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Driving
while Tired - Notice the Warning Signs
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Microsleeps occurs
when people are tired but are trying to stay awake, most common in monotonous
situations. Nodding off for just a few seconds at the wheel can be fatal: if you
are driving on a motorway at 70mph and nod off for six seconds you would travel
nearly 200 metres.
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Research
shows that normal sleep does not occur without warning. You should know when you
are starting to feel sleepy. Warning signs include: increased difficulty concentrating;
yawning; heavy eyelids; eyes starting to 'roll'; and neck muscles relaxing, making
the head droop. If you experience these symptoms, you should find somewhere safe
to rest as soon as possible, rather than trying to fight off tiredness. Winding
down the window, listening to music and talking to a passenger do not help prevent
sleep, although they may temporarily help you to stay alert until you find somewhere
safe to stop.
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Man
wins £20,000 for stress over parking tickets & sends bailiffs to collect Money
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A motorist sued
a council for £20,000 over the stress of receiving four parking tickets.He refused
to pay the four £50 fines, claimed he suffered emotional distress after bailiffs
were sent round to reclaim the money.
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After a court found
in his favour, Mr Noon gave the council a taste of its own medicine and sent his
own bailiffs to its offices to collect his damages. Mr Noon's battle against Newham
Council in East London started in October 2007 when he was apparently captured
by a council CCTV camera committing the parking offences.
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Car Insurance Payouts are less than people Thought
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Passengers in
your car can clain millions of pounds in compensation from your insurance. Did
you know you could be covered for less than £1000 for life threatening injuries.
Would you buy the extras in your insurance policy just to get more of a payout? |
You
can buy separate accidental disability or personal accident insurance, but realistically
only for amounts way below the millions of pounds available for other people.
A £100,000 accidental disability policy with Norwich Union costs £60 a year and
personal accident insurance, which includes a death payment, is £125 but benefits
are halved when you reach 65.
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Speed
camera fines rise sevenfold
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The
number of speeding prosecutions and fines has increased sevenfold in ten years,
figures obtained under the Freedom of Information Act show. speed camera offences
rose from 262,000 in 1996 to 1,865,000 in 2006. Been Caught Speeding.
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Cities of London and Westminster MP told BBC 2's Daily Politics he wanted the
"pendulum turned back to the long suffering motorist". Road safety charity Brake
says cameras help catch drivers who endanger lives. The number of speed cameras
in England and Wales rose from under 2,000 in 2000 to more than 5,500 by 2006.
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