Many road traffic investigation officers, Vehicle Examiners, and solicitors will be familiar with the discussions concerning a maximum legal age for use on large tyres on vehicles. Surprisingly there has been no legal limit for any tyres but as from 1st February 2021 the maximum permitted age of front tyres on lorries and PSVs (buses,…
A report in the UK’s investigation of road traffic accidents has been published recently https://www.racfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/International_review_of-road_collision_investigation_approaches_Jeavons_Runacres_December_2020.pdf . It is an excellent review of the approaches taken by countries worldwide. This highly-readable report was written by Saul Jeavons and Adrian Runacres of Transafe Network ltd and highlights the considerable differences and investment into deaths per 100,000 inhabitants. …
I recently present a 2-day training course – the third I have presented for these forces. The course covered both theoretical and practical aspects of failures or damage to wheels & tyres (1st day), metals & metallic failures, light bulbs, and the reliability of instrument cluster readings (2nd day). Ironically ,I presented the course only…