25/03/2015

Safe and Sound campaign – Karl Denning Karl Denning, 45, was left in fear of leaving the house after being hit twice by the same quiet electric vehicle near his home in Dudley. Karl, who lost his sight in an industrial accident in 2009, applied for a guide dog shortly after the second terrifying experience.   The incidents took place before Karl was partnered with his guide dog, Quasi. He relied on a long cane, and was walking the familiar…

25/03/2015

Guide Dogs joins forces with Paralympian Libby Clegg to highlight dangers of quiet vehicles on our roads   Leading charity Guide Dogs has teamed up with Paralympian Libby Clegg to call on the public to back a change.org petition, to protect pedestrians from the dangers posed by quiet cars. Quiet hybrid and electric vehicles are 40% more likely to collide with pedestrians than cars with a regular combustion engine¹. Guide Dogs wants the government to make it compulsory for all…