Lithuania’s road safety record is improving, albeit slowly. Data from the police force reveals that there were 3,325 traffic crashes in the country in 2014. The number of deaths from crashes actually rose to 265, an increase of 3.5% from 2013. However the number of people killed in traffic stood at 61/million residents in 2014, down from 87/million in 2013. Pedestrians accounted for 40.8% of road deaths, while cyclists accounted for 7.2% of road deaths. Improvement was seen in the numbers injured in road cr
Using recycled plastic in a hot-mix asphalt requires choosing the right plastic with the appropriate mixing method, as Simon Tetley* in South Africa explains
Road safety campaigners and European traffic police are putting pressure on the EU to speed up the introduction of cross-border enforcement of traffic offences. The modified rules have been published by the European Commission and come in response to a European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruling earlier this year saying that the existing law, which came into force in November last year, had been adopted on an incorrect legal basis. The ECJ has said the current rules could remain in effect until May 2015 while ne
Iveco’s latest generation of Trakker construction truck is available with two versions of the FPT Cursor engine in 8 and 13litres, with power ratings from 230-372kW, meeting Euro V emissions. “Customers who need a Euro VI version can also choose the new Trakker with our Hi-eSCR exhaust after-treatment package,” said Alessandro Mortali, Iveco’s head of heavy trucks.
