New ‘smart’ traffic lights will automatically detect pedestrians and wait for slower people to cross

Death of the pelican crossing? New ‘smart’ traffic lights will automatically detect pedestrians and wait for slower people to cross the road using cameras and artificial intelligence Now Wireless developed technology so councils can programme traffic lights   Artificial intelligence will be able to detect a pedestrian from 15 metres away   System takes images from wide-angled … Read more

Colonel Gaddafi’s daughter-in-law ‘drove her 4×4 into police and pedestrians’

Colonel Gaddafi’s daughter-in-law ‘drove her 4×4 into police and pedestrians in road rage attack after she was pulled over for a traffic violation’ in Syria Aline Skaf is suspected of ramming her car into three cops and two pedestrians She is wanted by Syrian security agents over the alleged crash, Arab media says Former model … Read more

Two injured including elderly woman after van knocks into pedestrians near Wiltshire shopping

Two women are injured including elderly pedestrian after van ploughed into crowd near shopping centre in Wiltshire town  Collision happened near The Shires Shopping Centre in Trowbridge on Sunday  Emergency services closed off the road to traffic for an hour from 12.30pm  Both women were treated at the scene and taken to the Royal United … Read more

Car ploughs into five pedestrians in Hackney

Four pedestrians have been rushed to a major trauma centre after being hit by a car that mounted the pavement in East London this morning.  They were all treated at the roadside in the Stamford Hill area of Hackney before being taken to hospital in serious condition. MailOnline understands the driver, believed to be a … Read more

Car ploughs into pedestrians in Hackney leaving ‘several people with injuries’ 

Car ploughs into pedestrians in Hackney leaving ‘several people with serious injuries’ By Jack Elsom For Mailonline Published: 10:31 GMT, 11 December 2020 | Updated: 10:40 GMT, 11 December 2020 A car has reportedly ploughed into pedestrians in Hackney, East London, leaving several seriously injured. Emergency services including ambulance and fire crews are at the … Read more

Will Hammersmith Bridge reopen to pedestrians and cyclists in weeks?

Pedestrians and cyclists could cross Hammersmith Bridge within weeks after the Government today urged a council to ‘look again’ at reopening the closed crossing.  The cost of fixing the Victorian bridge in West London has already hit £141million and it was initially thought it would not reopen until 2027 – four years later than planned. But … Read more

Trier: Baby among five dead as car hits pedestrians in German city

A mangled pram stood in the wreckage of a German car rampage today after a baby girl and at least four others were killed when a Range Rover drove into pedestrians in what police say was a deliberate attack.  Witnesses described the pram being flung off the ground, and victims ‘flying into the air’, after … Read more

Silent e-scooters will be fitted with fake noises to warn pedestrians

Silent e-scooters will be fitted with fake noises to warn pedestrians they are coming. Experts will be setting up focus groups with local communities from next year to work out what noise will be most effective to warn pedestrians and other road users that the scooters are approaching.  Trials are underway in towns and cities … Read more

Traffic flow cameras are secretly switched to monitor millions of pedestrians

Millions of people are being monitored for social distancing as part of a government-backed project secretly rolled out across Britain, the Mail can reveal. In what campaigners call a sign the country is heading to a ‘truly dark place’, at least 363 cameras originally installed to monitor traffic flow have been switched – without public … Read more