A trial scheme by Wandsworth council in London to enforce 20mph speed limits has been blocked by the Department for Transport (DfT), which has described the way the authority was using its powers as ‘unlawful’. The council installed speed cameras to catch law-breaking drivers on two roads in the borough where residents had long complained about speeding. Traffic studies at…
This isn’t an early April Fool. We think there’s a genuine case for using boulders as a way of protecting pedestrian areas like Low Traffic Neighbourhoods (LTNs) – the schemes that use bollards or planters to stop rat running and create safe spaces for walking and cycling. The road blocks – also known as modal filters – that protect LTNs…
The internal combustion engine has done an admirable job at resisting obsolescence. In the face of climate breakdown, an air pollution crisis and the continuing cheating of emissions testing, car makers (and legislators) have been reluctant to curb use of fossil fuels. However, the death knell for the internal combustion is tolling as the ban on the sale of new…
You might have thought the ignominy of the dieselgate scandal might have put an end to car makers cheating emissions tests. However, a report by the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) has discovered ‘suspicious’ NOx emission levels in 77%–100% of tests, indicating the likely use of a prohibited so-called ‘defeat device’. Similar results were observed for government tests conducted…
The commercial success of the SUV is one of life’s mysteries. After all, they have inferior fuel economy, handling and boot space than an estate or MPV, and their size and weight pose far more risk to others in the event of a crash. The reasons why the car industry hoodwinked we motorists into thinking we need to drive what…
