A lorry driver was tasered in the mouth by police after driving the wrong way up the M1 in a 50-mile chase in an 18-tonne heavy goods vehicle.
A court heard how it was a “miracle” no one was killed as Richard Lynch drove the truck the wrong up the mot…
Northamptonshire Police officers helped to reduce collisions on the M1 by almost a third in a week of action, with many people caught committing traffic offences near Northampton.
A total of 42 offenders were spotted by officers in an HGV ‘supercab’ be…
Shocking footage of a lorry driver using a credit card to make a payment on his phone on the M40 near Leamington has been released as part of a campaign to raise wareness of the dangers of using mobiles at the wheel.
The footage was released at the sam…
Shocking footage of a lorry driver using a credit card to make a payment on his phone on the M40 near Leamington has been released as part of a campaign to raise wareness of the dangers of using mobiles at the wheel.
The footage was released at the sam…
Highways England is planning to roll out a safety initiative across its motorway network after hailing the success of a week of action on the M1.
It said there were 64 collisions during the week in May, down from 90 during the previous week.
The week s…
200 dangerous drivers have been stopped by police and hundreds given safety tips at motorway services.
The number of incidents during the Highways England initiative fell from 90 collisions during the previous week to 64 during the week of action.
The …
Police have caught scores of dangerous drivers on the M1 using Highways England’s unmarked HGV ‘supercabs’ in a week-long operation.
The supercabs were used by six police forces and recorded almost 200 offences, including 57 drivers on mobile phones, 3…
VideoPUBLISHED: 07:15 15 August 2019 | UPDATED: 07:37 15 August 2019
Laura Bill
Highways England initiative has reduced collisions on the M1 and raised road safety awareness. Picture: Highways England
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A week of action to improve safety on…
Police have caught scores of dangerous drivers on the M1 using Highways England’s unmarked HGV ‘supercabs’ in a week-long operation.
The supercabs were used by six police forces and recorded almost 200 offences, including 57 drivers on mobile phones, 3…
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Terrifying moment window frames fall off a truck into the path of an HGV and drivers are forced to pull up on the M6 because there is no hard shoulder
Shane Carey, 51, caught the footage on a dashcam installed in his 44-tonne…
