Struggling London cabbies slam ‘lunatic’ Sadiq Khan after pop-up cycle lanes and wider ‘social-distancing’ pavements spark traffic chaos Sadiq Khan has introduced 11 miles of new, pop-up cycle lanes in the capital Cab drivers claim roads are gridlocked and it has caused havoc for their trade A further 12 miles of cycle lanes and wider … Read more
Ground vibrations caused by traffic and industrial work halved globally during the coronavirus lockdown, a new study shows. Social distancing, fewer cars on roads and drops in tourism and travel resulted in the ‘longest and most pronounced quiet period’ of seismic noise in recorded history. Seismic noise refers to vibrations in the ground, caused by traffic … Read more
Moment driver moves into left turn lane but then changes their mind and heads straight into oncoming traffic The shocking driving was caught in dash cam footage in Palestine, Texas A driver behind exclaimed: ‘What in the world?’ at the driver’s dangerous antics Dash cam footage taken on Sunday at 5.31pm shows the driver avoid … Read more
Heathrow bosses CLOSE a runway after the airport suffers collapse in air traffic due to coronavirus crisis London Heathrow airport closed one of its two runways at midnight yesterday It comes a few days before the airport’s appeal for a third runway is reviewed The runway will be reopened in October after staff carry out … Read more
Traffic noise coming through an open window can be slashed in HALF thanks to a new ‘anti-sound’ device Researchers combat ‘noise with noise’ by playing back inverted sound waves These act to mitigate the noises coming from outside including traffic sounds The team found it helped to cut the volume of traffic noise by up … Read more
Shocking moment Chinese bus full of passengers swerves into oncoming traffic before plunging into a 50-foot-deep reservoir, killing at least 21 The incident took place at 12pm Tuesday in south-western Chinese city Anshun At least 21 have died and 15 injured people are being treated at a local hospital Footage shows the bus falling off … Read more
Meet the Today show’s glamorous traffic reporter Marina Ivanovic – who leads a lavish lifestyle on Instagram and has a VERY handsome model boyfriend By Jabeen Waheed For Daily Mail Australia Published: 01:40 BST, 1 July 2020 | Updated: 01:40 BST, 1 July 2020 Reporting on congestion, detours, and collisions are all in a days’ work … Read more
Police are forced to manage traffic chaos as hundreds of travellers descend on field in Leicestershire for annual horse fair Hundreds descended on Mountsorrel, Leicestershire, for an annual horse fair The event started on Thursday and is due to go on until the end of the weekend Police had warned drivers to avoid the area … Read more
A traffic light system showing the safest holiday destinations is set to be introduced so that families can book summer getaways – as ministers agree to open air corridors for dozens of countries. The partial dismantling of Priti Patel‘s quarantine scheme means UK holidaymakers will be able to return home without having to self-isolate for … Read more
Animal rights activists block traffic by gluing themselves to the road outside the Canadian Embassy in London in protest over fines for farm trespassers Animal rights activists took to the central London streets on Friday The demonstrators were campaigning against new trespassing laws in Canada The laws limit the chances of whistleblowers reporting animal cruelty … Read more