A smart traffic light system which prioritises cyclists over motorists is set to undergo trials at junctions in London and three other British cities. The artificial intelligence (AI) technology will be tested in Wolverhampton, Coventry and Southampton this month, with the aim to reduce the likelihood of accidents on busy roads. The trials, which were delayed … Read more
Boris Johnson is facing fury today as he finally unveils the government’s ‘traffic light’ coronavirus lockdown today – with ministers warning it could last till Christmas. The PM is defying the wrath of local leaders and Tory MPs to plough ahead with the new system as he desperately struggles to get a grip on surging … Read more
Five-month-old baby is killed when a pram rolls into traffic in New Zealand and is hit by a van ‘after mum forgot to put the brakes on’ Five-month-old baby has died after pram was hit by a van in New Zealand Pram rolled across two-lane road before being hit, sending basket flying Driver Sudhir Saksena … Read more
Police set up controls and stopped cars on major roads into and out of Madrid on Saturday as the city went back into lockdown due to surging coronavirus cases. Some 4.8 million people are barred from leaving the capital area, while restaurants and bars must shut early and reduce capacity by half. The new restrictions, … Read more
Tesco becomes latest supermarket to install TRAFFIC LIGHTS system on its store doors so shoppers know its safe to enter – after Aldi and Home Bargains did the same thing A new traffic light system at Tesco will tell customers whether it is safe to enter Supermarkets have had to control number of customers since … Read more
Tommy Lee, 57, and wife Brittany Furlan, 33, forego crash helmets as they zip through LA traffic on matching electric bikes By Andrew Bullock For Mailonline Published: 08:27 BST, 28 September 2020 | Updated: 08:27 BST, 28 September 2020 Tommy Lee and wife Brittany Furlan headed out on electric bikes over the weekend, seen zipping … Read more
Sat Navs turn residential streets into rat-runs as traffic on minor roads rockets by 72% in a decade – while dropping on major routes Drivers are directed along quieter roads by sat navs and navigation apps While the use of smaller streets soars, main roads are seeing much less traffic The Department for Transport statistics … Read more
A drugs kingpin behind a vast international drug-smuggling network that trafficked £58million worth of heroin and cocaine into the UK was jailed for 21 years this afternoon. Robert Brooks, 50, was behind the largest-ever drugs conspiracy investigation launched by the Easter Region Special Operations Unit, St Albans Crown Court heard. He tried to conceal the … Read more
Morning rush hour on our roads has ‘fully returned’ just as Britons prepare for second-wave lockdown, says traffic report Morning rush-hour traffic in recent weeks has risen to same levels as January The RAC said this has predominantly been caused by parents dropping their children off at school between 8am and 9am Car volumes during … Read more
London‘s traffic has hit its highest level since the start of March, while passengers on board rush-hour Tube trains are leaving seats empty. For the first time since lockdown, weekly traffic levels in the Capital reached more than 30 per cent, as motorists avoid public transport and make their own way to work. Figures from … Read more