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Saturday, 19 April 2014

The Herald

• Drop in Fife road accidents welcomed THE number of children injured in road accidents in one area of Scotland has fallen to a record low after the introduction of 20mph zones and educational initiatives.

The Independent

• Privacy: Vast network of roadside cameras pose 'very real risk' says surveillance regulator Members of the public face “a very real risk� to their privacy from the huge roadside surveillance network that captures millions of motorists every day, the Government's Surveillance Commissioner has warned. In an interview with The Independent, Tony Porter urges that clear guidance be provided to ensure innocent people do not fall victim to roadside automatic number plate recognition (ANPR) cameras which have been the centre of concerns over the rise of surveillance in Britain.

The Telegraph

• Fall in new drivers losing licences due to motorists taking tests laterFall in number of new drivers having their licences revoked may be due to more people taking their tests when they are older and more resonsible on the roads
• British drivers are in a hole and must dig deep in their walletsGone are the days when we could laugh at the state of French roads - now it's Britain that is riddled with potholes, says Vicki Woods
• Fall in new drivers losing licences due to motorists taking tests laterFall in number of new drivers having their licences revoked may be due to more people taking their tests when they are older and more resonsible on the roads

The York Press

• Drivers to be given a voice as move to improve York's traffic flow announced YORK'S new transport boss is setting up a forum to give motorists a voice - and has confirmed that £300,000 will be spent on improving traffic flow.

Wales Online

• Hollywood actor Michael Sheen joins M4 junction clsoure protestStar is opposing Welsh Government plans to close Junction 41 of the M4 Motorway at Port Talbot

Wolverhampton Express and Star

• 10,000 fined in M54 speed trapMore than 10,300 drivers have been caught speeding on a stretch of the M54 – potentially raking in £1m in fines.