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| Boylan Traffic Solutions Hire Specials and News |
June 2009
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| June hire specials
Roadliner barriers
$1 per barrier (50c metre) per day
Concrete barriers
50c per metre, per day (NSW only)
Call 1800 300 200 |
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Industry news - in this issue:
- Hot lap drive day in Queensland
- Dramatic display drives home the safety message
- CAMS driver safety initiative
- The worst cars of all time - the King Midget
Peter Boylan
Neil Crompton
BTS TEAM SAFETY
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Hot laps offer some heart-stopping fun
Queensland Drive Day at Lakeside International Raceway
Above: Images from the action-packed BTS Drive Day at Lakeside Raceway
Boylan Traffic Solutions staff have had a hectic few weeks gearing up for two Drive Day promotions - one at Sydney's Eastern Creek in late April (see our April newsletter), the other at Lakeside Raceway in Queensland.
BTS managing director Peter Boylan is an avid motorsport competitor and takes every opportunity he can to get his performance cars out on the track. A drive day where friends, family and valued clients can join in the fun is ideal.
BTS NSW transport co-ordinator Chopper Close trucked the performance cars up to Queensland for the second drive day on May 18.
Drivers Peter Boylan and Peter Mackay clocked up 268 laps between them in a five-hour session which saw about 50 hot lap passengers treated to a heart-stopping thrill ride.
The BTS crew of Sally Crompton, Wayne Duckworth, Craig Rush, Chopper Close, Anthony Goodluck and Tom Hammat were a well-oiled team, helping prepare hot lappers for their ride and strapping them into their seats.
In the afternoon, black clouds loomed on the horizon, but the rain thankfully held off until the last of the cars had been secured safely for the ride home. The downpour that followed was the start of a four-day deluge that left many parts of Queensland declared a disaster zone.
How lucky were we? One day later, and our drive day would have been a washout!
Thanks to all our visitors who made the day very special.
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Fatality Free Friday - May 22
Poignant display highlights human toll
Above: Human toll ... 1600 pairs of shoes, each representing a life lost
A dramatic display highlighting the human toll of road trauma kicked off the recent Fatality Free Friday initiative.
Some 1600 pairs of shoes - representing the lives lost on Australian roads each year - were lined up at Brisbane's Suncorp Stadium in a chilling reminder of the importance of road safety.
Event organiser Russell White said the May 22 initiative had achieved its aim - a zero death toll on that day - in every state except South Australia, where, tragically, five people had lost their lives.
``Sadly, four young men were lost in a single accident - highlighting the fact that we've got a lot more work to do in this area,'' he said.
Mr White said recognition for Fatality Free Friday was growing within the community.
``This was our third year and the level of interest has grown each time,'' he said.
``Having Bev Brock come on board as our patron has been a real boost - she's a great ambassador for the program.''
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Keeping pit lane safe ...
A Boylan Traffic Solutions speed advisory sign was a valuable addition to a recent race event at Sydney's Oran Park Raceway. The VMS board was positioned in pit lane, where there is a 60km/h speed limit. As a speedometer is a rare commodity on a race vehicle, the speed advisory sign played a crucial role in keeping the pit lane area safe for race crews and spectators.
Pit lane steward Evan Jones said: ``I have no doubt that its presence definitely contributed to there being no pitlane speed infringements all weekend.'' | |
Worst 50 cars of all time
Budget-priced bone shaker
Continuing our series on Time Magazine's worst 50 cars of all time is the King Midget, a budget-priced bone-shaker designed by Ohio friends Claud Dry and Dale Orcutt. The pair wanted to sell a bare-boned utility car that anybody could afford. In the late 1940s, they began offering the single-seat Model I King Midget as a home-built, $500 kit, containing the frame, axles and sheet-metal patterns, so that the body panels could be fabricated by local tradesmen. Any single-cylinder engine would power it. The result made Henry Ford's Model T look like a Bugatti Royale, according to Time Magazine. Amazingly, Midget Motors continued to develop and sell mini-cars until the late 1960s. The crown jewel was the Model III, introduced in 1957, a little folded-steel crackerbox powered by a 9-hp motor. The introduction of stricter US Government safety standards eventually brought about the demise of the King Midget.
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CAMS safety initiative
The Confederation of Australian Motor Sport has introduced a Clear to Steer program as part of its Safety 1st strategy.
CAMS chief executive officer Graham Fountain said the initiative was aimed at educating motor sport drivers and officials about the dangers of dehydration.
Heat illness is not a trivial condition - untreated, it can lead to life-threatening heat stroke.
Signs and symptoms of heat illness include ashen skin, light headedness, dizziness, headaches, nausea, rapid heart rate, confusion, aggressive or irrational behavior, loss of endurance/skills and collapse.
CAMS has released a Safety 1st hydration awareness pack for its members which includes a checklist for heat stress prevention. | |
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