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Saturday, 21 November 2020

BBC News

• E-scooters: Sharp rise in crashes in LondonCrashes involving e-scooters are
• Luxury carmaker Maybach has high ambitions for ChinaThe high-end brand owned by Daimler wants to tap into China's ambitious electric vehicle targets.

The Guardian

• How communities are divided over low-traffic neighbourhoodsClosing roads to cars promotes safety and neighbourhood spirit, but measures can also deepen divides between residentsTell us about your experiences of reducing traffic and creating green neighbourhoodsSo you want to set up a low-traffic neighbourhood? Here’s where to startMythbusters: eight common objections to LTNs – and why they are wrongIn Poole, 41-year-old teacher Kate Salter said a low-traffic neighbourhood (LTN) had transformed her community. Salter was involved in proposing the measures to her council, which came into force at the end of August.“As soon as the planters went in, there ...

Times Online

• How to save money and go green [Subscription]From electric cars to new ways to heat your home, here’s how to grab the best deals

Mail Online

• Government spends £16m on 93 new polluting DIESEL grittersThe gritters use heavily-polluting seven-litre diesel engines. The news comes just days after Boris Johnson's announced he will accelerate the ban on new cars with combustion engines to 2030.
• Coronavirus UK: Road blocks NOT set up on Scotland-England borderEntering or leaving Scotland with no reasonable excuse was banned from 6pm on Friday and anyone caught doing so could be hit with a £60 fine.

The Mirror

• Drivers not using car in lockdown could be fined for making simple mistakesYou could face a court prosecution, a fine or even your vehicle being seized if you make these mistakes during the latest coronavirus lockdown

This is Money

• Is Britain ready for electric cars? This is Money podcastThe car itself isn't going anywhere - just the way it is propelled - so how much difference will the 2030 ban on new petrol and diesel cars make?
• Government spends £16m on 93 new polluting DIESEL grittersThe gritters use heavily-polluting seven-litre diesel engines. The news comes just days after Boris Johnson's announced he will accelerate the ban on new cars with combustion engines to 2030.

Birmingham Mail

• This is how many killed or seriously injured on Worcestershire roadsA breakdown of the number of casualties, vehicle type, age range, road and junction type on Worcestershire roads has been analysed from Department of Transport data
• The most annoying things drivers do on the M5 and M42 motorwaysWorcestershire's motorists have revealed their biggest frustrations

Bolton News

• Pothole hotspots: The areas with the most and least amounts in the UK revealed New research has revealed the areas with the highest and the lowest amounts of potholes in the UK.
• Lancashire Council slammed over failure to fix massive pothole A motorist has slammed council chiefs for failing to repair a six foot deep pothole on a country road that is big enough for a fully grown ADULT to stand in.

Northern Echo

• Bid to extend scheme to help people get to work A SCOOTER scheme that provides transport to people who would otherwise struggle to get to work is set to be extended.

East Anglian Daily Times

• New policing team will monitor commercial traffic - including those using Port of FelixstoweA new policing team will be dedicated to commercial vehicle use across the county - focusing on the strategic road network and the significant volume of goods vehicles generated by the Port of Felixstowe.

Reading Evening Post

• M4 closes this weekend on busy stretch for more smart motorway worksHighways England is carrying out work as part of the £848m project

Other Regional Press

• Driving test measures reaction time on the roads How fast do you think you are?
• Highways Agency schedules motorway closureDrivers are being advised of yet more overnight carriageway closures on a stretch of motorway which has experienced months of disruption this year.

Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport

• Government funds 93 new gritters as it bolsters transport network for winter amidst COVID-19 pandemicRoads Minister Baroness Vere has called upon local authorities across the country to ensure key transport routes to COVID-19 test centres are kept open and running smoothly this winter. Baroness Vere has written to councils urging them to ensure their supplies of salt and grit are topped up so that essential routes, such as those to hospitals and COVID-19 testing stations, are well maintained as the country prepares for the potential challenge of severe weather alongside COVID-19. Alongside councils’ stocks, Highways England maintains a salt stock of 270,000 tonnes for use on its road...
• 2030 petrol and diesel ban: Chartered Institute of Transport and Logistics respondsThe Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT) welcomes the announcement that the government will ban the sale of petrol and diesel cars and vans from 2030, and hybrid vehicles from 2035.  The Institute believes that this announcement provides clarity on the Road to Zero and responds to the pressing need to reduce transport emissions. The timing is just sufficient for model replacement cycles and for the cost of battery technology to fall based on both developments and economies of scale. Our first note of caution, however, is that consumer and business anticipation of the chan...

Other News Sources

• Green light for Esher Road pedestrian crossings despite several hundred objections Refuge islands mean a reduction of four lanes to two on the A244