New Mexico closes roads in Gallup to curb ‘uninhibited spread of COVID-19’

New Mexico’s Governor has issued a three-day emergency order in the city of Gallup where roads will be sealed off and businesses closed during peak hours in a desperate bid to stop a surging coronavirus outbreak. On Friday Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham invoked the state’s Riot Control Act to ban all traffic in Gallup for … Read more

Coronavirus UK: Roads are jam-packed with traffic while Tubes look even busier

Traffic levels in Britain continued to creep up today amid further signs people are starting to get back to work during the coronavirus lockdown. Photographs taken during rush hour showed queues building up on London roads including the A40 at Perivale and the A102 at Greenwich, while the M5 in Bristol and the M6 in … Read more

Coronavirus UK: Roads are jam-packed with traffic while Tubes look even busier

Britain’s roads are packed with traffic and Londoners cram onto the Tube as phone data shows millions voting with their feet and going back to work at start of sixth week of lockdown By Mark Duell for MailOnline Published: 08:45 BST, 27 April 2020 | Updated: 08:48 BST, 27 April 2020 Advertisement Share or comment … Read more

Met Police to crackdown on motorists abusing London’s clearer roads by speeding

Lockdown speeders who abuse clear roads are targeted by police after one driver was caught at 151mph on the M1 Metropolitan Police launch new unit to crackdown on speeders during lockdown Road safety chiefs say average speeds on some roads have gone up 50 per cent Figures show one driver caught speed speeding at 73mph … Read more

Met Police to crackdown on motorists abusing London’s clearer roads by speeding

Lockdown speeders who abuse clear roads are targeted by police after one driver was caught at 151mph on the M1 Metropolitan Police launch new unit to crackdown on speeders during lockdown Road safety chiefs say average speeds on some roads have gone up 50 per cent Figures show one driver caught speed speeding at 73mph … Read more

Team blasted for ‘exploiting’ virus lockdown empty roads to set new Cannonball Run record

A team has set a new speed record while competing in the Cannonball Run from New York City to Los Angeles, but people have accused them of exploiting the COVID-19 pandemic that has cleared roadways across the country.   The unnamed team successfully traveled from the East Coast to the West Coast in 26 hours and 38 … Read more

Team blasted for ‘exploiting’ virus lockdown empty roads to set new Cannonball Run record

A team has set a new speed record while competing in the Cannonball Run from New York City to Los Angeles, but people have accused them of exploiting the COVID-19 pandemic that has cleared roadways across the country.   The unnamed team successfully traveled from the East Coast to the West Coast in 26 hours and 38 … Read more

Speeding motorists taking advantage of deserted roads since the lockdown

The Covid-19 lockdown has reduced traffic on the roads by almost two thirds, cutting the number of daily accidents significantly.  However, it has also brought an increase in speeding and erratic behaviour behind the wheel, according to data from telematics providers. Police forces are turning to Twitter to shame motorists caught flouting the laws, with … Read more

Jaguar Land Rover reveals new electric self-driving pod to be used on UK roads next year

Jaguar Land Rover today revealed its new electric driverless pod that will be at the heart of new real world autonomous vehicle trials on public roads in Coventry from next year.  The city will be used as a ‘living laboratory’ by Britain’s biggest car-maker to test how the self-driving pods interact with other vehicles, pedestrians … Read more

Self-driving Nissan Leaf electric car navigated itself 230 miles on UK roads

A self-driving electric Nissan Leaf has navigated itself 230 miles up the country to complete the longest and most complex autonomous journey ever achieved on UK public roads. The epic landmark drive – from the car giant’s engineering centre at Cranfield in Bedfordshire, near Milton Keynes, to the Nissan factory in Sunderland where the car … Read more