Road transport
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Body found on M1 in Northamptonshire, closing northbound motorwayPolice warn motorists to avoid the area after closing a stretch between Northampton and Rugby
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Angry protests erupt across Mexico after 20% hike in gasoline pricesThe gasolinazo – as the price hike is known – came as long queues of cars were already forming at pumps due to fuel shortages, and has led to violent protests
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Houston's hit-and-run problem: ghost bikes honour 'invisible dead' cyclists1,700 cyclists have been hit by cars and trucks in four years, with one in four drivers failing to stop. Personalised ghost bikes are an effort to show people noticed when someone was killed – and give their families some closure
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Why bookies’ workers are odds-on to lose outBrief letters: Bookies’ pay | Plurals | Priest shortage | Driverless cars | Postman in shorts | Reasonable readers
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Death on the road: can Mumbai shed its reputation as the ‘car crash capital’?One person is killed on Mumbai’s roads every 15 hours. In an attempt to get a grip on the chaos, the police are going digital – recording fines electronically and installing CCTV. But will it stop people taking risks?
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UK fog delays flights from Gatwick and Heathrow airportsFog warning extended in southern England but expected to clear in time for new year, as heavy rain hits north-west Scotland
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Freezing conditions and fog to continue over new year weekendFurther travel disruption expected after hundreds of flights and ferry services cancelled across Britain
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Coach overturns in heavy fog on motorway slip road in OxfordshireDriver and 16 passengers suffer injuries including broken bones as AA warns of ‘worst possible conditions’ for driving
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Learner drivers to be allowed on motorways under training shakeupPlans for instructors to take ‘competent’ trainees on UK’s fastest roads in dual-controlled cars backed by road safety groups
Cyclists don't count as road users, argues transport secretary