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A bemused cab driver in Argentina is the recipient of numerous donations, following an act of honesty by the man. The driver had taken two old people a short distance in the town of La Plata and after he dropped them off, realised they had left a bag inside his vehicle.

Drivers listening to football matches drive erratically and are more likely to cause accidents, according to new research. The study, carried out by scientists at the UK's University of Leicester for an insurance company suggests that the pace of the game, goal scoring and penalty decisions can affect the ability and concentration of a football supporter sitting behind the wheel of a car.

The stresses placed on modern asphalt and bitumen means that specialist equipment is essential to make sure performance specifications are met. As road traffic increases at a rapid pace and road safety becomes a priority issue, asphalt is put under increasingly higher stresses. For example, road surfaces are subject to compression, flexural tensions and tangential stresses: internal friction, depending on the aggregates, and the cohesion, guaranteed by bitumen's composition, are the two main properties whic

Increasing material costs mean that the US highway sector is looking to increase the use of recycled asphalt pavement (RAP). At the recent World of Asphalt conference and exhibition in Orlando, Florida, two presentations explained the latest developments.

Work on the new Formula 1 racing circuit in Abu Dhabi is progressing at high speed. Over 6,000 construction personnel are working in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to complete the new high-speed circuit and its infrastructure. German contractor Bickhardt-Bau is carrying out the paving work, using a fleet of new Vögele pavers and Hamm compaction rollers.