It happens every year; the rain comes down as hundreds of thousands go to the popular Glastonbury festival. With this sort of numbers many coming by private car ands sometimes long queues it is very likely that the odd vehicle may just have a breakdown. Then when you add up the lost keys, flat batteries and small collisions that occasionally happen, they the local breakdown cover guys may have a busy time this week. The AA breakdown cover service reckons they helped 200 cars last year just on site.
But it is not just the breakdown cover they offer during festival time, for the AA it has also meant months of preparation. The AA are responsible for putting up the signage that gets these music lovers to the right car parks or where they needs to be. The AA claims it will take 1000 AA signs this year and a month to put them all up safely. Some volunteers also look after the car parks and they also patrol the small roads on motorbikes looking for any stranded motorists to ensure the traffic keeps moving.
All this planning for next year will start as soon as this festival will finish, this show how much preparation is needed for events outside the festival, to ensure more people spend their time watching bands, not sitting in cars.
As the number one in breakdown cover and a claimed voice for motoring issues it made sense that the AA, would go down the environmentally friend route when it can]me to breakdown vehicles. We have not see the first breakdown cover van run on chip van or even electric yet, I suppose for the mileage and the hammering these vehicles get, but the AA has invested in Vectrix Bikes for quick response within the capital.
As we know most call outs are for things like a flat battery, or flat tyres or being locked out of your car. So having bikes that can get through traffic quicker than a car or van for these call outs make sense. To have electric bikes makes even more sense and plays its part to save the world, especially in a heavily polluted are such as a city.
Not only do these bikes work well but they also look good, especially painted in the AA colours., here is a video to show.