Graduated licences for new drivers will again be discussed by MPs as they look for ways to improve road safety and cut the death toll on Britain’s roads, according to new reports. It could see new motorists under the age of 25 banned from driving at night, not allowed to give lifts to friends and … Read more
Boys in BABY blue! Police officers help deliver baby after driver they stopped told them his wife had just gone into labour Police stopped a man because a camera flagged his car as uninsured last night Road Crime officers were with him when his wife called to say she was in labour PCs Sandra Payne … Read more
‘I thought it was a hit-and-run!’ Driver’s CCTV shows van roll down the road and smash into his parked car after neighbour forgets to put the handbrake on The runaway van rolled into traffic before hitting the Fiat in Stoke-on-Trent CCTV shows the driverless van gathering speed as it rolls across the street It shunts … Read more
Modern cars and their often clunky interactive screens are getting a revamp, courtesy of artificial intelligence experts at the University of Cambridge. The new system works by tracking a user’s finger in mid-air and does not need them to physically touch the screen in order to select an option. Instead, an array of sensors, cameras … Read more
Uber in Supreme Court showdown over whether the taxi app’s drivers should have worker’s rights By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 22:48 BST, 21 July 2020 | Updated: 22:48 BST, 21 July 2020 An employment tribunal ruled in 2016 that Uber drivers were workers, and were entitled to workers’ rights Supreme Court justices … Read more
‘They have got to do a BETTER job’: Lewis Hamilton hits out at F1 chiefs as drivers are rushed through taking the knee before Hungarian GP Lewis Hamilton has hit out at F1 chiefs after drivers were rushed through anti-racism stance of taking the knee before the Hungarian Grand Prix Players given short space of … Read more
Lewis Hamilton was joined by eleven other Formula One drivers to kneel in support of Black Lives Matter before the Styrian Grand Prix A handful of drivers chose to stay standing again though not all the drivers were able to make the grid in time during what was a very short pre-race demonstration before the Austrian … Read more
Delivery drivers, plumbers and postal workers are urged to report signs of child abuse The Children’s Society and National Police Chiefs’ Council launched a campaign It is aimed at postal workers and others whose jobs take them to people’s homes They urge anyone who fears a child is being abused to get in touch with … Read more
Thousands of taxi drivers, cleaners and shop workers will be tested for Covid-19 as part of a new trial — even if they have no symptoms. Department of Health chiefs announced the asymptomatic swabbing scheme today, revealing it will launch tomorrow. Firms included in the trial include taxi firm Addison Lee, BT, services firm Mitie … Read more
More Formula One drivers are expected to refuse to take the knee at this weekend’s Styrian Grand Prix in Austria as part of a Black Lives Matter anti-racism demonstration. Six drivers, including Ferrari’s Monegasque driver Charles Leclerc, Red Bull’s Max Verstappen, from the Netherlands, and 2007 world champion Kimi Raikkonen of Finland were among those who refused to kneel, … Read more