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We all know by now that maintaining an active lifestyle should be one of our top priorities in life.

Only by taking care of ourselves do we stand a chance of being the kind of person we strive to be at work, at home with our loved ones, and in our communities. But that doesn’t mean it’s easy.

That’s why I’m supporting Bowel Cancer UK Step Up for 30 challenge to encourage people to take up regular physical activity and be more active to reduce their risk of bowel cancer. It’s really simple. Just get sponsored to do 30 minutes of physical activity every day for 30 days in June.

Scientists think around half (54%) of all bowel cancers could be prevented by having a healthier lifestyle such as maintaining a healthy weight, taking more exercise, cutting down on alcohol and stopping smoking.

Every 30 minutes someone dies of bowel cancer in the UK. It’s the second biggest cancer killer in the UK, but it doesn’t have to be. It’s treatable and curable, especially if diagnosed early. What are you waiting for? Sign up at bowelcanceruk.org.uk/stepupfor30 Mr Motivator Fitness guru support. We urgently need to find a cure, improve care and offer help and understanding for people affected. Together we achieve more – that’s why I’m urging people in Kent to come together and unite against dementia. Join us and unite now at alzheimers.org.uk Meera Syal Actress and Alzheimer’s Society ambassador and so on until traffic comes to a standstill.

All because one driver has no peripheral awareness for fellow drivers behind them. If drivers learnt to keep left, it would create more space and stop the crashes that result from impatience, silly lane changing, and start-stop traffic flow.

After all, if speed really was the killer, how come quarter-mile dragsters don’t all die each time they get above 150mph?

Realistically, the greater the speed the bigger the mess. I get that. But it was something else that caused the crash – speed made the impact and mess greater.

Speed is so easy to ticket drivers for, but is not the crux of the road problem.

Kent Police, if you’re really serious about wanting to change driver behaviour and stopping crashes and deaths on the road, why not focus on getting drivers to keep left to free up road space? Pete O’Keeffe address supplied