Road Safety Week 2021: Charity campaigns to reduce road-related accidents
Road Safety Week (RSW) will run from the 15th to the 21st of November 2021. The event is organised by Brake, a UK-based charity dedicated to road safety.
Road and vehicular-related …Read More
Day-life Savings – Road Safety As The Days Get Darker
The chances of being involved in a road accident are set to increase across the UK amid the end of daylight saving time.
While the switch back to Greenwich Mean Time …Read More
The Road to Pedestrian Safety – Liverpool Launches Unique Crossing on Collision Hotspots
An innovative new road crossing solution has been developed in a bid to improve pedestrian safety in Liverpool.
The experimental and potentially life-saving crossing solution, known as the “Compli Crossing”, features …Read More
Road Gritting May Be Stalled By Driver Shortages
Council chiefs have warned that the latest service to be hit by the nation’s driver shortages could be road gritting.
Despite the addition of 120 gritters to this year’s roads, the …Read More
(Pot)Holes in Funding – Road Maintenance Budget Cuts Announced
The Local Government Association (LGA) has warned that the local road maintenance budget for 2021/22 has been cut by £400million. In terms of road repairs, this means that over 9.5 …Read More
On Your Marks, Get Set, Grit! New Gritters Preparing For Winter
National Highways is adding 120 new gritting vehicles to their fleet to help keep roads safe this winter.
The total fleet number will reach 252 vehicles next year after another additional …Read More
Smart Motorway Opening On Hold Awaiting Safety Features
Installation of stopped vehicle detection (SVD) technology is delaying the conversion of a stretch of the M56 to an all lane running motorway.
The National Highways-led project concerning the four-mile stretch …Read More
Smart Motorways Leave Drivers Dumbfounded
According to data from the RAC Report on Motoring 2021, 62% of drivers believe all-lane-running (ALR) smart motorways should be scrapped.
Smart motorways use the hard shoulder as a running lane …Read More
Switching on EV: New App EV8 Encourages Drivers To Go Electric
A new government-backed app, EV8 Switch, has recently launched in the UK, designed to encourage drivers to make the switch to electric vehicles (EVs).
Released on the 9th September 2021 for …Read More
Gamer Takeover: Minecraft Helps Students Explore Engineering
National Highways (formerly Highways England), has partnered with Minecraft, the popular sandbox video game, to inspire school children across the country.
From September, students will be able to go into the …Read More