Sometimes that tempting empty parking space may be clear for a reason. One motorist learned the hard way that it pays to think why no-one else has left their vehicle in that area.
December 2, 2014
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Sometimes that tempting empty parking space may be clear for a reason. One motorist learned the hard way that it pays to think why no-one else has left their vehicle in that area.
"One of the most important challenges for the Highways Agency (HA) is the management of Britain's motorways to improve traffic flows, reduce congestion, cut travel times and maintain better local air quality. But as traffic volumes increase, the HA is constantly looking for more economical, effective and sustainable methods of managing the country's motorways.
"The Managed Motorway concept uses detectors to measure congestion, control software to display mandatory speed signs and an enforcement system to
The Steveston project near Vancouver is part of the overall Highway 99 Tunnel Programme that will replace the aging George Massey Tunnel under the Fraser River.
A new road safety strategy for powered two wheelers in Europe has been set out jointly following discussions. The results of analysis have been set out in a joint position statement by the bodies FEMA, FIM and FIM Europe.
In the draft report FEMA and FIM have identified seven major areas of great importance that are in accordance with the positions of the riders’ organisations in Europe and elsewhere. Key recommendations and statements from the OECD-ITF draft report highlight issues for the safety of powe
Better use of peak-time lanes is said to be among the reasons why motorway congestion in the Netherlands fell by 5.6% in the first four months of 2013. Dutch Infrastructure Minister Melanie Schultz van Haegen said that the reduction in congestion is also partly due to a 0.5% decrease in distance travelled, as well as the targeting of known congestion zones. However, another European country, Switzerland, has seen another increase in the amount of time spent in traffic jams in Switzerland in 2012. In 2012 19
