Dashing Santa Busted For Speeding

Santa Claus has been caught speeding in New Zealand on his way to an old folks' home. "I've been a bit naughty - I ended up in too much of a hurry to deliver everything," said the rogue Santa who talked on condition of anonymity.

He had a lot to fit in before Christmas Day, he said. "But I think I've sent a message out there that Santa's not above the law and he deserved his ticket and he will not be doing it again - and hopefully it's a lesson for everyone else." Police pulled over the portly, jolly man on Friday in Cornwall St in Masterton.

Masterton police acting Sergeant Shayne Nolan said not even Father Christmas was exempt from the zero speed tolerance. Santa was driving 19km/h over the limit, which earned him a $120 ticket and 20 demerit points. 

10 Most Dangerous Roads in the UK

An annual report named 'How Safe Are You On Britain's Roads?'.by the Road Safety Foundation (RSF) a UK road safety charity, has revealed the 10 most dangerous UK roads.

 

The most dangerous road at number 1 on the list is the A285 between Chichester and Petworth, Fatal and serious crashes increased by 16 per cent on this 12-mile stretch over a five year period from 2007 and 2012, making it Britain's most dangerous road.

The charity acknowledged the difficulties facing the A285. It said a "more reaching intervention" is required if the local government is to improve the situation, adding that previous measures had been inadequate.

The report was not all doom and gloom. It discovered councils who scheduled cost efficient safety measures in conjunction with standard road maintenance managed to reduce fatal and serous crashes by an impressive 80 per cent on 15 stretches of roads.

Even more impressive is the fact that these enormous reductions were worth a staggering £400 million to the economy. Motorways, meanwhile, witnessed a 20 per cent decrease in fatal and serious crashes.

Some other negative findings of the report are worth a mention. It is now understood that motorcyclists make up only one per cent of traffic but 21 per cent of fatal crashes. Also the risk to road users is seven times greater on single-carriage A roads than motorways.

RSF chairman Lord Whitty said: "We can no longer accept sudden, violent road death as such a significant cause of premature loss of life. The Government must design, plan and legislate to put safety on roads on the same footing as safety in the air, sea or on rail."
The Top 10 is as follows:

1. A285 between Chichester and Petworth 
2. A809 Glasgow to A811 
3. A397 Montrsoe to A90 (Laurencekirk) 
4. A18 Laceby to Ludborough 
5. A6 M6 J33 to Lancaster 
6. A61 Wakefield to M1 J44 
7. A36 A3090 to Totton 
8. A589 Full route around lancaster 
9. A643 Brighthouse to Morley 
10. A4300 Full route through Kettering

Another way to keep yourself safer and more aware of the roads you travel on and their dangers is to get  a Road Angel Gem and have it tell you where the blackspots are! Simple really