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Expect even more potholes on UK roads after summer heatwaves, says RAC
By Amee Joshi and agency

Extreme weather has made brittle road surfaces more likely to crack, increasing strain on infrastructure

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/sep/16/expect-more-potholes-uk-roads-summer-heatwaves-rac

#Potholes #Infrastructure #Business #Roadsafety #Motoring #UKnews #Transport #Roadtransport #Extremeheat #Climatecrisis #Extremeweather #TheGuardian #AmeeJoshi #agency

Expect even more potholes on UK roads after summer heatwaves, says RAC
By Amee Joshi and agency

Extreme weather has made brittle road surfaces more likely to crack, increasing strain on infrastructure

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/sep/16/expect-more-potholes-uk-roads-summer-heatwaves-rac

#Potholes #Infrastructure #Business #Roadsafety #Motoring #UKnews #Transport #Roadtransport #Extremeheat #Climatecrisis #Extremeweather #TheGuardian #AmeeJoshi #agency

Expect even more potholes on UK roads after summer heatwaves, says RAC
By Amee Joshi and agency

Extreme weather has made brittle road surfaces more likely to crack, increasing strain on infrastructure

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/sep/16/expect-more-potholes-uk-roads-summer-heatwaves-rac

#Potholes #Infrastructure #Business #Roadsafety #Motoring #UKnews #Transport #Roadtransport #Extremeheat #Climatecrisis #Extremeweather #TheGuardian #AmeeJoshi #agency

Expect even more potholes on UK roads after summer heatwaves, says RAC
By Amee Joshi and agency

Extreme weather has made brittle road surfaces more likely to crack, increasing strain on infrastructure

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/sep/16/expect-more-potholes-uk-roads-summer-heatwaves-rac

#Potholes #Infrastructure #Business #Roadsafety #Motoring #UKnews #Transport #Roadtransport #Extremeheat #Climatecrisis #Extremeweather #TheGuardian #AmeeJoshi #agency

Expect even more potholes on UK roads after summer heatwaves, says RAC https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/sep/16/expect-more-potholes-uk-roads-summer-heatwaves-rac #Potholes #Infrastructure #Business #RoadSafety #Motoring #UkNews #Transport #RoadTransport #ExtremeHeat #ClimateCrisis #ExtremeWeather

Expect even more potholes on UK roads after summer heatwaves, says RAC https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/sep/16/expect-more-potholes-uk-roads-summer-heatwaves-rac #Potholes #Infrastructure #Business #RoadSafety #Motoring #UkNews #Transport #RoadTransport #ExtremeHeat #ClimateCrisis #ExtremeWeather

Expect even more potholes on UK roads after summer heatwaves, says RAC https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/sep/16/expect-more-potholes-uk-roads-summer-heatwaves-rac #Potholes #Infrastructure #Business #RoadSafety #Motoring #UkNews #Transport #RoadTransport #ExtremeHeat #ClimateCrisis #ExtremeWeather

Expect even more potholes on UK roads after summer heatwaves, says RAC https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/sep/16/expect-more-potholes-uk-roads-summer-heatwaves-rac #Potholes #Infrastructure #Business #RoadSafety #Motoring #UkNews #Transport #RoadTransport #ExtremeHeat #ClimateCrisis #ExtremeWeather

Expect even more potholes on UK roads after summer heatwaves, says RAC https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/sep/16/expect-more-potholes-uk-roads-summer-heatwaves-rac #Potholes #Infrastructure #Business #RoadSafety #Motoring #UkNews #Transport #RoadTransport #ExtremeHeat #ClimateCrisis #ExtremeWeather

‘In this new car, I feel patronised’: which driver assistance systems actually improve safety?
By Andrew Herrick

Modern cars are fitted with features like autonomous emergency braking and fatigue monitoring. But do they support motorists or drive them to distraction?

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2026/sep/16/smart-cars-autonomous-braking-which-driver-assistance-systems-actually-improve-safety

#Australianlifestyle #Motoring #Roadsafety #Automotiveindustry #Roadtransport #Technology #TheGuardian #AndrewHerrick

‘In this new car, I feel patronised’: which driver assistance systems actually improve safety? https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2026/sep/16/smart-cars-autonomous-braking-which-driver-assistance-systems-actually-improve-safety #AustralianLifestyle #Motoring #RoadSafety #AutomotiveIndustry #RoadTransport #Technology

Top album releases linked to rise in fatal crashes as ‘distracted’ drivers access music
By Nicola Davis Science correspondent

Harvard study finds traffic fatalities increase by 15% on release dates compared with similar days either side

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/17/top-album-releases-linked-to-rise-in-fatal-crashes-as-distracted-drivers-access-music

#Roadsafety #Science #Roadtransport #Motoring #Music #Musicstreaming #USnews #Worldnews #Mobilephones #HarvardUniversity #TheGuardian #NicolaDavisSciencecorrespondent

Top album releases linked to rise in fatal crashes as ‘distracted’ drivers access music https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/17/top-album-releases-linked-to-rise-in-fatal-crashes-as-distracted-drivers-access-music #RoadSafety #Science #RoadTransport #Motoring #Music #MusicStreaming #UsNews #WorldNews #MobilePhones #HarvardUniversity

Nurses sleeping in campgrounds, shops shutting and two-hour school buses: what the closure of Victoria Pass means for the Blue Mountains
By Ima Caldwell

The main road through the region will be closed for at least another year. Communities who rely on it say they’re already at breaking point

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/aug/09/victoria-pass-road-closure-blue-mountains-great-western-highway-bridge-travel-times-roadworks-gridlock

#BlueMountains #NewSouthWales #Transport #Australianews #Infrastructure #RuralandregionalAustralia #Roadtransport #Business #Health #TheGuardian #ImaCaldwell

Ban private jets and cut speed limits to avert UK fuel crisis, say campaigners https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/may/15/ban-private-jets-cut-speed-limits-uk-fuel-crisis #EnvironmentPolicy #ClimateCrisis #FossilFuels #Oil #Gas #Oil #PetrolPrices #RoadTransport #AirTransport #Business #Energy #Motoring #Greenpeace #EnvironmentalActivism #Environment #GreenParty #ZackPolanski #UsisraelWarOnIran #Politics

Impatient drivers are forcing farmers to install dash cams in their tractors Farmers in WA's South West are installing dashboard cameras in their tractors to protect themselves after a number of close calls with impatient drivers. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-09-07/tractor-dash-cams-installed-to-protect-from-impatient-drivers/12629578 #TrafficOffences #RoadTransport #FarmLabour #Accidents #Police #Rural #Road