Cutting speed limits could save thousands of lives each year, the government has claimed.
Jim Fitzpatrick, the road safety minister, made the statement as he unveiled the A Safer Way: Consultation on Making Britain’s Roads the Safest in the World document, which suggests introducing 20 mph restrictions in towns and near schools.
Plans to test the new electric Mini in Britain have been unveiled by BMW.
It has already been announced that the iconic vehicle will be put through its paces in the US and Germany, but now it is also set to be driven along the roads of Oxford.
The year-long tests will give engineers the opportunity to evaluate the Mini E, which will include studying the performance of its lithi
A new design of three-point, 400-volt plug unveiled today in Germany is intended to be compatible with every electric car of the future.
The Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM) is backing the government’s latest proposal to automatically fine motorists who do not renew their “insurance cover”:/insurance/motor
Britons are leaving their cars at home and switching to pedal power during the credit crunch, Halfords claims.
According to the retailer, it sells more than one million bicycles each year, with an upturn in commuters cutting costs by going green noted as a reason for these figures.
The company also states schemes such as the government’s Cycle2Work initiative are proving to be