Dutch town Eerbeek has recently become home to the world’s first luminous zebra crossing – a visually distinctive and environmentally friendly way of reducing road danger. Schools here in Britain that campaign for safe crossings to be installed outside their gates, but are refused on grounds of cost, and which work hard to protect children from road danger on these dark winter…
There is little doubt that parking near school entrances is dangerous. Unfortunately, messy traffic regulations make it unclear whether drivers are permitted to stop on zig zag lines or not. Parking outside schools: Is it legal to stop on yellow zig zag signs? You would assume so, but the law is far from clear. Yellow zig zag lines outside schools that…
The chancellor this week made commitments of over £1.8 billion for roads. Cycling and walking received nothing. Given the financial, health and well-being benefits of these most environmentally benign of transport modes, surely this is an opportunity missed. With the blustery meteorological and economic conditions that lie ahead, we want to show solidarity with fellow pedestrians by giving away a high-tech umbrella…
City dwellers who have no choice but to breathe a cocktail of noxious gases can turn to house plants to beat airborne pollution, according to research carried out by NASA. Our city air is becoming more polluted. Research by King’s College in 2014 found nitrogen dioxide levels on London’s Oxford Street to be the worst on Earth – a shocking…
Helmet cam footage that shows drivers passing dangerously close to cyclists can now be used get the offending vehicle crushed. Police in London have warned motorists who drive too close to cyclists that their cars could be confiscated and crushed. Section 59 of the Road Reform Act allows the police to give drivers a warning if they use their vehicle…
18/11/16
