Rules that restrict motorists are stirring communities across the country, including one in North London. Islington council said they listened to locals, but residents and businesses said that they have been misled.
ROME—Italian archaeologists on Tuesday said they may never find the remains of the opening stretch of ancient Rome’s first highway, the Appian Way, because underground water makes it impossible to dig deep enough to reach it. Appius Claudius Caecus, a magistrate, started the Appian Way in the 4th century BC. It was known in ancient […]
DETROIT—Nearly 43,000 people were killed on U.S. roads last year, the highest number in 16 years. The 10.5 percent jump over 2020 numbers was the largest percentage increase since the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) began its fatality data collection system in 1975. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said America faces a crisis on its […]
Roundabouts or traffic circles are often aesthetically spectacular feats of civil engineering—especially when viewed from above. Like an ornament or centerpiece in the city, roads converge seamlessly, flowing into perfect circles, often framed with scenic landscaping blending harmoniously amidst the urban environment. Photographer, Martynas Charevičius based in Vilnius, Lithuania decided to take a set of […]
A passing by driver in his car stopped and stared at a mysterious black garbage bag along the roadside. The black bag was definitely moving and changing its shape much more than any wind could do with it. Curious, the driver got out of his car and opened the bag, when to his extreme amazement, […]
In a country with hundreds of one-lane roads, traffic related death are in the thousands each year. In Argentina it’s said that almost every hour one person dies on the roads. 80 % of these casualties happens while overtaking… People are suddenly faced with this… or this… or that… But now an ingenious new invention […]
