New safety technology including automatic braking and audible warning systems are to be tested on buses in London in a trial run by the Transport Research Laboratory. Engineers and technical specialists will work with Transport for London (TfL), bus manufacturers and operators to trial a range of safety measures. The results of the trials will feed into a new Bus Safety Standard that will be incorporated into bus operator contracts from the end of 2018. TfL has also published a report on Intelligent Speed Assistance after a trial in 2016. Bus operators will be required to fit the technology, which limits the speed at which buses are able to travel, from the end of this year. This forms part of Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan’s ‘Vision Zero’ approach to road danger, set... continue
A cyclist who knocked over and killed a 44-year-old woman in... continue
The average British motorist wastes £968 and spends nearly... continue
Police forces across Wales will now accept... continue
Ford has launched a car and van scrappage scheme that enables UK motorists to make savings of up to £7,000 on some new... continue
The Telegraph has thrown down a marker to the Chancellor who is under pressure to stop scheduled rail fare increases with an article that outlines how passengers are paying more and more, but seeing less day-to-day spending, with busy commuter lines suffering the most. The article cites figures... continue
The 2017 National Cycle-Rail awards is now open to nominations. The event, hosted by the Rail Delivery Group (RDG) and sponsored by Cyclepods, recognise... continue
Islington Council has been fined £70,000 by... continue
The number of New Yorkers regularly making bike journeys... continue
Researchers in political science have long studied why some troublesome conditions languish in the shadows and then, almost overnight, become matters of utmost public importance. The quality of the UK’s air is a suitable example. Air pollution, for years a low profile topic, has been... continue
The Government should follow Transport Scotland’s lead in funding rail freight upgrades on economic and environmental grounds in its forthcoming Statement of Funds Available for Network Rail, due in October (‘Scotland sets out rail gauge requirements’ LTT4 Aug). Customer demand... continue
Immediate action needed on community transport ruling Following the DfT’s announcement on the Section 19/22 permit issue, I write to make the following comments (‘Authorities review community transport contracts after ruling’ & ‘Community transport braced for upheaval... continue
Something must be wrong: a fortnight has passed without news of a new dockless bike hire start-up hitting the streets. Or perhaps we just haven’t been paying attention. Fear not, however, for news reaches us of another launch – again in London – very soon. ... continue
Highways England chief executive Jim O’Sullivan tells LTT this week that the company has reduced the number of public information messages displayed on variable message signs after research showed they “annoy people”. HE’s minimalist policy is most apparent to drivers using... continue
Whenever we talk about autonomous vehicles, a little alarm bell goes off in my head.... continue
The management of England’s strategic road network... continue
Transport secretary Chris Grayling has approved Transport for London’s Transport and Works Act Order application to build a two-and-a-half mile railway to serve the Barking Riverside housing development in east London. London Overground’s Gospel Oak to Barking services will be extended... continue
Outer London’s bus network should be remodelled with more express and orbital routes, as well as feeder routes that connect into trunk services, the London Assembly’s transport committee has said. The committee says expanding outer London bus routes should be a “key... continue
Highways England is exploring the practicality of building canopies over major roads in pollution hotspot areas. “We are investigating if we can reduce the costs to construct a canopy, which is a tunnel-like structure designed to prevent vehicle emissions reaching our neighbours, to... continue
Key principles for ensuring cyber security for connected and autonomous vehicles (CAVs) have been published by the Government. “As vehicles get smarter, cyber security in the automotive industry is becoming an increasing concern,” says the guidance, prepared jointly by the DfT... continue
When I was invited to write the first Annual Survey of Mobility as a Service in the UK I was intrigued. Could you really survey something in such an early state of development? We currently only have one single ‘full’... continue
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