How will the driverless cars of the near future recognise and avoid cyclists and pedestrians? It’s a crucially important question because while autonomous vehicles will bristle with sensors and cameras, the tech is far from fool-proof when it comes to spotting people and bicycles. Transponders fitted to motorised vehicles will allow them to recognise each other, but pedestrians and cyclists…
In January 2020, the government pledged £500 million for the Restoring Your Railway Programme which is designed to reopen lines and stations. The Department for Transport (DfT) invited MPs, local councils and community groups across England and Wales to propose how they could use funding to reinstate axed local services and restore closed stations. Later this month, the Dartmoor Line…
New research by YouGov has revealed that 29 per cent of pedestrians have been hit by a car or suffered a near miss at a side road. The research was commissioned by Living Streets, which alongside national transport organisations, motoring bodies and charities, has issued a joint statement asking national government to authorise the use of zebra markings on UK side…
Now it feels cold, why not swap your water bottle for a bicycle thermos and enjoy a mid-ride slug of coffee? The Stanley one-handed vacuum insulated mug is perfect as a bicycle thermos. Fully leak-proof, you can drink your morning pick-me-up on the go one handed and with no spills. It keep drinks hot or cold for 7 hours. Win…
Transport policy without road-user charging is doomed to fail. Essentially this is because roads are free – and when anything is free we tend to over use them. In the case of roads, this leads to congestion. However, 40 per cent of people now support road pricing to replace road and fuel duties, according to a survey of 3,000 adults…
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