Road safety
The Observer view on SUVs: they are too dangerous and too big, their drivers should be made to pay
If a car generates more potholes, takes up more space and poses more risk, it is only fair that its owner pays more
Observer editorial
06, Apr, 2025 @5:30 AM
Thousands of Ford Kuga hybrid drivers ‘left in limbo’ after fire risk warnings
Carmaker reportedly has yet to announce plan for repairs after telling motorists not to charge their cars
Anna Tims
02, Apr, 2025 @5:00 AM
Women put off cycling by safety fears and intimidating drivers – study
Research by Cycling UK finds female cyclists report more threatening incidents, as well as a lack of infrastructure
Mabel Banfield-Nwachi
31, Mar, 2025 @8:53 AM
Why don’t the side doors of cars have wipers on the windows?
The long-running series in which readers answer other readers’ questions on subjects ranging from trivial flights of fancy to profound scientific and philosophical concepts
30, Mar, 2025 @1:01 PM
Wales’s 20mph speed limit has cut road deaths. Why is there still even a debate?
Research suggests the scheme may be more popular than thought, with consultations dominated by a loud minority
Peter Walker
22, Mar, 2025 @6:00 AM
Britain’s pothole problem is driven more by heavy vehicles than heavy traffic | Letter
Letter: Cllr Richard Robertson says flaws in poorly maintained roads develop faster with heavier cars and calls for a rethink of road tax
20, Mar, 2025 @5:52 PM
‘In a rut’: cost of fixing pothole-plagued roads in England and Wales soars to £17bn
Despite the government pledging extra funds and one hole being filled every 18 seconds, motoring groups say situation looks ‘bleak’ for drivers
Mimi Ibrahim and Gwyn Topham
18, Mar, 2025 @6:00 AM
My truck plunged into a ravine – and for six days I was trapped, alone and afraid
Pinned inside his vehicle, Matthew Reum waited for help to come. But no one knew he had gone missing …
Leah Harper
25, Feb, 2025 @10:00 AM
If road deaths were a virus, we’d call it a pandemic. Safer transport helps us all – and we need it urgently | Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus and Jean Todt
Deaths on the road costs countries up to 5% of GDP. Centring transport around people, not cars, can propel development
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus and Jean Todt
22, Feb, 2025 @8:00 AM
E-scooters blamed for big jump in children caught in UK driving without insurance
Hundreds of teenagers have been given an IN10 police endorsement since 2020, says road safety charity
Hilary Osborne
18, Feb, 2025 @12:01 AM
Trains restart after suspected drink-driver crashes on to tracks in Salford
National Rail says incident will continue to cause major disruption to services between Manchester and Liverpool
Nadeem Badshah, Mark Brown and agencies
07, Feb, 2025 @9:54 PM
Farewell potholes? UK team invents self-healing road surface
Researcher at Swansea University says tiny plant spores mixed into bitumen can extend surface lifespan by 30%
Ian Sample Science editor
03, Feb, 2025 @6:00 AM
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