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Thursday, 04 February 2016

BBC News

• VIDEO: Using water to improve lorry designsExperts at Cambridge University have developed a new trailer design that makes lorries more aerodynamic - cutting fuel consumption and pollution by around 7%.

The Guardian

• EU parliament fails to close loopholes in controversial car emission testsMEPs fail to veto proposal that will allow cars to emit twice the limit of NOx pollution following pressure from pro-car industry countriesMEPs have failed to veto loopholes in air pollution limits on new diesel cars, despite public anger in the wake of the Volkswagen emissions scandal.Nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions will now be allowed at twice the EU’s 80mg per km limit from 2019 and 50% more from 2021, despite the exemptions being deemed unlawful in a separate vote by the parliament’s legal committee last night. Continue reading...
• How to slow down traffic: ditch kerbs, keep potholes, plant treesRemoving white lines may make us more cautious drivers. And it’s not the only counter-intuitive traffic-calming method …White lines are being removed from the middle of roads in London and other parts of the country, including Norfolk, to slow traffic. What other surprising methods can make our roads safer? Continue reading...

The Herald

• Forth Road Bridge fault could not have been foreseen, Holyrood committee toldThe fault which led to the closure of the Forth Road Bridge could not have been reasonably foreseen, experts have told MSPs.

Daily Record

• Forth Road Bridge: Experts say fault that closed the bridge 'could not have been foreseen' A HOLYROOD committee heard from bridgemasters who said that the incident could not have been determined after a seized pin caused a crack.

London Evening Standard

• All London black cabs to accept card payments by OctoberPassengers travelling in any London black cab will soon be able to pay by card.
• Londoners 'spending thousands on cars they rarely use'Londoners are "hostages" to their cars, spending thousands of pounds every year taxing, maintaining, insuring and parking vehicles they rarely use, according to new research.

North Wales Live

• Jaguar Land Rover trial brings driverless cars a step closer Luxury car maker and government collaborate on tests for connected and autonomous vehicles

Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport

• CILT appear before the Transport Select Committee to discuss driver shortage crisisThe Transport Committee recently conducted an inquiry into skills and workforce planning in the road haulage sector. The objective of the Committee is to investigate what action Government has taken to address industry concerns about a lack of skilled drivers in the sector and to assess how effective the Government’s response has been. The Institute submitted a written response to the inquiry and this week was called to appear before the Committee to give evidence. Jolyon Drury FCILT, Chairman, Public Policies Committee, CILT represented the Institute and was joined by Adrian Jones, Nati...