Government to review headlight glares following driver concerns
The UK government plans to introduce a review of headlight glares following complaints from drivers, as revealed by a survey from the RAC. Campaigners have praised the move after years …Read More
Government boosts road safety funding by an additional £38m
In a bid to enhance road safety across England, the Department for Transport (DfT) has announced an additional £38.3 million to improve 17 high-risk local roads.
This supplements the existing £147.5 …Read More
No road back: Road repair backlog approaching point of no return
Chair of the AIA, Rick Green, has warned that the road repair backlog is approaching the point of no return following the release of their latest Annual Local Authority Road …Read More
Road test success for pothole repair robot
An autonomous robot used for highway repairs has passed its first road test, filling cracks in Hertfordshire’s roads.
The county council has announced that the live trial of the prototype vehicle …Read More
Rethinking touchscreen controls: Testers call for safer car interfaces
Car manufacturers have come under pressure to reassess their reliance on touchscreen controls, due to safety concerns from some industry groups.
The European New Car Assessment Programme (Euro NCAP) announced new …Read More
Trial of seatbelt-spying camera expanding nationwide
The trial of a revolutionary new safety camera that can detect when drivers aren’t wearing their seatbelts is set to roll out nationwide.
The cameras, which can also identify motorists using …Read More
Welsh government declares 20mph speed limit as a success
Welsh ministers boast that average road speeds have dropped by 4mph since rolling out the controversial 20mph speed limit.
Transport for Wales has been monitoring drivers’ speed on certain 20mph roads …Read More
FM Conway wins the Prince Michael International Road Safety Award
FM Conway, the leading UK infrastructure company specialising in highways, has won a Prince Michael International Road Safety Award for its ‘transformational approach to occupational road risk’.
Presented annually by Prince …Read More
Money down the pothole: Council sued over athlete accident
An athlete has sued Staffordshire County Council over a cycling accident caused by a pothole – despite the government having tightened restrictions around payouts.
Paul Higgins, a 57-year-old triathlete, was thrown …Read More
Revving up: New advice for bikers in bus lanes
Councils have been provided with new guidance on permitting motorcyclists to use bus lanes. This is the first update the Department for Transport (DfT) has made to its advice on …Read More