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After years of committed action, neither city recorded a single pedestrian fatality in 2019 They cut speed limits, changed street design, removed space for cars and generally made life harder for motorists.Now it appears the work is paying off. Two of Europe’s smaller capital cities – Oslo and Helsinki – are reaping the rewards of committed action on making their roads safer, reducing pedestrian...

Country is first to implement measure nationwide in attempt to reduce congestionLuxembourg is to become the first country to offer a free public transport system, as the government tries to reduce particularly dense car traffic.Some cities have taken similar partial measures but the transport ministry said it was the only time such a decision had encompassed an entire country. Continue reading...

London orbital motorway is likely to be affected for a considerable time, say policeThe M25 has been shut after a serious collision involving a crane that overturned and crashed over both sides of the carriageway.The incident happened at junction 27 with the M11 in Essex on Friday evening. It has caused huge tailbacks in both directions including more than 10 miles on the clockwise...

New South Wales hopes to cut fatalities on the state’s roads by a third with devices that operate day and night in all weatherNew South Wales rolled out mobile phone detection cameras on Sunday, hoping to cut the number of fatalities on its roads by a third over two years, transport authorities said.The world-first mobile phone detection cameras, according to Transport for NSW, which...

Committee says ban on hands-free use should be considered amid rise in road deathsTougher restrictions on drivers using mobile phones, including extending the ban to hands-free devices, should be considered, MPs have said.The transport select committee said using any type of mobile phone while driving had potentially catastrophic consequences. The MPs called for more severe penalties “commensurate with the risks”, as road deaths linked...