It Happened In August. It’s A Music Thing. 1st August 1987 . . Siobhan Fahey (Bananarama) and Dave Stewart (Eurythmics) were married. 2nd August 1998 . . Mojo Magazine published the results from a nation-wide survey asking 'Who is your favourite recording artist of all time: 5th place was Elton John 4th, Queen, 3rd, Frank Sinatra, 2nd, Elvis Presley and in 1st place, The Beatles 2001 . . New Orleans International Airport was re-named Louis Armstrong Airport in honour of the New Orleans born trumpet player, singer and bandleader August 3rd: 1963 . . Beatles make their 294th and last appear- ance at the Cavern Club. 8th August 2002 . . The UK's biggest undertakers Co-Op funeral services reported that bereaved families preferred pop songs to hymns at funerals. Top is 'Wind Beneath My Wings' by Bette Midler. Other songs included 'Angels' by Robbie Williams, 'My Heart Will Go On' by Celine Dion, and unusual choices including 'Another One Bites The Dust' by Queen and 'Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go' by Wham 1958 . . Cliff Richard started a four- week residency at Butlins Holiday Camp in Clacton-On-Sea, Essex as Cliff Richard and the Drifters. 9th Aug 1963 . . The first edition of 'Ready Steady Go! was shown on UK TV. Introduced by Keith Fordyce and 19 year old Cathy McGowan. The first show featured Billy Fury, Pat Boone, Jet Harris, The Searchers, and Brian Poole & The Tremeloes. The series ran for 175 episodes, finishing Dec 23rd 1966 18th Aug 1962 . . Drummer Ringo Starr, made his debut with The Beatles at the horticultural society dance, Birkenhead 19th 1974 . . Prince Charles' favourite group of the 70's, The Three Degrees were at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'When Will I See You Again.' The girl groups only UK No.1 27th 1964 . . The Honeycombs were at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Have I The Right', the groups only UK No.1 29th 1958 . . George Harrison joins Paul McCartney and John Lennon in Quarrymen August
30th: 1969 .
Zager and Evans went to No.1 on the UK sin- gles chart with "In The Year 2525",
putting
them on the UK 'one hit wonder' list. 31st 1968 . . The first Isle Of Wight Festival. Headliners over the 2 days were The Move, The Pretty Things, The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown, Orange Bicycle, Jefferson Airplane, Fairport Convention and Tyrannosaurus Rex. Tickets cost 25 shillings.
Driver
Awareness. The
Psychological Approach to Driving.
If you think this column is going to be a dull, boring article about driving, then please think again. I’m going to inform you about many aspects of driver thinking that will probably be new to you - and entertaining at the same time. This country is in a mess in relation to road safety and the current system of trying to educate drivers can only be described as ‘a failure’. Trying to educate people just using cameras, humps, bumps, mini-roundabouts, bollards, footpath build -outs, chicanes, cycle lanes, bus lanes, white paint, red paint and green paint - to name but a few - are naive methods that demonstrate the worst possible ‘driver education’ environment. Psychologically analysed, the current policy for educating drivers seems to be little more than building hazards in front of drivers who are already colliding with hazards!!!! There are a number of aspects in life which are very personal to each and every one of us and to criticise, or even suggest that people are wrong in
their views can cause great offence.
Criticise the way someone DRIVES A VEHICLE and you could make an enemy for life! In respect of ‘Driving’, a totally new approach (without instruction) is required which is very effective and enjoyable. Like all good things in life, this psychological approach is simple; it’s a new way to think and drive. Attend any kind of driving course (as a qualified driver) and on most occasions the instructor will TELL you what to do with regard to dealing with a particular driving action or situation. You will do it (at the time) but without the ‘HOW TO DO, AND WHY’, the instruction will fall on deaf ears. In last month’s ‘Local Herald’ I asked certain driver questions and promised you the answers. Here goes, but also with a little explanation as to how the questions f it into non-instructional, ‘Driver Awareness’ way of thinking - simple VIP protection attitudes which, quite naturally refer to yourself.
After
all, who is the most important VIP in your life? Q1. In relation to essential ‘space’ what is meant by never losing sight of ‘T on T’ in a queue?
A. ‘T on T’ stands for ‘Tyres on the Tarmac’. When you are stationary in a queue of traffic, try to ensure that, from your driving seat, looking out of the front windscreen and over your bonnet, you can still see the rear tyres belonging to the preceding vehicle on the road surface.
This will ensure that you
have maintained a 6 foot gap (2 metres) (essential space) and, in the event of an emergency, you will be more likely to be able to leave that queue without trying to ask the driver to your rear to “back-up” to let you out.
It also helps keep you safer should the
preceding driver accidentally roll back on a hill or inadvertently select reverse gear; it will give that driver more time in which to react.
In other words, you, yourself, will be keeping your vehicle
(your life) out of the hands of other drivers and you will be better equipped to escape from the scene. So ‘T on T’ will, with practice, soon become your own good driving habit because it makes sense. And for those of you who know that “tarmac” is not now used on our roads (it’s bitumen) then please change the slogan to ‘Rubber on the Road’. (‘R on R’). It all means the same = space and keeping your vehicle out of the hands of other road users. The following questions will be answered and discussed in future editions of ‘The Local Herald’: When following other vehicles, the slogan “Keep your distance” sounds good but doesn’t really mean anything. What’s your correct distance at say 57 MPH?
It’s far easier to remember the rhyme
“Only a fool breaks the………….. /” What’s the minimum distance that a driver should allow a cyclist on the approach to an overtake - and why? On a motorway, ‘Clocs’ and ‘Mols’ can be a menace. What are ‘Clocs’ and ‘Mols’? By reading this regular column, you will discover hundreds of other useful, relatively unknown, driving security tips. You can follow up and learn more by either contacting ‘Driver Awareness’ (
www.driverawareness.co.uk) or by purchasing the book
‘Mind How You Go’ - available online from
www.mindhowyougo.co.uk or at selected book shops. You can also contact me, Adrian Shurmer
(
adrian@shurmer.com) or telephone
01254 602960. Adrian is a former Police Driving and VIP Protection Driving Instructor, a firm believer in ‘proper’ driver education where people WANT to improve their awareness in an entertaining way - without instruction.
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