Fence safety on drivers and Police to post passports

After a third Indianapolis 500 victory, a runner-up finish in Detroit and a surge from 13th to fourth in the Izod IndyCar Series point’s standings, Dario Franchitti will enter Saturday’s Firestone 550 at Texas Motor Speedway with many reasons to smile. But the three-time defending series champion admittedly is feeling trepidation, too. Texas will mark the first race on a high-banked, 1.5-mile oval since Dan Weldon’s Oct. 16 death at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, and drivers have fretted for months about the Fort Worth track, which will be the only one of its kind on this season’s schedule. Much of the focus has been on the design of the catch fencing that serves to keep cars from flying into the more

On Monday, deputy head of the public order division of the Police and Border Guard Board, Tarmo Miilits, said in an interview to ETV that in order to stop the figure of traffic offenses from growing, it would be necessary to implement IQ- testing of license applicants before admitting them to driving schools. In an interview with Postimees, Kangur disagreed, arguing that driving students are sufficiently tested for knowledge of regulations, driving skills and behavior in traffic under the existing procedure. Tests conducted enable asessing the level of those abilities, he said. “If the students successfully pass the tests, there is no reason to deny them the license,” said Kangur. The recently aired idea of testing the IQ of driver’s license applicants before admitting them to driving schools is a little too extreme, said Toivo Kangur, head of more

From December of this year, passports will be sent by registered mail. In January, 2013 driving licences will also be sent through the post. People will be able to collect passports and driving licences from their nearest post office or postal service point upon presentation of a photo identity card.The police say the change will ease the workload in their licensing department and, above all, improve customer service. They note that postal service points are open late into the evenings while police offices adhere to government opening hours. Passports and driving licences issued by the police will be posted to recipients from the end of this year. Currently applicants must collect such documents from their local police more

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