Driverless cars: stopping dead seems to be a default setting when they encounter a problem — it can cause chaos on roads: Gorodenkoff / Shutterstock While self-driving vehicles are being deployed in numerous cities globally, persistent controversies continue to challenge their deployment. Recently, Tesla recalled more than two million cars after the US regulator found …
Concrete versus asphalt for Nigeria’s roads: which is better?: Nigeria’s new works minister, David Umahi, is pushing for the use of rigid pavement in road construction, as against the flexible pavement predominantly in use. This, as the minister noted, is due to the precarious state of flexible pavements in the country. A rigid pavement is …
Farming in South Africa is being hobbled by power cuts and poor roads. Rural towns are being hit hardest: The cost of irrigation adds to the farmers' burden. GettyImages South Africa’s agriculture has had great consecutive seasons since 2019/20. The sector’s gross value added grew by 14.9% in 2020, 8.8% in 2021 and modestly by …
Roads and power lines put primates in danger: South African data adds to the real picture: Samango monkey choosing to use a pole bridge instead of a ladder bridge. Birthe Linden About 25 million kilometres of new roads are expected to be built around the world by 2050. Along with power lines and railways, roads …
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On Ghana’s roads in 2022: safety has improved but private vehicles are still a menace: Private car accidents dominate crash numbers in Ghana Lewis Clark/Wikimedia Commons Africa is the globe’s least motorised region, accounting for just 2% of the world’s vehicles. Yet it records the highest rate of road deaths. The World Health Organization (WHO) …
The art of bribery: a closeup look at how traffic officers operate on Kenya’s roads: General Service Unit officers, part of Kenya's police service, stop a commercial vehicle at a checkpoint. Tony Karumba//AFP via Getty Images A first-time driver on Kenyan roads is likely to think that commercial and passenger service vehicles are highly regulated. …
Lumo: why the latest Edinburgh-London train service could wean us off planes and roads: Mr Boyt/Wikipedia, CC BY-SA It arrived in a blaze of publicity with its bright blue livery and £20 one-way tickets from Edinburgh to London – a fraction of the usual price. New player Lumo, a subsidiary of Scottish transport operator FirstGroup, …
South Africa in the news: LET’S ALL AIM FOR ZERO DEATHS ON OUR ROADS: Starting 2005, the United Nations adopted and proclaimed the third Sunday of November of each succeeding year to be the World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims.: “South Africa” – BingNews Climate anxiety in young people at an all-time high: …
India’s terrible roads: how to build a world-class network and still reach net zero: Alex Graves, CC BY-SA One of the keys to China’s economic renaissance over the past couple of decades is often overlooked. Namely, it has built a lot of roads. China’s highways have more or less tripled from around 50,000km in 2000 …
Insulate Britain: blocking roads will alienate some people – but it’s still likely to be effective: Insulate Britain is a campaign group urging government action on greenhouse gas emissions and fuel poverty in the country’s housing stock. Their methods have recently landed them in the news, as activists blocked parts of the M25 – the …
Roadkill: we can predict where animals cross roads – and use it to prevent collisions: A white-tailed deer crossing a road in Nova Scotia, Canada. Martin Mayer, Author provided You’re driving somewhere remote at night, and out of nowhere, a deer dashes onto the road and makes it across just inches ahead of your bumper. …
South Africa in the news: South Africa: Simple Pleasures and Slow Tripping On Country Roads: Analysis – This story starts and ends with two loaves of sourdough from C’est la Vie bakery in Fish Hoek. In the middle is a meander through the Cederberg, Klein Karoo and Overberg.: “South Africa” – BingNews Tanzania: After Massive …
Electric cars could make the roads safer – here’s how: Shutterstock/mikolajn Electric cars have the potential to help in our fight against climate disaster. For example, if all cars in the UK were electric, the country’s emissions would drop by 12%. But electric cars might also be able to address another issue that’s affecting people …
Polluting SUVs will be on roads for the next two decades – what should we do with them?: Alexfan32/Shutterstock The biggest source of air pollution in UK cities is traffic, and in a new report, researchers discovered that a major contributor to the problem is the popularity of unnecessarily large and fuel-hungry cars. Known disparagingly …
South Africa in the news: South Africa Roads and Toll Roads Market Report 2020: Competition, Outlook, Market Dynamics, Industry Associations: The “The Operation of Roads and Toll Roads in South Africa 2020” report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com’s offering. This report focuses on the design, construction, operation, management and …: “South Africa” – BingNews Surprised …
Reindeer: ancient migration routes disrupted by roads, dams – and now wind farms: Ilona Kater, Author provided Reindeer, or caribou as they’re known in North America, are impressive travellers. Herds made up of many thousands of animals can cover 5,000km each year in the far north of Europe, Siberia and Canada. This is one of …
South Africa in the news: Roads leading to National Stadium Karachi closed for traffic: Karachiites faced difficulties on Friday due to the closure of roads around the National Stadium as part of security arrangements for a training session of the Pakistan cricket team ahead of the South …: “South Africa” – BingNews Bay Area scientists …