Advantages: Generally doing a good job
Disadvantages: Room for more clarity. Safety of non-English speakers compromised

...It only struck me after becoming a Schools Cycling Instructor that I had been carrying many misconceptions in my head relating to rules of the road, and in particular, road signs. It also strikes me that if you passed your driving test many years ago like me, and have never been banned from driving (possibly requiring a re-test), that your knowledge of the UK Highway Code probably lies frozen at some distant point in time. Apart from being shown pictures of road signs along with a few other questions, you’ve also never had to sit the theory part of the current driving test. OK, own up, who has a copy of the Highway Code at home? Hmmm, thought so. We all like to think that we know what various road signs mean, and to a certain extent, thanks to their pictorial nature this is at least partially true. However, the more I... Read review

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Advantages: Speed camera warnings, accident blackspot warning, gets you there
Disadvantages: annoying audible in average speed camera area

...I bought a road angel navigator 6000 a little over a year ago now, i got it second hand for £50 as it had no sd card that contain the maps included, i was quite happy as my friend had one of these with the sd card so i figured i could just make a copy of his card, insert it and away i go. This is what i did and hey presto off we go no problem at all. To be honest i don't actually find the 6000 to bad although i notice a few people have come up with some horror stories regards the software not giving them the correct information. Its a simple basic machine that does what it says it does. I have used it on several occassions when travelling round glasgow, edinburgh and birmingham and find it to be of satisfactory use. Ok so there are a few bad points to it but you almost come to expect this with everything in this day and age... Read review

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Advantages: An expansive lyrical visionary dreamland
Disadvantages: Makes you wanna road trip sooo bad.

...I always knew I needed to escape the squalor and opression of life. I just never knew how. Until I read on the road by Jack Keruoac( who was quite hot in a James Dean kinda way but apparently a terrible sexist). It challenged my perspective, and ruined my cosy little life plan. On the road is so much more than a roadtrippin' travelogue. It's all the joy, sadness, limitation, freedom, love , hate, craziness ,heat and sweat of life.Our narrator Sal Paradise is a writer of the infamous beat generation. We're supposed to follow him, but everyone knows Sal's crazy monkeyboy buddy Dean Moriarty (Neal Cassidy in disguise) is where the real action lies. The book hurtles through smokey nightclubs, blue starry city nights across America in hot pursuit of...well, Dean mostly, and all the bug eyed wide open spaces and sleazy city scapes... Read review

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Advantages: Interesting look back on road haulage in the 1950s
Disadvantages: Not really any

...Whilst wandering around the shops of Shrewsbury, we decided to look at the Scope charity shop. I noticed that they had started selling a range of new DVDs produced by a company called Delta, of Orpington in Kent. (you can contact them at 222 Cray Avenue, Orpington, Kent, BR5 3PZ or via www.deltamusic.co.uk) Delta are marketing the films produced by the British Transport film unit. The first one I bought (I'll be going back for more!) is called 50s Road Hauling. The first film on the DVD is called Dodging the Column and was produced on 1952. (You'll note that the person who thought up the title has the same irksome habit of producing appalling punning headlines as I do. Sorry. But we just can't help it. Apparently for a time the road haulage industry was privatised, hence the British Transport Film unit and the use of the Lion... Read review

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Advantages: Sights and scenery
Disadvantages: None that I can think of

...Great Ocean Road Day Tour **GO WEST** Go West is a touring company which specialises in small group size tours. It is a day tour from Melbourne which will take you to the Great Ocean Road. This tour company has something which I have never seen done before and that is they provide you with a PSP on the way home so you can watch a movie (they have several choices). They even have an educational video about the Great Ocean Road. If you want this service you will have to produce a passport, credit card or Australian drivers licence as a deposit for security. You will get it back as soon as you hand the PSP back. **TOUR** This tour cost me $95 which included morning tea. I thought it was fantastic value for the distance you travelled and how much you seen in one day. I do feel that the tour is targeted towards backpackers... Read review

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Advantages: Good looking, accurate and reliable
Disadvantages: Limited laser gun detection, vibration of unit on dash

...WHAT IS ROAD ANGEL? Road Angel uses GPS technology to map the precise location of your vehicle, and using a database of all of the major varieties of fixed speed camera and blackspots, can warn you when you are approaching a camera or blackspot. GPS also means that if you break down, you can use the unit to determine your precise longitude and latitude which can be given to your breakdown assistance company to help them find you quicker. Plenty of warning is given; the unit will light up red whilst a recorded voice will tell you the nature of the danger ahead, whether it be a camera or blackspot. This is followed by a series of beeps which increase in speed as you approach the hazard and stop altogether once you are past it with surprising accuracy. You can also program in your own danger sites and even set your own maximum... Read review

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Advantages: Easy to use
Disadvantages: some may want battery life to last longer

...I have always wanted a Satellite Navigation (SatNav) device simply because I drive a lot and I am forever getting lost on my route. I have been searching for a decent SatNav for a long time now, and up until recently the same one has been recommended to me time and time again from people I work with or know. This is the Road Angel Navigator. I brought this nifty gadget last week, and I am very please with it. ----------------------------------- A brief Intro to the SatNav ----------------------------------- The Road Angel Satellite Navigator combines not only up to date speed camera warnings but also accident black spot warning as well. Road Angel Navigator is capable of alerting you to the complete range of fixed speed cameras including GATOS, Truvelo, Watchman and SPECS. Road Angel Navigator combines clear turn... Read review

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Advantages: A beautifully shot and visually strong film with Tom Hanks playing against type
Disadvantages: A story whose threads are too neatly tied

...In 1999 a British theatre director made his first feature film, a relatively low key film which managed to scoop a large number of awards and took both critics and audiences by storm. The film was 'American Beauty' and the director was Sam Mendes. 'Road to Perdition' is Mendes follow up feature, and although it doesn't quite equal 'American Beauty', it is a magnificent film which shows that Mendes has as much to give film as he has already given theatre. What 'Road to Perdition' gives us is a film that is beautifully crafted, stylishly presented and showcases excellent performances across the board. The one difference between this and Mendes' former film is that the film contains an epic quality which leaves you feeling slightly detached from the proceedings and has none of the dry wit and surreal episodes that made 'American... Read review

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Advantages: Great story, brilliantly made, great acting
Disadvantages: A little slow at times

...Sam Mendes is arguably best known for American Beauty, a rapier-like thrust into the underbelly of middle-class suburban America. Road to Perdition takes a leaf from a very similar book both in style and presentation. The good news is that an already successful formula works a very worthy magic in a truly majestic piece of film-making of the highest calibre. ------------------------------------------------------ Principal Cast: Tom Hanks .... Michael Sullivan Paul Newman .... John Rooney Jude Law .... Harlen Maguire Jennifer Jason Leigh .... Annie Sullivan Tyler Hoechlin .... Michael Sullivan, Jr Liam Aiken .... Peter Sullivan Daniel Craig .... Connor Rooney Ciarán Hinds .... Finn McGovern Rob Maxey .... Drugstore Owner Director....Sam Mendes Writing Credits....Max Allan Collins and Richard Piers Rayner Screen Play... Read review

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Advantages: Detects most cameras
Disadvantages: Not 100% accurate.

...The road angel compact is one of the leading brands of speed camera detectors. Plugged into a cigarette lighter, the unit sits in a cradle (attached to windscreen by suction pads). The Road Angel Compact detects: Gatso TruVelo SPECS Watchman Speedcurb DS2 (and a few others). There is also the option to enable accident blackspots, schools, railway crossings and mobile cameras. The system works by synchronization with the road angel server (online). The user pays a subscription of £3.99 a month to access updates. I find that once a week is sufficient. The database is updated constantly - each user having the ability to add a new camera, or indeed delete one, which is then uploaded to the server during synchronization. The Road angel compact looks great. Sitting neatly in the cradle, the neon blue screen gives it style... Read review

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