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4mph - The New Speed Limit Imposed On Britain's 250,000 Mobility Scooters

Speed limits are to be imposed on Britain's 250,000 mobility scooters after a spate of accidents and the death of a 94-year-old woman pedestrian.
A 4mph limit for pavement use and 8mph on the road will be set out in the next edition of the Highway Code, to be published in the autumn. [More]

Scrap Speed Cameras Now

They might be good for the organisers of track days but speed cameras are killing ordinary road users, says Paul Smith, of the Safe Speed Campaign
British road safety is in trouble. The number of road deaths isn't falling as expected and recent figures from Europe put our rate of road safety improvement behind 20 other European nations. We used to have the safest roads in the world but we have been overtaken. [More]

Hamilton crashes kart after charity auction

Formula One championship leader Lewis Hamilton, who has yet to make a mistake in a grand prix race, crashed a go-kart that had been sold at a charity auction for 42,100 pounds ($83,860) on Thursday. [More]

BBC 'failed over Hammond car crash'

An investigation into the high-speed crash which nearly claimed the life of presenter Richard Hammond has identified "failings in the BBC's safety management systems" - but concluded no one should be prosecuted over the incident, a report reveals. [More]

Vatican Issues Ten Commandments for Drivers

The Vatican has issued a set of "10 commandments" for motorists to promote safer driving.
The "Guidelines for the Pastoral Care of the Road" call on drivers to respect speed limits, refrain from drinking before driving and avoid cursing. [More]

Car firms facing pollution curbs

The European Commission has proposed forcing carmakers to increase the fuel efficiency of new cars by 20%, by 2012. It says it is planning legislation to ensure the average car emits no more than 130g of CO2 per kilometre, compared with 162g/km in 2005. The car industry described the EU target as "arbitrary" and said it would lead to a loss of jobs and relocation of production overseas. But environmentalists said the proposal did not go far enough. [More]

Green, lean and keen: the new Mazda 2 – Introduction

Lighter, smaller, greener... the next Mazda 2 is a bit different from other recent new small cars. [More]

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