Are smart motorways …death traps?

ourworldindata.org A century ago, all you needed to get behind the wheel of a car legally was a paper licence, which cost the equivalent of about 25p today, says Hannah Ritchie. No driving lessons or

Shadow Transport Minister vows to open all lanes for motorcyclists

THE revelation that road policing numbers are at a 10-year low (Page 18) may not be a surprise, but it should concern all law-abiding motorists. The scourge of our roads are the people who think that

Digital technologies have changed our work and leisure lives. They’re also making our railway safer, cheaper, more efficient, and generally bigger and better.

During this year’s scorching summer, I ended many of my rides with a dip in a small, long-neglected harbour near where I live. Occasionally I had to compete for space with fishermen who chose to cast

An ever-improving safety record is no accident - it’s all about learning from mistakes, with every tragedy teaching the railway something new.