GEM Motoring Assist is launching a new podcast, ‘Voices from the Road’, as part of its 90th anniversary celebrations.
The podcast is presented by Valerie Singleton OBE, who has already recorded the first series of programmes. Notable stories from the first series include:
- Learning to drive in 1935 – the year of the very first driving tests
- Escorting a V1 doodlebug – complete with a ton of explosives still on board – from the Kent coast to Knightsbridge Barracks in 1944
- The background to the very first speed awareness courses in 1991
- The thinking behind one of the most successful road safety social media initiatives in 2014
The Voices from the Road podcast launches on Friday 9 December, with a new episode published each week for six weeks.
It is part of GEM’s 90th anniversary celebrations, which has also included a pledge to donate 90p to the GEM Road Safety Charity for every new member recruited.
Neil Worth, GEM chief executive, said: “Thanks to the loyal and enthusiastic support from our members, GEM continues to be an important voice for safety at a national, regional and local level.
“We are pleased to be using this 90th anniversary year as an opportunity to redouble our efforts in reducing death and serious injury on the UK’s roads.”
GEM was founded in 1932 as the Company of Veteran Motorists, a club to encourage care, courtesy and concentration on the roads, against a backdrop of rising fatal and serious collisions.
In 1978 the organisation launched its breakdown recovery service and in 1983 changed its name to the Guild of Experienced Motorists (GEM for short).
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