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Pedestrian Crossings at Supermarkets and Airports
16th May 2013
Are drivers obligated to comply with rules concerning pedestrian crossings at supermarkets and other public places In a supermarket car park or airport who has right of way? The pedestrian or the car... read more
Dutch style roundabouts could be seen in London
2nd May 2013
Roundabouts like the ones used in the Netherlands separating cars from cyclists could be used in London as early as next year, the city's cycling commissioner has said. Trials of the layout are takin... read more
Illuminated Pedestrian Crossing Column adds Visible Safety
18th April 2013
When it comes to road safety and more important the safety of pedestrians at crossings, the new Fisher & Company Illuminated Pedestrian Crossing Column features an engineered and unique patent pen... read more
New traffic management scheme for two Bath roads
4th April 2013
An experimental traffic management scheme, which aims to help make Bath a "walkable city", has been announced. Bath and North East Somerset Council wants to divert traffic away from The Circus and al... read more
Government wins HS2 phase one judicial review
21st March 2013
High court rejects legal challenges to HS2 in landmark victory for the government Work on a new high speed railway from London to Birmingham, Manchester and Leeds can continue after a High Court judg... read more
See Fisher & Company at TRAFFEX 2013 stand F11
14th March 2013
Join us at Traffex 2013, the 26th international traffic engineering, Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS), road safety, parking and highway maintenance exhibition. Established in 1982 Fisher and Compa... read more
Drink driving: The hidden cost of a humble pint
7th March 2013
£50,000 pint of beer revealed as part of government’s latest THINK! campaign A £50,000 pint of beer was unveiled in London today as part of the government’s latest THINK! campaign highlig... read more
£16 million to kick-start regeneration in Cornwall
21st February 2013
Roads construction given clearance for Cambourne, Pool and Redruth Work to kick-start the regeneration of the Camborne, Pool and Redruth area in Cornwall can now begin after receiving final approval ... read more
Sheffield's future is bright with LED street lights
7th February 2013
Workers have begun the mammoth task of fitting all 68,000 of Sheffield’s street lights with a new, hi-tech replacement The Amey team will spend the next five years installing the energy efficient Li... read more
Gateshead LED street lights stolen
24th January 2013
Police are hoping someone can shed some light on a theft of ten new street lights in Askew Road and St Cuthbert's Road, Gateshead. The new LED lights which where six meters above the ground had been ... read more
LED street lights installed in Bath to save money
10th January 2013
New LED street lights which alter their brightness according to the amount of traffic, have been installed in Bath. Some 2,000 LED lights have been fitted by Bath and North East Somerset Council (BAN... read more
Traffic light idea would cause chaos on the roads
27th December 2012
Road safety groups have hit out at calls by Sir Simon Jenkins for traffic lights to be removed. Safety groups believe they are crucial to road safety while the chairman of the National Trust claims ... read more
Street lights turned off to meet carbon emission targets
13th December 2012
Lights are being turned off on motorways and major roads, in town centres and residential streets, and on footpaths and cycle ways, as councils try to save money on energy bills and meet carbon emis... read more
Council Ends Street Lamp Turn Off Trials
29th November 2012
Highland Council ends some street lamp turn off trials Street lights in a number of communities have been dimmed, or turned off A local authority has ended trials of turning off every second st... read more
Crossing Conquest
15th November 2012
Following three deaths in two years at the dangerous crossing between Bethnal Green Road and Brick Lane, Transport for London has agreed to step up work to install a pedestrian crossing. Four roa... read more
The Most Confusing Traffic Lights
1st November 2012
Are these the world's most confusing traffic lights? Chinese officials install 20 sets of lights on single pole. Motorists in China have been left bemused by this traffic signalling system, where off... read more
Street lights to go back on in Powys as low energy LED
25th October 2012
Thousands of street lights turned off by a council to save money four years ago are to be switched back on under plans to use low energy bulbs. Powys council is to spend £1.4m installing LED bulbs i... read more
The effect on health of traffic noise
11th October 2012
A team of researchers from Lund University team found the risk increased when average daily exposure was 60 decibels – the level of sound produced by conversational speech at a distance of 30cm. A q... read more
Blackpool Lights - A Bright Future
28th September 2012
Blackpool Illuminations, the seaside light show which is a highlight to many of the autumn tourism season, is 100 years old. Electric street lighting was trialled on the Promenade in the autumn of 18... read more
Traffic Noise and Pollution Protest
14th September 2012
A man living in a small village near Bridport, in Dorset has become so infuriated with the traffic noise and pollution that he has mounted a protest at his local pedestrian crossing that has been repo... read more