Half of all drivers fail first attempt at on-the-road test Some cantons offer theory tests in English, but success rate low Lausanne, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – Lausanne and Neuchatel are once again the toughest places in Switzerland in which to get a driver’s license, 2010 Swiss statistics on the success rates for theory and driving tests […]
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Nyon-St Cergue Route Blanche safer for motorcyclists
Nyon, Switzerland (Tribune de Genève, Fre) – A pilot road project designed to save motorcyclists’ lives on the treacherous route between Nyon and St Cergue was opened 19 May, reports the Tribune. The motorcyclist is physically reminded to slow down thanks to a coating on the surface of the road in strategic spots, with special […]
Uneasy Rider, Mike Carter
When the second sentence of a book contains the words ‘laying in bed’, you can’t help but wonder what sort of writer and proof reader produced it. Mike Carter’s Uneasy Rider continues in the same casual language for 352 pages. However, the writer changes. He starts his narrative the morning after the Observer newspaper Christmas […]