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Boylan Traffic Solutions Specials and News
 September 2009
       BarrierGuard 800 demonstration day
                                          
                   Come and meet Highway Care CEO Steve Powell
                (UK-based designer of the BG800)
                  Tuesday, September 29 (Qld)
                        Friday, October 2 (NSW)
                                                 


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      Save your company thousands of dollars in future spending!

Boylan Traffic Solutions is hosting an information session on the BarrierGuard 800 at Sydney's Eastern Creek Raceway on Friday, October 2 and at our Queensland depot on Tuesday, September 29.
The session will run from 10am to noon and lunch and light refreshments will be served.
Our special guest is Steve Powell from Highway Care in England (designers of the BG800).
A demonstration on how quick and easy it is to install on site will be shown on the day.
By attending, you will see the benefits and the cost savings for each of your projects compared to Concrete.
With the RTA-approved Barrier Guard 800, you can adjust the deflection to suit your site requirements.
Everyone is welcome and please feel free to bring your Safety Managers along - as they need to be shown the benefits and safety features of the Barrier Guard 800.
Two hours on the day could save your company thousands of dollars in the future!
We'd love to see you. Email patriciaf@boylan.net.au (NSW) or craigc@boylan.net.au (Qld) to confirm your attendance.

              Don't miss out on a fascinating day!
 
 
  BTS news - in this issue:
 
  • BTS on show at 2009 Porsche Carrera Cup
  • Roadtek Nathan Social Club Golf Day
  • BTS logo makes news around Australia
  • BMW's emergency assistant a lifesaver

 

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 Happy motoring!
 
 
 Peter Boylan
 Neil Crompton 
 BTS TEAM SAFETY 


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      Above: BTS managing director Peter Boylan drives in the 2007 Porsche Carrera Cup
                              
                                  

   BTS on show at 2009 Porsche Carrera Cup

Boylan Traffic Solutions managing director Peter Boylan is competing in the Singapore round of the Porsche SC Global Carrera Cup Asia this weekend (September 25-27).
Peter was runner-up in Round B of the Cup in 2007.
A truly spectacular field prepares to tackle the Marina Bay street circuit for the race - part of the Formula 1 SingTel Singapore Grand Prix.
The addition of super-quick Briton Danny Watts and New Zealand's Craig Baird is certain to rev up the already-furious competition. Watts is no stranger to the Porsche Carrera Cup Asia nor street circuits, having won at the Macau Grand Prix in 2006. 
Baird - making his Porsche Carrera Cup Asia debut - began his career in open wheelers, winning three national titles before doing the same in touring cars. Several seasons on the Australian V8Supercar Championship Series followed, as well as an impressive number of title wins in the New Zealand Porsche GT3 Championship and Australian Porsche Carrera Cup. 
There is no doubt the regular series drivers will welcome the added competition, although their arrival is certain to add to the already nail-biting contest for valuable championship points. 
The series sees both the professional Class A and non-professional Class B drivers in the midst of electrifying battles, with both titles wide open and the top four drivers overall separated by just 33 points.

Roadtek Nathan Social Club Golf Day

BTS staff raise $1000 for Queensland Cancer Council
Golf Day


Above: Cancer Council fundraiser ... John Christie (Roadtek), Michael Massam (SBH), Darren Wakely (BMD), Steve Lewis (Roadtek) and Steve Andrews (BMD), and (right inset) Steve Lewis accepts a $50 donation to the fund from Brett Dauth.

 
 
Staff of Boylan Traffic Solutions Queensland raised $1000 for the Cancer Council at a recent golf day organised by Roadtek Nathan's Social Club.
The BTS-sponsored event at Riverlakes Golf Course, at Loganholme, attracted about 70 participants.
BTS national operations manager Wayne Duckworth and sales executive Craig Rush raised funds from a raffle and  a ``bird's nest'' competition on the 8th hole.
``It was a great day ... we all had a lot of fun,'' Craig said.
  BTS logo makes news all around Australia

 

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      BTS sponsorship programs have resulted in widespread coverage for the brand 
 
 
Coverage of the Boylan Traffic Solutions brand continues to grow with sponsored driver James Moffat's success in the Fujitsu V8 development field. The Boylan Traffic Solutions Australian Manufacturers' Championship is also proving a crowd puller.

 SpeedCheck - new speed advisory sign

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  • Records and flashes the speed a driver is travelling at, then switches to ``Slow  Down'' if the driver has exceeded the speed limit.
  • Cost-effective method of helping ensure worker safety on sites where there are high-risk vehicle movements.
  • Solar powered, battery or mains; temporary or permanent; large selection of programming options to suit your needs.
New import from the US!! First of its type in Australia!

Call 0437 300 200 or email patriciaf@boylan.net.au
Emergency Stop Assistant
could prove a life-saver

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BMW has developed a car that stops automatically if its driver suffers a medical emergency.
The Emergency Stop Assistant is an in-car electronic device that is designed for drivers with life-threatening medical conditions. But how does it work?
BMW's Emergency Stop Assistant makes use of sensors and feedback from the car's existing technology to alert the driver if he should stray from the lane. It can automatically apply the brakes if the car gets too close to another in front.
It can even tell if the driver has suffered a serious medical emergency, such as a heart attack, while behind the wheel, and automatically switch on the hazard warning lights and move through other traffic to the side of the road, where it will come to a complete stop.
The system has been devised specifically for high-speed motorway driving and is aimed at drivers aged 50-plus. It may well make its way to Australia, according to BMW, if demand is deemed to be high enough.
Road rules you may have overlooked ....

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Did you know? 
Under the NSW Road Transport Legislation Amendment (Car Hoons) Act 2008, drivers can incur a $1100 fine for a burnout and three times that for an ``aggravated burnout''. A second offence may result in a prison sentence of up to nine months. Don't say you weren't warned!
Still on the issue of penalties,  the following NSW regulation would appear to target drivers of English cars of a certain age:
``The driver ... must not drive the vehicle without adequate precautions being taken to prevent waste oil or grease from the machinery .... from dropping on the roadway.''
And last, but not least, a regulation that targets animal lovers: Driving with an animal in your lap is an offence worth $324 and three demerit points.