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Friday, 20 March 2015

BBC News

• Two roundabouts for bypass approvedRoad safety campaigners are celebrating after Transport Minister Edwina Hart agrees to layout changes on a Gwynedd bypass after a series of crashes.
• 4,500 caught by new M4 speed camerasAlmost 4,500 motorists are caught speeding by new cameras along a stretch of the M4 at Port Talbot.
• Uber overtakes yellow taxis in NYCFor the first time, there are more black Uber cars on the streets of New York City than traditional yellow taxis, latest figures reveal.

The Herald

• Majority of Scotland's worst speeding offences last year occurred on A74SPEED cameras have captured nine motorists in Scotland exceeding 120mph on motorways and trunk roads in the past year, including the notorious A9 and the A74 Glasgow to Carlisle route.

The Independent

• Roads revolution: £11bn project will see roadside wi-fi, new expressways and hundreds of miles of new smart motorways An £11bn roads revolution that will see the creation of roadside wi-fi, new “expresswaysâ€� and hundreds of miles of new smart motorways is to be announced next week, according to a report.

Mail Online

• £15bn plan to turn Britain's busiest A-roads into mini motorways: Roundabouts and traffic lights to be stripped out and slow-moving vehicles banned on up to 18 routes Details, included in a strategy by the Highways Agency presented to Parliament, also include new slip roads to make the roads flow and banning slow moving vehicles such as tractors and bicycles.

Birmingham Post

• Jaguar Land Rover sales dip as car-maker rolls out new modelsThe unexpected drop was attributed to changes in the firm’s model line-up rather than a turnaround in its fortunes

The Business Desk

• £85m of road upgrades for LiverpoolUP to £85 million is set to be spent on major roads and transport schemes in Liverpool over the next four years to improve movement for pedestrians, cyclists and traffic flow.

Green Miscellany

• British driverless car to cross AmericaGoogle and Apple do a good job of stealing driverless car headlines, but rather more quietly a British company will next week test its own autonomous car on embark on a 3,500-mile trans-American road trip. Breakdown Recovery from less than £30 Get your quote Your car’s in safe hands: 5,000+ qualified mechanics nationwide on call 24/7, 365 days a year… The post British driverless car to cross America appeared first on ETA.

Other News Sources

• Uber’s low-cost service banned in GermanyJudge rules that Uber Pop taxis violate the country’s transport laws