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.
Drivers mistakenly travelling in the wrong direction towards traffic exiting motorways and dual carriageways will be alerted using a pioneering warning system in Scotland.
A British driver was so affected by alcohol that he did not realise his car had shed a front wheel after he collided with a wall. The man drove for around 1.6km after hitting the wall, with sparks trailing behind his car and risking igniting the vehicle. He drove the car 13km from his home to the centre of a nearby town, after consuming a bottle of wine for reasons that have not been fully explained. On reaching his destination, he parked his battered Seat car and staggered across the road where he was prom
Around 9,000m² of space has been added to the construction show bauma that opens a year from now on a 614,000m² site east of Munich.
Two new halls - making 18 in total - and an improved site design have made the show even more clear, according to Klaus Dittrich, chief executive of the organiser Messe München.
The show for construction machinery, accessories and vehicles as well as building material and mining machines, will take place from April 8-14. With the two new halls that together cover 20,000²
The annual national survey of UK local road network condition and funding claims there is a crumbling road crisis of increasing concern, prompting renewed calls for increased and longer term Government funding. Commissioned by the Asphalt Industry Alliance (AIA), the 18th Annual Local Authority Road Maintenance (ALARM) Survey was completed by 75% of councils across England and Wales and reports that the number of potholes filled over the last year rose to over two million - an increase of 29% on the previou
