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Monday, 21 October 2024

The Guardian

• AA calls for ban on new drivers under 21 carrying passengers of similar age in UKMotoring organisation estimates introduction of graduated driving licences would save at least 58 lives a yearNew drivers under 21 in the UK should be banned from carrying passengers of a similar age for six months after passing their test, a motoring organisation has urged.The AA estimated that introducing a graduated driving licence (GDL) would save at least 58 lives and prevent 934 people being seriously injured in road crashes each year.

Times Online

• Tesla earnings: Wall Street wants more detail on robotaxi strategy. [subscription]The electric car maker is expected to report a recovery in China but investors want more information on its plans for its autonomous vehicle

Mail Online

• TfL considers plan to increase e-scooter speed limit in London and lower age limit for riders to 16This proposal is being considered despite 35 people being hospitalised in London with 'serious injuries' since e-scooter rental trials were launched in the capital in 2021.
• AA backs calls to ban younger drivers from giving lifts to friends just after they pass their test - after spate of horror car crashes that have claimed young livesFollowing calls by the grieving mother of an A-level student who died in a road crash with three young friends, the AA has backed graduated driving licensing for under-21s.

Birmingham Mail

• New 'smart' AI speed cameras catch hundreds of drivers on Midlands roads in monthsNew cameras have been rolled out at speeding hotspots

Bristol Live

• New driving rules could introduce 'G' plate and restrict some peopleThe tougher rules could see drivers banned for things like not wearing a seatbelt

Other News Sources

• Sheffield taxi drivers refuse to renewal rank permits in protest over unfair station conditionsTaxi drivers in Sheffield have announced they will no longer renew their permits to operate at the city's railway station until East Midlands Railway (EMR) addresses long-standing operational concerns.