{"id":865,"date":"2007-12-20T02:37:56","date_gmt":"2007-12-20T02:37:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.thesocialmedia.com\/petrol-head\/2007\/12\/20\/we-are-more-acc\/"},"modified":"2012-07-17T14:09:26","modified_gmt":"2012-07-17T14:09:26","slug":"we-are-more-acc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.thesocialmedia.com\/petrol-head\/2007\/12\/20\/we-are-more-acc\/","title":{"rendered":"We are more accident prone across the Channel"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"David_williams2_big\"<\/a>Let’s be honest. We love crossing the Channel to chase bargains on the continent and it appears that we are more accident prone there because of our ignorance of road laws. \u201cThere are 45 major differences in the road laws between member states in the EU and people are just not aware of them,\u201d said GEM Chief Executive David Williams. \u201cIt is not just a matter of \u2018driving on the wrong side of the road\u2019 that many seem to believe.\u201d<\/p>\n

Formerly known as the Guild of Experienced Motorists, the GEM is supporting a report published by the Association of British Insurers that warns of the dangers and is also urging people to apply for a free copy of its booklet A Guide to Driving in Europe.<\/p>\n

You can order a booklet on www.motoringassist.com or call 01342 825676<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Let’s be honest. We love crossing the Channel to chase bargains on the continent and it appears that we are more accident prone there because of our ignorance of road laws. \u201cThere are 45 major differences in the road laws between member states in the EU and people are just not aware of them,\u201d said […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":351,"featured_media":2377,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[80],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-865","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-safety"],"yoast_head":"\nWe are more accident prone across the Channel - Petrol Head<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.thesocialmedia.com\/petrol-head\/2007\/12\/20\/we-are-more-acc\/\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:title\" content=\"We are more accident prone across the Channel - Petrol Head\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:description\" content=\"Let’s be honest. 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