Almost every yellow box junction in London and Cardiff too big, says RAC

All but two of 100 yellow box junctions analysed in London and Cardiff is bigger than it needs to be to prevent traffic congestion, a new study commissioned for the RAC has found. The RAC commissioned Sam Wright, the chartered engineer who runs the Yellow Box Guru website and was formerly responsible for the design and approval of […]

RAC uncovers problems with nine-in-10 yellow box junctions councils want to enforce

On the back of the Government’s decision last year to let councils outside London and Cardiff apply for powers to enforce moving traffic offences, some 27 local authorities have put forward proposals to enforce 111 yellow box junctions, a new report from the RAC reveals. After commissioning chartered engineer Sam Wright, who was formally responsible for […]

RAC says many fines related to yellow box junctions could be unfair

The RAC has said that as rules change over councils being able to issue enforcements fines related to yellow box junctions, many of them could be unfair unless the government improves its design, maintenance and enforcement guidelines for local authorities. The Department for Transport (DfT) will soon begin accepting applications from councils to issue fines […]

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