Voices from the Road James Luckhurst

Two rather unusual tales in this edition of Voices for the Road, as Keith Smith-Dutton talks about his visit to Nigeria resulted in a rather odd fanbelt replacement in 1982. Meanwhile, in 19667 Gerry Johns had a surprising encounter while picking up embargoed information from Downing Street.
Alan Wakely takes the wheel for 1956 as he talks us through the rise of smaller, cheaper cars. Inclduing a fascinating piece around Bubble cars.
Valerie Singleton presents Voices from the Road, an exciting project in which we will seek to create and build a fascinating audio archive capturing the widest possible range of motoring memories – starting way back in 1932. These stories could be individual accounts of road journeys… exciting adventures… and achievements from specific years…  as well as more noteworthy developments in road safety, vehicle technology and motoring law. The key thing is the people telling the stories... it’s all about real life on the road.
Check out the shows website here.
GEM Motoring assist can be found on Facebook, Twitter and on their website.
James Luckhurst can be found on Twitter.
And be sure to check out Project EDWARD.

This month we take a look at 3 years:
1960 - The evolution of the UK road network; Rat Runs and White Elephants
1997 - Finland in February with Valerie and James
2002 - Shiny Side Up; motorcycle safety
Valerie Singleton presents Voices from the Road, an exciting project in which we will seek to create and build a fascinating audio archive capturing the widest possible range of motoring memories – starting way back in 1932. These stories could be individual accounts of road journeys… exciting adventures… and achievements from specific years…  as well as more noteworthy developments in road safety, vehicle technology and motoring law. The key thing is the people telling the stories... it’s all about real life on the road.
Check out the shows website here.
GEM Motoring assist can be found on Facebook, Twitter and on their website.
James Luckhurst can be found on Twitter.
And be sure to check out Project EDWARD.

Valerie Singleton presents Voices from the Road, an exciting project in which we will seek to create and build a fascinating audio archive capturing the widest possible range of motoring memories – starting way back in 1932. These stories could be individual accounts of road journeys… exciting adventures… and achievements from specific years…  as well as more noteworthy developments in road safety, vehicle technology and motoring law. The key thing is the people telling the stories... it’s all about real life on the road.
Check out the show's website here.
GEM Motoring Assist can be found on Facebook, Twitter and on their website.
James Luckhurst can be found on Twitter.
And be sure to check out Project EDWARD.

Valerie Singleton presents Voices from the Road, an exciting project in which we will seek to create and build a fascinating audio archive capturing the widest possible range of motoring memories – starting way back in 1932. These stories could be individual accounts of road journeys… exciting adventures… and achievements from specific years…  as well as more noteworthy developments in road safety, vehicle technology and motoring law. The key thing is the people telling the stories... it’s all about real life on the road.
Check out the shows website here.
GEM Motoring assist can be found on Facebook, Twitter and on their website.
James Luckhurst can be found on Twitter.
And be sure to check out Project EDWARD.

On the 31st January 1983, the UK Parliament passed legislation to make seatbelt wearing compulsory where fitted in the front of cars. It was the result of years of campaigning by medical and safety organisations, but the law was opposed by the Conservative Government and the Labour Official Opposition.
The campaign led to the formation in 1982 of the Parliament Advisory Council for Transport Safety – or PACTS for short - under the Chairmanship of Barry Sheerman MP.
In this episode we hear from Barry, who has reunited the broadcaster Nick Ross, the safety advocate Jean Gaffin and the barrister Glyn Maddocks to remember what they achieved – and to reflect on how many lives were saved as a result…
Valerie Singleton presents Voices from the Road, an exciting project in which we will seek to create and build a fascinating audio archive capturing the widest possible range of motoring memories – starting way back in 1932. These stories could be individual accounts of road journeys… exciting adventures… and achievements from specific years…  as well as more noteworthy developments in road safety, vehicle technology and motoring law. The key thing is the people telling the stories... it’s all about real life on the road.
Check out the show's website here.
GEM Motoring Assist can be found on Facebook, Twitter and on their website.
James Luckhurst can be found on Twitter.
And be sure to check out Project EDWARD.

1933 - It’s a cold Saturday evening in late January. The Periam family are on the road between Boston and Spalding in Lincolnshire. Young Jack is driving, Gerard is the front passenger. Ruby and George are in the back with a family friend, Mrs Taylor. All is going well – until the car loses grip and starts to skid. Before they know it, the Periams are involved in a very nasty crash.
1955 - Chris de Blocq van Kuffeler – a GEM member of Austrian, German and Belgian heritage – is excited as a youngster to await the arrival of their first family car. He’s living at a Dutch naval establishment where his father is based – and the plan is to take it across on the ferry for a holiday in England. However, things don’t quite go to plan.
1958 - Douglas Harper is looking forward to finish work for a brief Christmas holiday which will be spent with family in Ipswich… but with rapidly deteriorating weather and a failing electric system on his car, he starts to worry that he’s not going to make it…
Valerie Singleton presents Voices from the Road, an exciting project in which we will seek to create and build a fascinating audio archive capturing the widest possible range of motoring memories – starting way back in 1932. These stories could be individual accounts of road journeys… exciting adventures… and achievements from specific years…  as well as more noteworthy developments in road safety, vehicle technology and motoring law. The key thing is the people telling the stories... it’s all about real life on the road.
Check out the shows website here.
GEM Motoring assist can be found on Facebook, Twitter and on their website.
James Luckhurst can be found on Twitter.
And be sure to check out Project EDWARD.