The pothole crisis is costing £14.4 billion a year in economic damage in England alone, says CEBR
Potholes and other defects on the road network in England is costing the economy £14.4 billion, according to research by the Centre for Economics and Business Research (CEBR). The think-tank has for the first time calculated the overall cost to the economy of pothole-related vehicle damage as well as accidents and emission levels. The report […]
Stellantis vehicle-embedded telematics offers ‘better quality’ data
Data from vehicle-embedded telematics, rather than aftermarket solutions, is more specific, more granular and more accurate, according to Mobilisights. The Stellantis-owned data company, which was launched at the start of last year to leverage exclusive access to embedded data across the manufacturer’s 14 brands, says it also avoids unnecessary downtime for fleets. Speaking to Fleet News while on […]
Autonomous trucks hit the road in the US
On a three-lane test track along the Monongahela River, an 18-wheel tractor-trailer rounded a curve. No one was on board. A quarter-mile ahead, the truck’s sensors spotted a trash can blocking one lane and a tire in another. In less than a second, it signaled, moved into the unobstructed lane and rumbled past the obstacles, […]
Dublin man sent for trial over fatal e-scooter crash
A man accused of causing the death of a grandmother who died after a collision with an e-scooter in Dublin has been sent forward for trial. Mary Bernie, who was in her 80s and from Dublin, was seriously injured at around 3pm on 20 June last year and died some days later at the Mater […]
Suffolk: A12 has UK’s worst surface
The A12 has ranked as having the worst surface quality in the UK last year according to a survey. Transport Focus’ Strategic Roads User Survey for 2022/23 found that the A12, which stretches from Lowestoft in east Suffolk all the way to London, is considered to have the worst surface quality out of all major A roads and motorways […]
20mph speed limits set to improve road safety in Westmorland and Furness
Community-backed 20mph speed limits are set to be introduced across Westmorland and Furness thanks to the council’s new road safety initiative. The council is investing £300,000 of ringfenced funding to introduce 28, 20mph schemes which have been prioritised for delivery following approval at Locality Boards. Introducing 20mph speed limits in the correct places across the […]
UK’s biggest infrastructure companies sign decarbonisation pledge
The Construction Leadership Council (CLC) and Minister for Industry and Economic Security Alan Mak have brought together leaders from across the construction industry to sign up to “Five Client Carbon Commitments” – pledges which will help the sector to achieve Net Zero. There is already a huge amount of work taking place across the construction […]
One in four company drivers “at risk from employers’ failures to protect them”
Driving for Better Business have created an interactive Driving for Work Policy Builder to help fleet-using companies better address their legal responsibilities. More than a quarter of UK firms recently surveyed*, whose employees drive for work, have no policy, and more than a quarter have not reviewed their policy in the past three years. Driving […]
Daventry’s ‘Pothole Banksie’ ends campaign
A woman who put up signs around a pothole-plagued town has said she is stepping back from the campaign. Daventry Banksie, who has remained anonymous, said she had achieved what she wanted because some road repairs had started, says the BBC. The campaign was featured in local and national media, including ITV News and Banksie […]
New VESOS research for Transport Infrastructure Ireland confirms potential live-saving minutes could be saved by eCall
The specialist eCall consultancy and software company VESOS Solutions Ltd has completed research to evaluate the possible use of eCall data to generate incidents on the Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII) road and motorway network, showing the technology can speed up response times after crashes. Four years of anonymised data collected by the country’s ECAS (Emergency […]
