The large tree – covered with decorations – had been placed in the middle of a drab roundabout by residents in Dobwalls, Cornwall. But officers from the Highways Agency moved in overnight and took the fir down claiming it was an ‘unauthorised item’. The officials said they had taken the tree away because it could […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Warranty Direct claims that up to six per cent of damage to suspension alone can be traced back to drivers attempting to negotiate ‘traffic calming’ measures such as sleeping policemen, and the average repair bill is £240. That equates to a potential bill of £413 million a year – or £1.1 million a day across […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
For an everyday activity, travelling by road is probably the riskiest thing many of us do on a regular basis. On average, some seven people are killed every day on the roads in Great Britain. Hundreds more are injured, many of them seriously, often with life changing consequences. In 2008 alone, 2,538 people died and […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Forget texting and driving – the latest driver distraction in the deep south is topless flashing. Down on the farm, 18-year-old Cherelle Dudfield can do whatever she wants. But when she flashed her breasts on Invercargill’s main street recently, she created a serious traffic hazard. After a night of drinking with her mates, Ms Dudfield […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
New proposals to allow councils to put in place 20 mph schemes over groups of streets without the need for traffic calming measures such as speed humps were announced today by Road Safety Minister Paul Clark. The Government is encouraging local councils to introduce 20 mph schemes into residential streets and other roads where cycle […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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