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The
08 train at lime street is just-in time
POP megastar
Justin Timberlake may be more used to travelling in private jets. However, from Friday 14 March
2008, he will be touring the North of
England on a Northern Rail train, as the UK’s largest train operator
announces it is an official supporter to Liverpool Culture Company.
Justin is just one of several people and images featured in 2 very
special train liveries that will travel throughout the north of
England celebrating Northern Rail’s support of Liverpool: European
Capital of Culture 2008. Each train features a different
design championing the arts and the Capital of Culture. Train number
150146 features images of a variety of musicians, while train number
150147 is dedicated to art and sculpture, including pictures of
Anthony Gormley’s ‘Iron Men’ and superlambanana. The
image of Justin shows one of his recent MTV Award wins, marking the
fact that the world famous music awards show is coming to Liverpool
in 2008.
Jamie Ross, Area Director, Northern Rail said:- “As the UK’s
largest train operator we are delighted to be an official supporter
of Liverpool Capital of Culture. Over 78 million journeys were made
on our services last year and these trains will be a rolling
celebration and promotion of the city and this year’s events.”
Councillor Warren Bradley, Leader of Liverpool City Council and
Deputy Chairman of Liverpool Culture Company said:- “It is a
huge boost for our Capital of Culture celebrations to have the
support of Northern Rail. Through their fleet of trains they can
promote the message that Liverpool is the place to be this year to
millions of people travelling all over the North of England.
These
train wraps are a fantastic advert for the city and underline the
unbeatable quality and scale of our cultural offer.”
The artwork for the train liveries has been specially commissioned
through the Culture Company and designed by Liverpool agency Finch.
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More motorists willing to accept lower speed limits in residential
areas
THE national
30mph speed limit in built up areas was first imposed 74 years ago
this week, but research by car insurance expert, Admiral reveals
that an increasing number of us would be in favour of reducing it to
20mph. Admiral surveyed 1,800 motorists and found that 39%
believe the speed limit in residential areas should be 20mph, this
number has risen from 30% last year and 25% the year before.
Perhaps surprisingly, slightly more men than women favour a
reduction in the limit, however 4% of men and 2% of women think the
speed limit on residential streets should actually be raised to
40mph.
Sue Longthorn, managing director of Admiral, said:- “Motorists
have a reputation for being against speed limits, but our evidence
shows more and more of them are taking a responsible approach to
speeding in towns and cities. Evidence shows that cutting
speed in built up areas, decreases the number of fatalities
following road accidents. Our research suggests that the government
wouldn’t have too much opposition if they decided to lower the speed
limit to 20mph in residential areas.”
According to RoSPA, 2/3rds of accidents in which someone is killed
or injured happen on roads where the limit is 30mph. If you hit
someone at 20mph, they have a 97% of surviving, hit them at 30mph
and they have a 80% chance of surviving, while at 35mph they only
have a 50% chance of surviving.
Admiral’s research reveals that many motorists are still speeding
however, with 75% saying they do sometimes drive over the speed
limit. 79% of men admit speeding compared with 71% of women. But
this figure too is falling, 2 years ago, 87% said they sometimes
drive over the speed limit. However, the number of motorists
with speeding convictions has remained the same for the last 3
years. This suggests that the number of people speeding has not
fallen. And the number of motorists with an SP30 conviction, for
speeding on public roads is eight times more than the number with an
SP50 conviction, for speeding on motorways.
Sue Longthorn, said:- “According to our research, around one
in five of motorists has a speeding conviction, and this percentage
has remained static for the last three years. So the
fall in the number of motorists saying they break the speed limit
has not yet transferred into the number being convicted.
The 30mph limit
was introduced in 1934 for roads in built up areas, and that limit
has remained the same ever since. Of course cars are faster and more
powerful now and there are also many, many more of them on our
roads. Maybe it is time for a review of speed limits in residential
areas.” |
