Department for Transport launches consultation to lower HGV speed limits The Department for Transport has released details of a proposal to cut motorway speed limits for some classes of vehicles, including buses, minibuses, coaches and HGV’s over 3.5 tonnes. As well as cutting the speeds at which these vehicles can travel along the motorways, it is also proposed that HGV’s between 3.5 and 7.5 tonnes, buses, minibuses and coaches will be… read more

Only half of motorways reach road accident safety standard according to report The majority of England’s roads are failing to reach the top safety rating, according to a report by the Road Safety Foundation – the UK arm of the European Road Assessment Programme.  The study found that many stretches of motorways and major A-roads across the country do not have adequate protection for drivers who run off the road. Road traffic… read more

New plan to cut fuel consumption and reduce accidents on European roads includes robot controlled convoys Hi tech ‘road trains’ could soon be hitting UK motorways as the result of a European Union research project which is looking into ways to cut fuel consumption, journey times and congestion by getting groups of vehicles to travel in convoy using sophisticated computer technology. The research project plans to develop a system of leading a… read more

Passengers saved by driver's quick thinking The M1 motorway was the scene of a dramatic incident today in which a coach burst into flames on the hard shoulder after developing mechanical problems.  The coach driver, Don Edwards, has been praised for making sure all the passengers were safely evacuated from the coach before the fire took hold.  The accident took place at junction 22 on the M1, near the town of… read more