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    Asian Highway Adventure

    Boys are back in town:
    the return to London

    Video clip courtesy of British Satellite News. Produced by World Television on behalf of the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

    Richard Meredith and travel specialist Phil Colley completed the first-ever drive of the full extent of the new Asian Highway on August 12 after an incredible 49-day journey from Tokyo to London in an Aston Martin V8 Vantage car.

    The journey was undertaken in collaboration with the United Nations. It promoted the UN-backed Road Safety Is No Accident campaign and the Make Roads Safe initiative of the FIA which are both aimed at increasing awareness of road safety to help reduce the shocking toll of accident injuries and fatalities, especially in developing nations. Driving Home Road Safety 2007 aimed to raise €100,000 with a focus of saving the lives of Chinese children in particular.

    The map below displays the route driven by Richard and Phil. Click on some of the main cities along the path to get the diary entry for the day together with a selection of exclusive images.

    Almost 200 children are killed and injured every day on the roads in China. Your donation will fund a UNICEF programme for improving safety education and providing practical help like reflective tape for school bags and bicycles

    Help save young lives on the roads of China, please donate now to : -
    www.charitygiving.co.uk/minisites/default.asp?subname=UNICEF-china-aston-martin

    		 
    Tokyo Beijing London Near Baku France Kazakhstan Turkey

     

    EurowatchTracking data courtesy of Eurowatch, Temple Chambers, 3-7 Temple Avenue London, EC4Y 0HB

     

     

    Travelogue of the record-breaking journey

    Ready for the off:
    Richard with the UN's
    Asian Highway map
    and the journey car at Gaydon

     

     

    pic © Aston Martin
    The Daily Dashboard - Click on any day to link to the diary
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