Tag: Road traffic
The federal government purchases thousands of tons of road salt – by truck
Berlin The winter can come: the motorway maintenance depots from Flensburg to Rosenheim are storing a good 400,000 tons of road salt these days in order to be prepared for…
The federal government purchases thousands of tons of road salt – by truck
Berlin The winter can come: the motorway maintenance depots from Flensburg to Rosenheim are storing a good 400,000 tons of road salt these days in order to be prepared for…
Now only digitization can help
Truck platooning in Indiana, USA Dusseldorf So far, it has resembled a playground for nerdy tinkerers. In April 2016, pairs of trucks from the manufacturers MAN, Scania, DAF, Iveco, Volvo…
Truck drivers run out of Germany – “Supply collapse threatens”
Convoys of trucks on the A40 motorway According to the industry association, there is already a shortage of 60,000 professional drivers in Germany. (Photo: imago images / Jochen Tack) Dusseldorf…
Train, car, bike? The traffic distribution battle for billions begins
Berlin Travel through Hamburg by bus and train operated by the public transport company? Or would you prefer to take the Moia shuttle? The car sharing from Sixt or Miles?…
Tesla Model Y (2021) in the Handelsblatt car test: price, horsepower, speed
Tesla Model Y The car looks neat and classy both inside and out. Cologne I actually expect to make an impression with the latest model from the prestigious Tesla brand.…
The new model is intended to make commuter cars superfluous
Dusseldorf The speculation has been going on for weeks, now the time has come: The new Vanmoof V should come onto the market this year. This was announced by the…
Speeders and parking offenders will soon pay more
speed camera Police speed measurement system – tickets are becoming more expensive. (Photo: dpa) Berlin / Bremen For traffic offenders like speeders, it will be significantly more expensive this year.…
The Green wants to make Milan a role model
Beppe Sala In March, the old and new mayors joined the Greens. Now he wants to make Milan even more modern, environmentally friendly and livable. (Photo: ROPI) Milan The Greens…
Great Britain will use the army in the fuel crisis from Monday
Shortage of truck drivers in the UK Great Britain currently has significant bottlenecks here. (Photo: dpa) London The British government will use the army from Monday to bridge the bottlenecks…
Speed limit on motorways: FDP against speed limit
Speed limit 130 While the Greens and the SPD want to introduce speed limits on motorways, the Liberals reject it. (Photo: dpa) Berlin Transport politicians of the FDP reject a…
Speeders and parking offenders will soon pay more
speed camera Police speed measurement system – tickets are becoming more expensive. (Photo: dpa) Berlin / Bremen For traffic offenders like speeders, it will in all probability be significantly more…
Smart solutions from the FDP and the Greens in demand
Speed limit road sign The SPD and the Greens are calling for a speed limit on German motorways. (Photo: dpa) The demand by the SPD and the Greens for a…
Disrupted supply chains: Britain is desperately looking for truck drivers
Truck driver The shortage of drivers is due to the fact that around 25,000 truckers returned to the European continent after Brexit. (Photo: Reuters) London The British government has announced…
This is how much CO2 Germany has to save in transport
traffic jam on the highway The repeatedly hotly debated speed limit on motorways would only save two million tonnes of CO2, i.e. a tenth of the required target. (Photo: dpa)…
National Express plans to merge with Stagecoach
Bus from National Express The company is the UK’s largest long-distance bus operator and the second largest school bus operator. (Photo: dpa) Birmingham, Perth The British Flixbus competitor National Express…
Rehabilitation backlog: Despite billions in investments – hundreds of dilapidated bridges
Sazlbach valley bridge Some bridges, like the Salzbachtalbrücke on the A66, threaten to collapse. (Photo: imago images / Jan Huebner) Berlin Despite high investments, the condition of the bridges on…
SPD accuses Scheuer of “cheap distraction”
An electric car at a charging station “The payment system ensures that as many people as possible can use the pillars without barriers,” says SPD parliamentary deputy Sören Bartol. (Photo:…
Card readers will be mandatory in new charging stations for e-cars.
Andreas Scheuer The Federal Minister of Transport on Scholz: “He is now responsible for the slower expansion of the charging stations due to the additional technical requirements.” (Photo: dpa) Berlin…
Card readers will be mandatory in new charging stations for e-cars.
Card payment at all charging stations From July 2023, all new charging stations for e-cars should have a card reader. The federal and state governments want to ensure uniform payment…