Roads bosses to crack down on tailgaters using new cameras which monitor gaps between vehicles The technology is being trialled on a stretch of motorway in the Midlands Devices have caught more than 26,000 drivers in two months, figures show The offence can lead to prosecution for driving without due care and attention By Tom … Read more
Cyclists are praising these re-chargeable lights for how well they light up dark roads in winter (and they’re now in the Amazon sale) By Zoe Griffin For Mailonline Published: 13:25 GMT, 31 December 2020 | Updated: 13:25 GMT, 31 December 2020 Having lights for the front and rear of your bike is essential if you’re … Read more
Covid makes Britain’s roads safer: Insurance pay outs drop by £4.4bn with 41% less accidents and 26% fewer deaths than in 2019 London motorists have made £693m-worth fewer car insurance claims in 2020 Accident levels in the capital have fallen almost 60 per cent due to Covid-19 Motorists in Scotland have recorded almost 37 per … Read more
Britain’s most dangerous roads for air pollution levels have been revealed – and more than 75% are in London. Analysis by environmental legal firm ClientEarth has emerged following a landmark inquest that ruled air pollution contributed to the death of a nine-year-old asthmatic girl Ella Kiss-Debrah. Ella, who lived 80ft from London’s congested South Circular … Read more
The great Christmas getaway looked very different today with just a quarter of drivers planning a journey by car over the Christmas period. Only 7.9million cars are expected to take to the roads, compared to around 17million who planned to travel last year, according to a recent AA survey. The A14 in Cambridgeshire was quiet … Read more
Motorists beware, police forces around the country are trialling new handheld speed guns that will make it far easier for them to catch and fine road users who exceed limits. A number of UK constabularies – including Northumbria Police and Warwickshire Police – in recent months have announced they are beginning to use the latest version … Read more
Nigel Farage vows to field candidates against EVERY local councillor who backs Boris Johnson’s ‘ridiculous’ push for ‘green roads’ By James Tapsfield, Political Editor For Mailonline Published: 13:37 GMT, 6 December 2020 | Updated: 13:38 GMT, 6 December 2020 Nigel Farage today vowed to field candidates against every councillor who backs Boris Johnson‘s ‘green roads’ … Read more
Roads bosses plan Brexit rehearsal by shutting M20 in Kent for four nights as they test new system to deal with lorries queuing for Europe A movable reservation has been designed to keep traffic moving near the Port of Dover ahead of the new year Part of the M20 in Kent will be closed for … Read more
Half of the bridges on our roads are in a ‘poor’ condition, official figures suggest Almost half of England’s motorway bridges are in a poor or very poor condition Some 858 bridges have at least one crucial section in a ‘very poor condition’ Highways England insisted a ‘poor’ rating does not mean a bridge is … Read more
More than 200 statues, streets and buildings in Wales named after historic Britons have been identified as having connections to the slave trade, according to a Welsh government-ordered audit. The review was ordered by First Minister Mark Drakeford following the death of George Floyd in the US and the toppling of the statue of Edward … Read more