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Its Smart To Drive Electric

Thursday, March 25, 2010 posted by Herr Lipp

Innovative and unlike any other, smart cars are still demanding our attention and proving that despite being small they can keep up with the bigger brands in terms of what they offer us the consumer.

The Innovative Smart cars compact and distinguished appearance is still turning heads and generating interest. Since its arrival on the city car scene it has demonstrated the need for small eco vehicles, influencing the manufacture of Toyota’s  IQ and the Fiat 500.

Smarts value from the very start has been to get the best out of motoring while making minimal impact on the environment. (And of course, having fun while doing it.) It is no doubt then that the Smart journey has ended up down this road!

Smarts brand mission from the beginning has been to get the best out of motoring while making minimal impact on the environment. (And of course, having fun while doing it.) It was only a matter of  time until their dream became a reality.

Like your favourite everyday appliances, phones, laptops, the Smart Electric Drive will need a hearty charge of 8 hours, so probably over night ideally, it will then drive for up to 84 miles before it needs hooking up to the mains again. So where’s the plug ?  Tucked away under the old petrol cap!

So Smart can tick the good to the environment check list box, now to attend to their other value, having fun. With a full complement of Mercedes-Benz safety we can rest assure that any fun will be safe! The electric motor is nippy – achieving 0-30 in an impressive 5.8 seconds, however the engine is limited to a top speed of 62 mph, slightly disappointing but probably perfect for a city car not intended to do a lot of motor way driving. Its appearance how ever is standard Smart- quirky, playful, attractive. It drives stably but has also been described as reactive!

Since 2007 100 Smart electric drives have been trialed, if all goes well you can look to buy from 2012.

Oliver & Co’s motoring solicitors specialise in motoring offences and can give advice if you have been caught speeding or any other offence.

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Driving Offences on Youtube Lead to Convictions

Wednesday, February 24, 2010 posted by Herr Lipp
In a bid to cut down on dangerous driving and road fatalities, police have begun to crack down on offenders by using content posted online as evidence. YouTube is host to thousands of videos of drivers apparently speeding on public roads which has become somewhat of a craze.
Police in the UK and America have attempted to charge drivers if they find videos online that prove they were breaking the law. However this is proving difficult as it can be hard to prosecute someone if they cannot prove any one of a list of factors.
The video must be able to prove who was driving, where they were driving, how fast they were driving and the car they were driving in. They would subsequently need to be able to prove the car’s speedometer was calibrated and all other factors could not be variable.
An Australian motorcyclist was recently prosecuted when Canberra police discovered a video he had posted online driving at over 200km/h in a 60km/h zone. There was much dispute however as the video consisted of a camera pointed directly at the motorbikes speedometer and showed no proof that it was him, his bike, or on Canberra roads.
A teenager from Burnley has been convicted of speeding due to a video he posted online in which he apparently reaches speeds in excess of 140mph on the M65. 18 year old Naythan Campbell used a mobile phone to record himself racing down the motorway using the hard shoulder to undertake other motorists.
Campbell is due to serve 4 months in prison and has been given a three year driving ban in an ruling that the judge claims will act as a deterrent to other young drivers looking to commit copycat offences.
Learn more about totting up 12 points.  Stop by Nick Freeman’s site where you can find out all about motoring offences
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