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.
The growing market for electric vehicles (EVs) and hybrids world-wide will help reduce urban pollution in many areas, while also cutting reliance on oil for fuel. This switch away from reliance on oil for fuelling vehicles is undoubtedly a good thing and will help address pollution on a localised level and climate change right across the globe. However, it will also bring radical changes to the way that road development is funded.
Why is it that some countries have significantly higher risks to road users than others? In developing nations road safety plans can be at early stages of implementation and enforcement may be patchy. In addition, drivers and other road users may be poorly trained, road conditions can be bad and vehicle numbers may vastly exceed network capacity. But in developed countries, the risks of drivers being involved in road crashes can vary widely, even in neighbouring nations. In general, annual road fatality rat
Nairobi is looking to tackle its congestion problems - Shem Oirere writes. Authorities in Kenya’s capital Nairobi have revived plans to convert some of the streets in the city into one way roads to deal with chronic traffic congestion that consumes fuel worth millions of shillings and wastes several manhours in traffic jams. Nairobi County governor Dr Evans Kidero said the plan, which is to take effect by the end of December 2015, will affect Moi Avenue, Koinange Street, Tom Mboya Street, River Road and Kir
Melbourne’s road users are the focus of a year-long study into what options are possible for funding road infrastructure projects including various user-pays models.
The study headed by Australian toll roads operator Transurban will conducted across Melbourne’s entire road network to see how drivers react to tolling and other road-use models such as charging motorists for each kilometre travelled, a charge to access roads, annual fixed costs per kilometre on expected usage and price per trip.
It will al
