Rush-hour traffic creeps up with another 1% rise on roads around London

Rush-hour is creeping back: Congestion in London is 4% higher than it was at the start of the lockdown and is rising by 1% a week – as traffic on UK roads also hits new peak Swathes of drivers returning to the roads daily despite lockdown still in place Statistics revealed that traffic levels across … Read more

New Mexico closes roads in Gallup to curb ‘uninhibited spread of COVID-19’

New Mexico’s Governor has issued a three-day emergency order in the city of Gallup where roads will be sealed off and businesses closed during peak hours in a desperate bid to stop a surging coronavirus outbreak. On Friday Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham invoked the state’s Riot Control Act to ban all traffic in Gallup for … Read more

Coronavirus UK: Roads are jam-packed with traffic while Tubes look even busier

Britain’s roads were packed with traffic this morning as phone data showed that millions more people are taking to the roads in a further sign that they are starting to get back to work despite the coronavirus lockdown. It will pile pressure on Prime Minister Boris Johnson who returned to work today as calls for … Read more

Met Police to crackdown on motorists abusing London’s clearer roads by speeding

Lockdown speeders who abuse clear roads are targeted by police after one driver was caught at 151mph on the M1 Metropolitan Police launch new unit to crackdown on speeders during lockdown Road safety chiefs say average speeds on some roads have gone up 50 per cent Figures show one driver caught speed speeding at 73mph … Read more