#uk roads

[akaghost78]

Insane

Some fast and furious shit in UK caught on camera

[virtuscarshop]

AI cameras catch 297 drivers in three days in Cornwall

A man-made consciousness (artificial intelligence) camera framework found nearly 300 drivers overstepping the law during the initial three…

[generalbytes]

World’s first digger powered by hydrogen combustion engine soon on UK roads

The news follows recent government approval, helping to decarbonise the UK’s construction industry. The UK government has given special disp

The news follows recent government approval, helping to decarbonise the UK’s construction industry.

[freddiefraggles]

So I drove back on the A14 this evening after a lovely couple of hours spent unexpectedly in the SCR at Robinson while waiting for the traffic to clear. This video is from my car's dash cam. It begins at the westbound exit slip for the Cambridge Services, which is in the middle of roadworks with a 40mph speed limit (which is the speed my car is doing on cruise control). As you can see, it is raining and there is considerable spray - not ideal driving conditions by any means. The outside lane is not as wide as normal, and as such should not be used by lorries because they are too wide for the lane in its temporary state (note how the Mini has trouble staying within the lane as it comes past me). Imagine my surprise as I watched a lorry come up in my mirrors and then sail past me! Imagine my continued surprise as I realised that this lorry has no number plate. And imagine my further surprise when I passed it later after the speed limit was lifted I wasn't entirely sure it had a number plate on the front either. Drive safe, kids.

[yahoonewsdigest-gb]

Stonehenge gets a tunnel: £15bn to be spent on 'roads revolution'

UK News

Stonehenge gets a tunnel: £15bn to be spent on 'roads revolution'

More than 80 new road schemes have been unveiled as part of a £15bn Government drive on English motorway and trunk routes in the next five years. The schemes include a tunnel at the notorious bottleneck on the A303 at Stonehenge, as well as £1.5bn on extra lanes on some motorways. Improvements to M25 junctions, the A27 in Sussex, approaches to Liverpool and the A1 in the north east are also part of the Road Investment Strategy, which was revealed ahead of the Autumn Statement on Wednesday. Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin said the schemes were "the biggest, boldest and most far-reaching roads programme for decades". The projects include a £2bn dual carriageway for the entire A303 and A358, including a tunnel at Stonehenge.

Better roads allow us to travel freely, creating jobs and opportunities, benefiting hardworking families across the country.

Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin

There would also be £100m of funding to improve cycling provision at 200 key locations, and a £300m environmental fund to combat carbon emission and reduce noise pollution. Mr McLoughlin said: "Roads are key to our nation's prosperity. For too long they have suffered from under-investment. This Government has a long term plan to secure the country's future and this £15bn roads programme is demonstration of that." However, shadow transport secretary Michael Dugher said: "This is just yet another re-announcement on promised road improvements. The Government has 'announced' plans for road investment at least three times since 2013 and no additional money has been announced."

The truth is barely a shovel has been used in anger on our nation's highways over the last four-and-a-half years

Shadow transport secretary Michael Dugher