Half of drivers break common traffic and driving laws, according to a new survey. The habit was described as an “endemic” after almost half of the motorists surveyed admitted to breaching road rules – resulting in calls to increase policing of dangerous driving. When asked for their reasons for flaunting safety legislations, half of those […]

For many of us, driving in traffic is a part of our day to day lives. Whether it is on the school run, amongst a stream of other parents picking up or dropping the kids off at school, or on the daily commute to work, hitting the rush hour traffic especially in cities – Driving […]

The family of a teenager who suffered life-changing injuries when a car went through a red light and knocked her down are calling for changes to made to the law after the driver merely faces a fine and points on his licence. The crash left Miriam Parker, then 17, was left with severe brain injury […]

Under plans to help the elderly, traffic lights could be changed to stay on red for longer to give elderly pedestrians longer to cross the road. Crossing times are being reviewed by the government after concerns over pensioners struggling to cross the road before the lights change. Traditional pelican crossings, which display a flashing green […]

It is a well-known fact that traffic is getting worse, and it has been revealed that the ten worst roads for congestion in Britain are all in London. Despite London’s efforts to combat traffic by enforcement of the congestion charge, traffic jams have been on the rise. UK drivers wasted a total of 30 hours […]

You have probably already fallen victim to the notorious traffic associated with Christmas. With a combination of a sudden rush of people to the stores to get those last few bits and pieces for Christmas as well as a surge of people socialising this season, the roads are likely to be heaving with traffic. Try […]

It has been revealed that traffic police numbers have been cut by 12% across the country in the past five years with cuts of as much as 30-40% in some areas. Bedfordshire has seen the largest cut with numbers of traffic police being reduced by 44%. Brake says that these cuts in traffic police are […]

Transport for London is in talks with the government to introduce Dutch-style traffic lights for cyclists. The traffic lights would be set at eye-level with the green light featuring a bicycle logo. The lights would be staggered to give bicycles a head start from light controlled junctions. The number of deaths among cyclists has risen […]

The government is to set up dedicated traffic courts in England and Wales to free up magistrates courts. The traffic courts will prosecute some of the 500,000 minor motoring offences that pass through the courts each year. Every police area is expected to have one of the courts by April 2014, hearing up to 160 […]

Traffic calming measures are used to slow down traffic in order to make the road safer for vulnerable road users such as pedestrians. Reduce speed when approaching these road humps, chicanes and narrowing in the road. Allow cyclist and motorcyclists to pass through traffic-calming measures. Drive slowly throughout a traffic-calming zone. If directed by a […]