カテゴリー: Road transport
Motorway stretch plays music as a safety feature but those close to it say ‘intrusive’ noise is constant and distressingResidents of one of India’s most upmarket neighbourhoods say the country’s first “musical road” has turned their daily lives into a …
With 64% of the city’s residents relying on buses and trains so overloaded that up to 10 passengers die a day, anger is rising over a taxpayer-funded road most will never useMumbai is known for its graphic inequality, its gleaming high-rises where the …
Children among dead after bus carrying Afghans deported from Iran crashed and caught fire in Herat province Seventy-eight people have died in western Afghanistan in a collision between a bus carrying Afghans who had recently been deported from Iran and…
Cheonggyecheon stream in the South Korean capital has become an attraction – and helps with flood management, fighting air pollution and cooling the cityOn a crisp December morning, office workers and tourists stroll along a tree-lined stream in centra…
Police told to rip out tune-playing horns and replace them with standard ones after young people seen dancing to passing lorriesThe Cambodian prime minister, Hun Manet, has ordered a ban on musical vehicle horns after videos posted on social media show…
Initiative in Chikushino honours three children killed by drink-driver, with motorists learning first-hand how badly alcohol makes you drivePolice and driving instructors in Japan have adopted an unorthodox approach to road safety in the hope of reduci…
Effort to reduce new year collisions has been criticised for encouraging drivers to film others or stage violationsThai police are taking an alternative approach to their annual road safety campaign by offering cash prizes of 10,000 baht (£240) for the…
More than 770 crossings will have countdowns shorted by up to a minute and a halfAuthorities in Taipei have shortened waiting times at traffic lights for the summer, fearing that pedestrians could become ill if they are forced to stand in the tropical …
India’s tiger corridor and Australia’s possum ‘tunnel of love’ are among the myriad infrastructure projects providing safe passageHow creating wildlife crossings can help reindeer, bears – and even crabsRead more in our series Biodiversity: what happen…
The government dreamed of a metropolis that is a beacon to all but the pace of change has left some behind and others disillusionedTāmaki Makaurau, the Māori name for Auckland which can be translated as “the place desired by many”, is living up to its …
All 111 members of parliament will get vehicles from the Apec fleet, but the fate of 40 Maseratis is not yet knownPapua New Guinea’s prime minister will receive one of the Bentley cars controversially purchased by the government at taxpayers’ expense f…
Surveys shed light on unusual habits of drivers who return cars with zero mileage on clockCar rental companies in Japan have figured out why some customers are returning their vehicles with barely a mile on the clock.Rather than travel from from A to B…