A Dodge Ram 1500 is bigger than a Panzer I tank and campaigners say heavy trucks are ‘lethal’ in collisionsThe engines rev, the guitars thrum and a gruff narrator lays out why the vehicle occupying the driveway is more than just a machine. “A truck is …
Questions raised about registration in Czech Republic of one of first models to reach continentTesla’s Cybertruck is too big and sharp for European roads, transport campaigners have warned, as questions are raised about the registration of one of the f…
Helmet-wearing is rare in this nation of bike riders but authorities are pushing people to think againWhen 42-year-old Myrthe Boss gets on her bike to go shopping in the Dutch town of Ede, she pops on a helmet. This act, considered essential in many co…
More than a dozen local city officials co-authored a letter published in the FT Thursday (25 April) calling for more jurisdiction to impose road safety measures.
On Wednesday, MEPs reinforced EU member states cooperation in the cross-border investigation of traffic offences to help prevent reckless driving while abroad.Committee on Transport and Tourism Source : © European Union, 2024 – EP
Bruges court heard how defendant had condition called auto-brewery syndrome sometimes brought on by intestinal problemsA Belgian man has been acquitted of drunk-driving because he has auto-brewery syndrome (ABS), an extremely rare condition whereby the…
Road safety experts met at the 2024 EU Road Safety Conference event in Dublin on Tuesday (16 April) to discuss how best to mitigate the human impacts of serious injuries, focusing on ideas like mandatory first-aid lessons, better driver training, and i…
Five reported killed and numerous others injured after FlixBus carrying 55 people overturned on A9 motorwayMultiple people were killed and more injured in a coach crash on a motorway near the eastern German city of Leipzig on Wednesday, police said.“Se…
Europe is way off track to meet its target of halving road deaths by 2030 (versus 2019), a new European Court of Auditors (ECA) analysis has concluded. Instead fatalities are projected to fall by just -25%, compromising Europe’s ultimate goal of close-…
On Tuesday, Parliament and Council negotiators reached an informal deal strengthening EU member state cooperation in the cross-border investigation of traffic offences.Committee on Transport and Tourism Source : © European Union, 2024 – EP
The European Parliament adopted its stand on the revision of the driving licence directive on Tuesday (27 February), endorsing the idea of allowing drivers to perform self-assessments for licence renewals and allowing 17-year-olds to drive with supervi…
Mobile driving licences, self-assessment of fitness to drive and better awareness of pedestrians are some of the changes to EU driving licence rules by MEPs on Wednesday.Committee on Transport and Tourism Source : © European Union, 2024 – EP
A fight over the cross-border enforcement of low-emission zones is delaying an EU law that aims to facilitate cross-border enforcement of traffic offences, such as driving the wrong way and dangerous overtaking, to improve road safety.
Rosanna Achilleos-Sarll on how the local gardaí turned a blind eye to her aunt’s drivingWith reference to driving beyond a certain age (Letters, 11 January), in 1983 my maternal aunt, Eveline Gildea, bought, with a legacy, the holiday home of General S…
The Transport Committee backed new EU driving licence rules to improve road safety and embrace the digital transition, including updated validity limits and mandatory health checks.Committee on Transport and Tourism Source : © European Union, 2023 – EP
This live blog is now closed, you can read more of our UK political coverage hereUK sanctions have been imposed on Russian officials involved in “sham” elections in annexed Ukrainian territory, the Foreign Office has announced.Labour is currently on co…
The German Green party has strongly distanced itself from a proposal on driving licences made by French Green EU lawmaker Karima Delli after politicians from Germany’s ruling and opposition parties strongly criticised the proposals.
Labour leader says Tory response to his small boats plan shows ‘they’ve nothing sensible to say on issue’. This live blog is closedRishi Sunak has claimed that 100,000 EU migrants could come to the UK every year under the approach outlined by Labour to…
French MEP Karima Delli wants to introduce a new driving license for SUVs — a target of climate campaigners for the pollution they emit and of safety advocates for the danger they pose to pedestrians, cyclists and drivers of smaller cars. The vehicles “are not only taking up more space and are less energy efficient […]
As the Parisian ban on self-service scooters enters into force on 1 September, the city hall calls the move revolutionary amid an urban jungle, while stakeholders remain divided on the pros and cons.
