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	<title>Steve Baker MP &#187; Driving</title>
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		<title>AGM of the Association of British Drivers</title>
		<link>http://www.stevebaker.info/2011/07/abd/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 16 Jul 2011 17:07:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Baker</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Some months ago, I agreed to become a Patron of the Association of British Drivers, together with Karl McCartney MP and David Morris MP, so I was glad today to speak at their 2011 AGM. My presentation covered: Coalition policy for the roads Fuel prices: how tax and currency debasement drive pump prices, also promoting fairfueluk.com ]]></description>
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		<title>ConservativeHome&#8217;s Platform: Steve Baker MP: Britain’s low-carbon transport future will rely on petrol and diesel</title>
		<link>http://www.stevebaker.info/2011/02/conservativehomes-platform-steve-baker-mp-britain%e2%80%99s-low-carbon-transport-future-will-rely-on-petrol-and-diesel/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Feb 2011 17:24:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Baker</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When Norman Baker delivered his recent statement on the sustainable local transport White Paper, I was surprised he said: “our transport decarbonisation strategy centres around the progressive electrification of the passenger car fleet”. Of course, I understand why the Government is attempting to promote the use of electric cars and to decarbonise our transport system at taxpayer expense. ]]></description>
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		<title>Coping with heavy snow (or why I am a winter tyre bore)</title>
		<link>http://www.stevebaker.info/2010/12/coping-with-heavy-snow-or-why-i-am-a-winter-tyre-bore/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Dec 2010 15:19:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Baker</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Royal Air Force used to send me to Bardufoss in Arctic Norway, in winter. I learned there that, if you want to drive on snow, use winter tyres and, if you want to drive on ice, have studs in them. The point was hammered home when we went to Ørland near Trondheim, south of the ]]></description>
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		<title>Skidz Awards</title>
		<link>http://www.stevebaker.info/2010/09/skidz-awards/</link>
		<comments>http://www.stevebaker.info/2010/09/skidz-awards/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Sep 2010 06:39:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Baker</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I had the pleasure last night of attending the Skidz awards. Skidz is: A Motor Project that gives young people a chance to gain vocational skills in motor mechanics in an adult work-style environment so that they have a better chance of finding employment. And SKIDZ Motor Projects support a wide range of young people ]]></description>
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		<title>Harriet Harman Investigated By Police Over Car Crash In Dulwich &#124; UK News &#124; Sky News</title>
		<link>http://www.stevebaker.info/2009/10/harriet-harman-investigated-by-police-over-car-crash-in-dulwich-uk-news-sky-news/</link>
		<comments>http://www.stevebaker.info/2009/10/harriet-harman-investigated-by-police-over-car-crash-in-dulwich-uk-news-sky-news/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2009 14:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Baker</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Police have confirmed that Labour deputy leader Harriet Harman is being investigated over her involvement in a car collision. It follows claims that she allegedly left the scene of an accident without giving her insurance details &#8211; an offence carrying a possible six-month jail term. The Mail on Sunday said the accident happened when the ]]></description>
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		<title>What people want</title>
		<link>http://www.stevebaker.info/2009/09/whatpeople-want/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2009 07:05:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The statutory body &#8220;The Committee on Climate Change&#8221; has announced: Cutting gross UK aviation emissions in 2050 to 2005 levels together with 90% emissions cuts in other sectors would achieve the required economy wide 80% emissions reduction which has been committed to by the UK under the Climate Change Act. Yesterday, I learned there is ]]></description>
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		<title>BBC NEWS &#124; Town switches off speed cameras</title>
		<link>http://www.stevebaker.info/2009/07/bbc-news-town-switches-off-speed-cameras/</link>
		<comments>http://www.stevebaker.info/2009/07/bbc-news-town-switches-off-speed-cameras/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2009 13:06:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Baker</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Via BBC NEWS &#124; England &#124; Wiltshire &#124; Town switches off speed cameras. Swindon has become the first English authority to scrap the use of its fixed speed cameras. The Conservative-run borough council said it was reinvesting the £320,000 a year maintenance costs for the five cameras in road safety measures. Let&#8217;s hope people reward ]]></description>
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		<title>Road pricing killed off by Transport Secretary, Lord Adonis  &#8211; Telegraph</title>
		<link>http://www.stevebaker.info/2009/06/road-pricing-killed-off-by-transport-secretary-lord-adonis-telegraph/</link>
		<comments>http://www.stevebaker.info/2009/06/road-pricing-killed-off-by-transport-secretary-lord-adonis-telegraph/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2009 06:47:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Baker</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.stevebaker.info/?p=5395</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Plans to impose pay as you drive charges on every motorist in the country have been killed off by Lord Adonis, the new Transport Secretary. The proposals, which would have seen drivers paying up to £1.30 a mile during the rush hour, will not now be included in the next Labour manifesto. His decision represents ]]></description>
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		<title>Advanced driver coaching with ClubDriving</title>
		<link>http://www.stevebaker.info/2009/05/advanced-driver-coaching-with-clubdriving/</link>
		<comments>http://www.stevebaker.info/2009/05/advanced-driver-coaching-with-clubdriving/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 16 May 2009 13:35:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Baker</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This morning, I coached two drivers via ClubDriving. We began with a demonstration in my car, followed by about 90 minutes each in a Mazda RX-8 and a Honda Civic. Both drivers were well-qualified &#8212; IAM senior observer and RoSPA Gold &#8212; and their drives were excellent.  All of us found details to improve in ]]></description>
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		<title>Recommended: Pitstop-Racing</title>
		<link>http://www.stevebaker.info/2009/04/recommended-pitstop-racing/</link>
		<comments>http://www.stevebaker.info/2009/04/recommended-pitstop-racing/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2009 16:43:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Baker</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today, I discovered and I am delighted to recommend Pitstop-Racing of Brize Norton. This is a proper workshop, where you can not only get your suspension set expertly for your own style, you can meet the mechanic and have a conversation about camber, toe-in and understeer. This may not matter to you, but if you ]]></description>
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