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Would you rather ditch the hire car to explore on your own two feet while on holiday? European cities are some of the most walkable in the world. New research has revealed that the nine out of 10 best walkable cities are in Europe, with the list topped by Munich, followed closely by Milan, Warsaw and Helsinki. The report by price comparison website Compare the Market Australia analysed walking distances, safety scores, public transport costs, as well as other factors to identify the best cities to get around without a car. Outside of Europe, only Tokyo made its way onto the top 10 list, coming...
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Italian MPs are voting on a new law that campaigners say undermines the country’s climate commitments, while doing nothing to reduce its high number of traffic fatalities. Around 3,000 people are killed on Italy’s roads every year, at an above-EU-average rate of 52 lives lost per million inhabitants. Matteo Salvini, leader of the far-right Lega party and transport minister in the Meloni administration, has proposed a reform of the traffic road code. It’s ostensibly aimed at making Italy’s roads safer. But the Clean Cities campaign group - backed by Europe’s Transport & Environment (T&E) collec...
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A sinkhole opened up on a street in the southern Italian city of Naples on Wednesday morning, swallowing two cars and a tree. The incident occurred around 05:00 am in the city's Vamero district, according to Italian public broadcaster RAI. One of the cars was parked and the other was in transit at the time of the incident. In what was described by local media as a miraculous escape, two army soldiers assisted the passengers out of the crater. Both suffered only minor injuries. Locals living near old mines in Poland worry about increasing number of sinkholesGaetano Manfredi, the mayor of Naples...
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Electric vehicles (EVs) that typically weigh more than internal combustion engine-powered cars can easily crash through steel guardrails on roads that are not designed to withstand the extra force. That's according to findings from crash test data released on Wednesday by the University of Nebraska in the US, which has raised concerns about EVs and roadside safety. EVs typically weigh 20 per cent to 50 per cent more than gas-powered vehicles thanks to batteries that can weigh almost as much as a small petrol or diesel-powered car. Sales of EVs are booming in Europe but are we equipped to tackl...
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By Sana Fazili The tragic accident on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad highway on Sunday that left former chairman of Tata Sons, Cyrus Mistry, dead has brought into the limelight the importance of road safety measures like wearing a seatbelt and driving safely within the speed limit. The accident has prompted conversations about the importance of seat belts in the backseat as well, a practice not followed in India. This was because the two people — Cyrus Mistry and Jehangir Pandole — who died in the accident were sitting at the back. While Mistry was declared dead on arrival at the hospital, Jehangir is s...
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Tesla Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA) has reinstated the “assertive” self-driving mode. The company had issued an update in October containing the function —plus the “chill” and “average” modes— but removed it due to software issues. The move has triggered some safety concerns. Q4 2021 hedge fund letters, conferences and more Assertive ModeAs reported by the BBC, the automotive giant has restored the “assertive” self-driving mode, which has prompted some safety concerns given its characteristics. The function allows the vehicle to follow cars at a shorter distance, change lanes more often, perform rolling s...
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