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Thursday, 22 February 2018

BBC News

• AA share price plunge close 28% down on profit warningThe breakdown and insurance firm is cutting dividend payments as it invests in the business.

The Guardian

• German court to rule on city bans for heavily polluting diesel carsFederal court set to announce whether Stuttgart and Düsseldorf can use vehicle bans to try to improve air qualityOne of Germany’s top courts will rule on Thursday whether heavily polluting vehicles can be banned from the urban centres of Stuttgart and Düsseldorf, a landmark ruling which could cause traffic chaos and dramatically hit the value of diesel cars on the country’s roads. Related: First fall in car sales since 2011 blamed on fears over diesel ban Continue reading...

The Telegraph

• Vaping at the wheel? You can be prosecuted for that, police warn

City AM

• Citymapper's launched a mincab-bus hybrid carpooling service after TfL approves PHV licenceCitymapper is launching an on-demand carpooling service in the capital that's part minicab, part bus, after Transport for London finally approved its application for a private hire licence.

East Anglian Daily Times

• ‘How bad does it need to get - sinkhole?’ - Suffolk Highways’ website flooded with reports from angry driversSuffolk’s highways website has been inundated with problem reports – many from frustrated drivers issuing angry warnings about the “dangerous” condition of the county’s roads.

Green Miscellany

• Street lights that dim when nobody is aboutHighway 155 near Hole in Norway is no ordinary road. At night, 220 of its lamp posts operate at 20 per cent of their capacity increasing to full capacity only when radars detect approaching road users. Norwegian company Comlight has developed the Motion Sensing Street Lighting system to reduce the wasteful consumption of energy. The 9 km trial site saves 2100 kWh… The post Street lights that dim when nobody is about appeared first on ETA.