Road transport
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Drives me crazy: Mumbai residents plead for respite from ‘musical road’
Motorway stretch plays music as a safety feature but those close to it say ‘intrusive’ noise is constant and d…
- Cities, Cities and development, City transport, Global development, India, Inequality, Inequality and development, Mumbai, Road transport, South and Central Asia, World news
‘Exclusively for the elite’: why Mumbai’s new motorway is a symbol of the divide between rich and poor
With 64% of the city’s residents relying on buses and trains so overloaded that up to 10 passengers die a day,…
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At least 78 people killed as bus collides with fuel truck in western Afghanistan
Children among dead after bus carrying Afghans deported from Iran crashed and caught fire in Herat province Se…
- Asia Pacific, Cities, City transport, Environment, Road transport, South Korea, Urbanisation, World news
‘Everyone thought it would cause gridlock’: the highway that Seoul turned into a stream
Cheonggyecheon stream in the South Korean capital has become an attraction – and helps with flood management, …
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Cambodian prime minister bans musical vehicle horns to deter dancing
Police told to rip out tune-playing horns and replace them with standard ones after young people seen dancing …
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Drivers in Japan plied with alcohol to show drink-driving dangers
Initiative in Chikushino honours three children killed by drink-driver, with motorists learning first-hand how…
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Thai police offer cash prizes for videos of worst road violations
Effort to reduce new year collisions has been criticised for encouraging drivers to film others or stage viola…
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Taipei cools tempers by cutting traffic light wait time for summer
More than 770 crossings will have countdowns shorted by up to a minute and a halfAuthorities in Taipei have sh…
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Animal crossings: the ecoducts helping wildlife navigate busy roads across the world
India’s tiger corridor and Australia’s possum ‘tunnel of love’ are among the myriad infrastructure projects pr…
- Asia Pacific, Auckland, Homelessness, Housing, Māori, New Zealand, Population, Rail transport, Road transport, Urbanisation, World news
‘Bulging at the seams’: Auckland, a super city struggling with its own success
The government dreamed of a metropolis that is a beacon to all but the pace of change has left some behind and…
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Papua New Guinea’s PM given a Bentley bought for Apec summit
All 111 members of parliament will get vehicles from the Apec fleet, but the fate of 40 Maseratis is not yet k…
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Asleep at the wheel: Japanese rental cars used for anything but driving
Surveys shed light on unusual habits of drivers who return cars with zero mileage on clockCar rental companies…