Category Archives: travel
Gergely Raccuja wins Wolfson Economics Prize.
A recent graduate from UCL has won the £250,000 2017 Wolfson Economics Prize, for his answer to the question “How can we pay for better, safer, more reliable roads in a way that is fair to road users and good … Continue reading
FT wonders whether driverless cars might represent a threat to the growth of cycling in cities.
There is an interesting article today in the online FT by George Greenwood in which he suggests that the arrival of driverless cars might in cities scupper the growth in cycle use. Driverless cars will be fighting for space with … Continue reading
Calais blockade on Monday
FTA today met with one of the organisers of Monday’s blockade in Calais to highlight its potential impact on the UK transport and logistics industry. Main routes into the French town will be completely blocked throughout the day as more … Continue reading
September 21st is EDWARD day.
The Road Safety Unit of the European Commission’s Directorate General for Mobility and Transport has just launched a campaign with TISPOL (the European Traffic Police Network) called “EDWARD – the European Day Without A Road Death” which is scheduled for … Continue reading
Not sure my Highway Code knowledge is quite what it should be.
Christopher Macgowan @chrismacgowan
6,584 miles travelled per person
Press Association. The distance people travel, including on foot, has still not reached pre-recession levels, Government figures have shown. On average each person in England travelled 6,584 miles in 2013 – slightly down on the 6,599 figure for 2012 and … Continue reading
Massey Ferguson tractor reaches the South Pole
Early in my working life I spent a very happy decade with Massey-Ferguson in Coventry – and the company still keeps in touch by various routes: A Dutch woman who’s already driven her tractor across Europe and Africa reached a … Continue reading
