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Distracted driving dangers from phone use at the wheel The latest research reveals that the use of hands-free phone systems is just as dangerous as driving drunk. The UK's Transport Research Laboratory (TRL) has carried out extensive research into the... 18 June 2019
Are EVs too quiet to be safe? Concern is being expressed in the UK over the safety of low noise, electric vehicles. Children and those with poor sight are particularly at risk from electric vehicles, which are much quieter in... 18 June 2019
Rockster relocates and doubles production capacity Mobile crushing and screening machinery manufacturer Rockster has moved to a new base that it says will double its production capacity. The Austrian company has just (in mid-June) completed the move... 18 June 2019
Costa Rica transport connection upgrade A proposed upgrade to the road connecting Costa Rica's capital San Jose with nearby Cartago has been put forward. The project would cut journey times to just 30 minutes. The current route is known... 18 June 2019
Thailand-Laos bridge project approval given Approval has been given for the project to build the sixth bridge connecting Thailand with Laos. Thailand will supply over US$80 million of the financing required to pay for the project. However... 18 June 2019
Latin America road safety plan proposed A new report suggests key strategies to cut road deaths and injuries in Latin America. The report was commissioned by Bloomberg Philanthropies and shows that more than 25,000 Latin American lives... 17 June 2019
Singapore road tender opening Singapore is opening the tender process for a major road project. The tender is for the construction and design of a section of the North South Corridor (Viaduct). This new link will connect Yishun... 17 June 2019
New Russian bridge projects being proposed A new bridge is planned to connect Krasnodar in Russia with the Republic of Adygea, part of the Russian Federation. The US$105.1 million project would carry two lanes of traffic in either direction.... 17 June 2019
Republic of the Congo-Democratic Republic of the Congo bridge connection The plan to build a bridge linking the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) with the Republic of the Congo has stalled once more. The road/rail bridge bridge is intended to provide a better... 17 June 2019