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Saturday, 05 September 2015

BBC News

• New car registrations rise in AugustThe number of new car registrations in Scotland in August grew slightly when compared to the same month last year, new figures have revealed.
• M4 'smart motorway' inquiry under wayA planning enquiry is underway for a

The Telegraph

• End of the road for cats eyes?LED lights could become the norm on Britain's roads after the government announced plans to change historic traffic regulations

Mail Online

• Women close gap on male drivers as two thirds are getting behind the wheel  As recently as a decade ago there was still a massive gender divide, with 81 per cent of men having a full car driving licence compared with only 61 per cent of women.

Northern Echo

• Council will look at 'ghost' junction after comments from motorists DARLINGTON Council says it will send an engineer to examine the lights at a so-called ‘ghost’ junction on the outskirts of the town.

Peterborough Telegraph

• Speed cameras will make road saferNew speed cameras will help keep pupils, cyclists and other pedestrians safe from speeding drivers outside a Peterborough school.

Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport

• £100m refurbishment of Hammersmith Flyover completedMajor work to strengthen the Hammersmith Flyover in west London is now complete, Transport for London (TfL) has announced.   The refurbishment, which has seen engineers working day and night over the past two years, means that the sixties flyover has now been fully restored and strengthened. The flyover is now safe to use for decades to come and will require less regular maintenance work, meaning less congestion and traffic delays in the future.   Since October 2013, vital restoration work has been carried out by TfL, its Principal Contractor Costain and main sub-contractors includin...

Green Miscellany

• London finally bans danger lorriesLondon has finally put a ban on the danger lorries responsible for so many cyclist deaths over the years The post London finally bans danger lorries appeared first on ETA.

Other News Sources

• ‘Smart Motorways’ make sense - says FTAThe implementation of 'Smart Motorways' in Northern Ireland would make economic, environmental and safety sense – is the message from the Freight ...