im in england btw!!! And ive heard lots of rumors about what you can drive and when, aperantly you can drive a farm tractor up to 2.45 meatres wide on the road and obviously a scooter/moped. Is there ANYthing else and also how do you get insurrance for a tractor on the road at 16? i would like to know more about this. also is there anything to drive on the road at 14/15? other than a pedal bike!!!!!??? thanks

http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Motoring/DriverLicensing/WhatCanYouDriveAndYourObligations/DG_4022547

All the UK legal age limits for driving vehicles.

To increase road safety, Volvo, a world-leading Swedish auto manufacturer, improves its braking functions for the European market. If customers choose a Volvo truck with electronically controlled Brake System (EBS) in base form, more functions are incorporated to it without the burden of paying extra cost.

Among the additional features now made available by the automaker are Hill Start Aid that prevents the truck from rolling backward when starting on an uphill gradient, and Wheel Brake Monitoring that alerts the driver if the brake force on the wheels abruptly falls.

The EBS system incorporated in Volvo trucks can be ordered in 3 program packages: Standard, Medium and High. The Standard package remains in the base version. Moreover, the Medium version is already equipped with the EBS system. Moreover, the base version has been upgraded with six new functions, available for both semi-trailers and rigids.

Power bleed Volvo brakes are now upgraded to boost safety in driving. “We are now providing our customers with an extremely high safety level as standard, no matter the type of truck they order,” said Lars-Göran Löwenadler, safety director at Volvo Trucks. “This is entirely in line with our constant determination to increase safety for drivers and other road-users alike.”

EBS system has a number of sensors and valves to monitor and regulate the braking system of the vehicle. Additionally, it is possible now for the wheel and auxiliary brakes to interact with in just a short span of time to effectuate shortest viable braking distance in all sorts of driving situations. The braking force is also distributed optimally between the tractor and trailer. This is done to sustain stability even when braking.

The base range of Volvo trucks is now equipped with 6 functions. The first function is Hill Start Aid, which makes it easier to move off on an uphill gradient by automatically maintaining brake pressure until the engine has built up sufficient torque to move the truck forward without slipping backward. This feature is significant when hauling a heavy load.

Another significant function is the Panic Brake Assistance, which is designed to boost brake pressure in a panic braking situation. The system registers when the driver presses the brake pedal quickly to help cut the stopping distance. Other functions include the Wheel Brake Monitoring, Lining Wear Analysis, and Differential Lock Control. These functions contribute significantly to improve road safety in driving.

Kenneth Mckinley
http://www.articlesbase.com/cars-articles/volvo-improves-braking-functions-88217.html

My dad had a great idea for me to do on one of my jobs at a rental to save the lady money.Instead of raking all the leaves and hauling them off just mulch them with the riding lawn mower well it was ankle deep little more actually and I brushed my feet through them picking big limbs and junk up but still missed a stone like a garden rock and lifted the deck up immediately but still now the brake pedal vibrates like crazy even without the blade in gaged. Any suggestions on what it could be. I looked at the blade does not look bent down or anything but still going to change it to see what it does if that don't work what else would you believe would make the brake pedal vibrate like that?
It still cuts grass fine but vibrates like crazy so I stopped using it for now.
I am wondering if a pully could be bent somewhere that would cost less.

It sounds like the shaft on the motor got bent and is causing the blade to turn because it is out of balance. Disconnect the spark plug wire and turn it on it's side and check the motor shaft. You may be looking at a replacement motor. Sorry. It could be the blade so check that first. It's either the blade or shaft.

can you please help me with this work sheet that i have to do for geography? i have tried to do it myself but if you could help me by telling me what to take, the quantity i should take and how many units it would be that would be excellent.

it is february 1998 and only a third of the original residents still live on Montserrat. the exclusive zone has spread over almost all the island and the people who remain have been evacuated to its relativiely unscathed northern tip (safe zone). about 700 families are living there with only basic facilities and poor accomadation.

task – you work for the british government. it is helping to fund relief work and supplies. you have 8000 units of government aid available and must decide what to provide to help the population over the next two years.

item & units
tent 4
water purifiers (2 households) 1
medicines (total) 100
hospital operating theatre 50
montserrat library relocation 200
loans for new businessess 5 – 50
ash-clearing equipment 25
small vehicle 35
school text books (100 students) 15
hospital maternity unit (5 beds) 25
facillities for community centre 5
playground 20
electricity generator 30
small hotel development 100
fertilizer (per farm) 2
visitor centre for volcano interpretation 6
pedal bike 2
seed (per farm) 2
school stationary (100 studants) 5
computer linked to internet 12
second hand truck 60
basic housing (per family) 30
emergency relief food (total) 400
stand alone computer 10
tree seedlings (100) 4
community centre building 60
telephone equipment (total) 10
portacabin 50
CB radios (pair) 2
loan of RAF helicopters (2 years) 600
funding for UK university research on island 200
funding for adult retraining 30
tractor 80
boxes of toys for young kids (5 families) 1
contribution towards seismographic equipment 100
livestock (per farm) 8
intensive care unit (5 beds) 70
funding of advertising of island as holiday destination 150
hospital bed 2
polytunnel 4

thanks in advance for your answers!

This is clearly a problem that is supposed to make YOU think.

Here's a hint–imagine yourself there. You are the agent they send to Montserrat. You have taken nothing with you. The most injured or hungry person must be cared for. What do you need to help them? Put that on your list. Then see who is next.