Wasted Lives campaign from the Lancashire Telegraph

Stark lesson in 'horror smash' as parrt of Lancashire road safety campaign

10:43am Thursday 4th October 2012

A CAR crash re-enactment was held at BAE’s Samlesbury site yesterday as part of the Wasted Lives campaign.

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Insurer echoes Wasted Lives campaign call for restrictions on young motorists

8:30am Wednesday 23rd November 2011

YOUNG novice motorists should face tougher res-trictions behind the wheel after passing their tests, a leading insurer has said.

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Clitheroe company backs Wasted Lives campaign

10:30am Saturday 17th September 2011

A CLITHEROE company has teamed up with road safety campaigners to ensure its young drivers stay safe on the roads.

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Charity calls for urgent action on young drivers

2:20pm Sunday 6th February 2011

A CHARITY has called for urgent action to tackle the problem of crashes caused by young drivers.

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University backs Lancashire Telegraph driving campaign

3:52pm Tuesday 21st September 2010

UNIVERSITY experts have backed calls for an overhaul on the laws surrounding young drivers.

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VIDEO: Darwen 'drifting' driver backs Wasted Lives campaign

12:03pm Monday 19th April 2010

PROFESSIONAL drivers have backed a Lancashire Telegraph campaign to save young lives at an international motor sport event.

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Burnley firm joins drive for road safety

1:13pm Friday 9th October 2009

A CAMPAIGN to ensure East Lancashire’s children are kept safe in cars has been taken to one of Burnley’s biggest employers.

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Award for Wasted Lives driver training scheme

6:25pm Thursday 7th May 2009

A TRAINING scheme aimed at changing the attitudes of young drivers has won a top award.

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Wasted Lives campaign: Missed opportunity on driver reform

9:18am Wednesday 22nd April 2009

CAMPAIGNERS accused the Government of ‘missing an opportunity’ over their ‘gutless’ crackdown on young drivers.

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Wasted Lives campaign: Our efforts to cut young driver deaths

9:25am Wednesday 22nd April 2009

THE Wasted Lives campaign was launched in April 2007 in response to the high numbers of young people killed or seriously injured in road accidents.

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Wasted Lives campaign: Minister defends driving proposals

9:28am Wednesday 22nd April 2009

TRANSPORT minister Jim Fitzpatrick thanked the Lancashire Telegraph for the Wasted Lives campaign — but defended the Government’s proposals.

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VIDEO: Blackburn students given safe driving lessons

2:00pm Thursday 19th February 2009

YOUNG people were given the chance to get behind the wheel off road – even though many are not old enough to legally drive.

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Driving training for Blackburn Rovers academy starlets

5:40pm Wednesday 21st January 2009

YOUNGSTERS at the Blackburn Rovers academy have been warned over the dangers of reckless driving.

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Parents put under scrutiny in road safety scheme

6:00pm Tuesday 9th December 2008

A NEW road safety scheme encouraging youngsters to be responsible behind the wheel has put the driving of their parents under scrutiny.

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Backing in East Lancashire for tougher penalties for speeding drivers

3:27pm Thursday 20th November 2008

THE families of young motorists killed in speeding cars have backed plans to give tougher penalties to those who break the limit.

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East Lancashire parents urged to pass on safe driving message

3:52pm Monday 10th November 2008

PARENTS are being urged to get more involved in teaching their children about driving responsibly.

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Pendle MP: Make Jack Straw Transport Secretary

10:05am Friday 7th November 2008

AN EAST Lancashire MP has called for Jack Straw to be made Transport Secretary so the Blackburn MP can kickstart a government crackdown on young drivers.

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Report presses for greater restrictions to cut young driver carnage

12:52pm Thursday 30th October 2008

CALLS have been renewed for greater restrictions on new drivers – as it is claimed road fatalities are “the major public health problem of our age”.

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MP calls on new transport minister to back Wasted Lives

5:00pm Tuesday 7th October 2008

AN MP has called on the Government’s new transport minister to back the Lancashire Telegraph’s Wasted Lives campaign.

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UK set to reject graduated approach to licences

12:30pm Friday 3rd October 2008

THE Government is expected to reject graduated driving licences when it introduces an overhaul of the way people learn to drive after their consultation ends on Monday. We take a look at how graduated licences have proved a success in USA, New Zealand, Australia and Canada.

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New police unit to cut Lancashire's road death toll

7:00pm Thursday 11th September 2008

A NEW police unit could be set up in a bid to slash the number of fatal road accidents on Lancashire’s roads.

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