Speeding capital of Britain named by police data
West Yorkshire has been named the worst area in Britain for speeding, according to a new Freedom of Information (FOI) request to the nation’s police forces. The region received the …Read More
All aboard: New government scheme rolls out £2 bus travel
Millions of people across England are being encouraged to travel by bus next year, as a new government scheme caps fares at £2.
Over 130 bus operators outside London will be …Read More
Salt stockpiles surveyed: UK has 1.5 million tonnes this winter
UK councils have stockpiled almost 1.5 million tonnes of salt ready to spread on icy roads and pathways this winter, according to the Local Government Association’s (LGA) annual weather resilience …Read More
50% on Smart Motorways Avoid Lane One
Approximately half of smart motorway drivers admit to avoiding lane one, despite this defeating the whole point of the converted hard shoulder, according to a new study.
In a survey conducted …Read More
How effective are 20mph zones for cities?
A new study by Queen’s University Belfast has cast doubt on the efficacy of 20mph zones in Northern Ireland’s capital. The report found that road collisions were only reduced by …Read More
Life-saving CCTV delayed on Smart Motorways
National Highways has chosen not to deploy potentially life-saving CCTV systems on smart motorways.
A successful trial of the CCTV system demonstrated that analytical technology can identify stranded vehicles in live …Read More
RAC shames councils for poor pothole repair
60% of UK drivers think local road conditions are worse than they were a year ago, with 55% going so far as to say the standard of pothole repairs is …Read More
What would a Local Resilience Act mean for the UK?
According to local government think tank Localis, England needs to deploy a Local Resilience Act to make provisions for the worsening effects of climate change.
A Local Resilience Act would make …Read More
AA warns ministers against cutting local roads budget
British motoring association, the AA, has warned conditions will worsen if ministers continue to cut funding for local roads.
The AA spoke out last week, claiming that England’s local roads network …Read More
UK’s Best Motorway Service Station Revealed
Moto’s Rugby services on the M6 has been crowned as the UK’s best motorway service station in a user survey.
The Transport Focus survey questioned 31,000 visitors of 119 motorway service …Read More