the footpath alongside the Dandenong Rd service lane and a driver goes *flying* past in the service lane, more like the 80 of the main road than the 50 of the service lane, there's only one problem ... service lane is one direction only and she's going against the traffic! Sudden screeching stop of her and the oncoming driver and a 3-pt turn and reverse park!
Two minutes later, a Mazda 2 approaches, slowly drives down the side road to the roundabout, does a u-turn around the roundabout and drives off back the way she came, there's only one problem, the entire manouever was carried out driving on the wrong side of the road and going the wrong way around the roundabout. Couple of minutes after that she drove past me again, driver's side flush up against the right kerb, off down the wrong side of the (empty) road
Three minutes after this, a driver slowly approaches a roundabout, amazingly, both on the left and in the correct direction. Angry bogan comes flying up behind, leans on the horn and overtakes ... by going the wrong way around the roundabout, and disappears with much tyre squeal
Clayton drivers. Always exciting. Never predictable
Jon PENNYCOOK
CBC Thunder Bay
BellingenNSW
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