Moment speeding taxi driver runs a red light and misses pedestrians crossing the road by inches

Moment speeding taxi driver runs a red light and misses pedestrians crossing the road by inches Russian driver speeds through red light and hurtles towards pedestrian crossing As the taxi driver slams on the brakes, the car skids through narrow gap in group Car then crashes into the snowy embankment leaving the pedestrians uninjured  By … Read more

Silent e-scooters will be fitted with fake noises to warn pedestrians

Silent e-scooters will be fitted with fake noises to warn pedestrians they are coming. Experts will be setting up focus groups with local communities from next year to work out what noise will be most effective to warn pedestrians and other road users that the scooters are approaching.  Trials are underway in towns and cities … Read more

Silent e-scooters will be fitted with fake noises to warn pedestrians

Silent e-scooters will be fitted with fake noises to warn pedestrians they are coming as trials across the UK are plagued by riders mounting pavements. Last month York City Council announced it was working with Tier Mobility to deploy 50 e-scooters in the city – with the potential for 600 to be up and running … Read more

Traffic flow cameras are secretly switched to monitor millions of pedestrians

Millions of people are being monitored for social distancing as part of a government-backed project secretly rolled out across Britain, the Mail can reveal. In what campaigners call a sign the country is heading to a ‘truly dark place’, at least 363 cameras originally installed to monitor traffic flow have been switched – without public … Read more

Pedestrians braving the snow on the Brooklyn bridge wins Weather Photographer of the Year

The Royal Meteorological Society has announced the winners of its annual weather photography competition. Rudolf Sulgan of New York was named the UK association’s Weather Photographer of the Year for his image, ‘Blizzard,’ depicting pedestrians braving blistering winds and snow on the Brooklyn Bridge.  Sulgan said the toughest part of getting the shot, aside from … Read more

1,000 AI scanners are monitoring how close pedestrians are walking to each other

Big Brother is watching your social-distancing! Over 1,000 AI scanners are monitoring how close pedestrians are walking to each in major UK cities Manufacturers Vivacity said data is used by officials to ‘inform policy decisions’ Are now used to identify pedestrians from other traffic and work out distances  In response to privacy concerns said no … Read more

‘Suspicious’ car ‘collides with two pedestrians’ in London

Police search ‘suspicious’ car and arrest driver after it ‘hit two pedestrians’ in London’s Sloane Square Officers were called to Sloane Square in the west of the capital on Wednesday Police said the vehicle had collided with two people, who were taken to hospital The two victims were taken to hospital and offices near crash … Read more

The little-known road rules we’ve ALL been breaking – including splashing pedestrians

How well do YOU know the Highway Code? The six rules even experienced drivers forget – including the correct place to display your SatNav and not using your phone to pay at the drive-thru Most British drivers are unaware of several Highway Code rules, research shows Some even admit to unknowingly breaching them in a … Read more