Pedestrian crossing signals will be left on the ‘green man’ at 18 sets of lights in London unless traffic is approaching under Sadiq Khan’s plans to make the capital a ‘walkable city’. In a further example of what critics have called the Mayor’s ‘war on motorists’, the crossings will be altered with ‘green person authority’ technology which detects approaching … Read more
UK’s first pedestrian crossing permanently painted in the colours of the transgender flag is unveiled in south London The mural has been permanently painted in the town centre of Sutton, London Transgender flag was created in 1999 and features colours blue, pink and white It is first of its kind in UK and follows from … Read more
Hugo Xavier became one of the first people to cross the world’s longest pedestrian suspension bridge when it opened on Thursday near his tiny hometown of Arouca in northern Portugal. ‘Oh…here we go!,’ the 42-year-old said anxiously, as he gathered enough courage to step onto the see-through metal grid pathway of the 516-metre-long (1,693-ft) bridge … Read more
Moment speeding driver smashes stolen Honda into row of parked cars after hit-and-run crash that left woman with a broken pelvis Speeding car smashed into row of parked cars and ran over a female pedestrian Driver of the Honda caught on CCTV being helped out the vehicle wreckage Then proceeded to flee scene of the … Read more
Moment speeding driver smashes stolen Honda into row of parked cars after hit-and-run crash that left woman with a broken pelvis Speeding car smashed into row of parked cars and ran over a female pedestrian Driver of the Honda caught on CCTV being helped out the vehicle wreckage Then proceeded to flee scene of the … Read more
Car sends pedestrian somersaulting into the air when it crashes into him as he runs across the road before the driver speeds away The black vehicle was caught on camera as it hit pedestrian in Birmingham area Man appeared to be running toward another car moments before he was struck Footage has gone viral and … Read more
Police refer themselves to force watchdog after pedestrian, 25, is killed after she is hit by response car on its way to a different crash Woman, 25, died after being struck in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, on Friday Police vehicle was responding to a road traffic collision in nearby Waddesdon Thames Valley Police have since made a … Read more
Police refer themselves to force watchdog after pedestrian, 25, is killed after she is hit by response car on its way to a different crash Woman, 25, died after being struck in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, on Friday Police vehicle was responding to a road traffic collision in nearby Waddesdon Thames Valley Police have since made a … Read more
Moment elderly pedestrian is knocked off her feet by a powerful fire hose after firefighter loses control of it Firefighter is unable to hold onto water hose while extinguishes a blaze in a bin Elderly woman knocked to ground by fire hose in Tomsk Oblast region of Russia A firefighter immediately rushes towards the pensioner … Read more
Risk of catching coronavirus by touching surfaces such as cash machines, petrol pumps and pedestrian crossings is low, scientists say Scientists swabbed the surfaces – which also included post boxes – 350 times But they detected it in only 29 samples, the equivalent of eight per cent The swabs were taken in Boston, home to … Read more