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Sunday, 22 January 2017

BBC News

• Four-year MOT exemption for new cars proposedThe time new cars are allowed on the road before being tested could rise under government proposals.

The Guardian

• Parking tickets are an emotive issue - my job is to make things easier for driversI have a love-hate relationship with my job in the council’s parking department. We’re scoring little victories and slowly dragging the service into the 21st centuryI have a love-hate relationship with my job in the council’s parking department. It is my job to make sure everything from finding a space in a car park to paying your tickets is as quick and easy as possible. There will be those of you who think I could do a lot more to help with the parking situation in your area. Believe me, so do I. Continue reading...
• Tesla crash report blames human error - this is a missed opportunityIn blaming human error for a self-driving car crash, US regulators have missed an opportunity to learn from such incidentsThe Tesla Model S is an extraordinary machine. As part of my research into the regulation of self-driving cars, I’ve had the privilege of driving one. Or more accurately, I’ve had the privilege of being driven by one. On a Colorado highway in July, with some trepidation, I flicked the lever to engage Autopilot mode. I told the representative from Tesla that I was worried about handing over control, taking my feet off the pedals and my hands off the wheel. She reassured me t...

The Telegraph

• Second-hand tyres up to 23 years old putting lives at risk on Britain's roads,�trading standards warn
• Drivers should get an extra year before MOT is needed on a new car, ministers propose

Times Online

• Austria’s ‘L’ drivers in virtual crashes [Subscription]Austrian learner drivers will don virtual reality headsets as part of a plan to use artificial accidents to help them cope with real challenges on the road.
• Flood of parking fury [Subscription]Our feature about parking tickets (“How to wipe out an unfair parking fine”, last week) triggered masses of emails from readers. You have seen it all, from the wind blowing the ticket off the dashboard to rainwater concealing the signage on a disabled parking bay, and accidentally mistyping registration numbers. Here is a small selection of the responses you kindly sent us.
• 60mph limit and fines to cut M1 pollution [Subscription]Highways England is considering imposing Britain’s first pollution-related speed limits, with motorists on one of the busiest sections of the M1 facing fines if they exceed 60mph in the rush hour.

Northern Echo

• Motorists 'putting lives at risk' buying illegal part used tyres DANGEROUS second-hand tyres are putting motorists’ lives at risk - with Durham County Council finding one such tyre stocked to be 23 years old.
• Crackdown on illegal use of mobile phones on Durham and Cleveland's roads from Monday DRIVERS are being warned there will be no hiding place next week if they are tempted to use their mobile phones while driving.
• Police 'inundated' with car crashes including serious collision on Yarm Back Lane POLICE “inundated” with reports of car crashes overnight on Friday have urged motorists to drive with slippery and icy conditions in mind.

Wolverhampton Express and Star

• U-turn on plan to axe funding for Dudley school crossing patrolsControversial plans to axe funding for school crossing patrols in Dudley have been ditched in a major U-turn by council chiefs.

North Wales Live

• Liverpool's 30mph accident blackspotsSection of road in the city centre is the most dangerous

Peterborough Telegraph

• Officer to reduce crashesPolice and Crime Commissioner for Cambridgeshire Jason Ablewhite is funding a new police casualty reduction officer to help reduce the number of collisions on Cambridgeshire’s roads.

Reading Evening Post

• Bath Road lane closures begin on Monday as work on starts on cycle route Work is due to start on the Route 422 Newbury to Ascot National Cycle Network

West Sussex Gazette

• Angry Lewes residents say 20 is plentyFed up residents of neighbouring streets in Lewes braved a cold and frosty morning to demonstrate to motorists that their roads have a 20 mph limit.

Other News Sources

• Former Winchester transport chief accused of getting facts wrong Councillor James Byrnes had been urged to clarify remarks he made on the BBC about air quality in Oxford.