Some drivers are abandoning the vehicles, the country’s dominant mode of transportation, because the fines exceed their value.
Tag: Roads and Traffic
The Land of Ferrari and Lamborghini Has a New Speed Limit: 30 K.P.H.
Bologna has become the first major Italian city to impose the limit on most streets, citing safety and livability. But it’s too slow for some: “A city has to move,” one cabby complained.
Discontent and Defiance on the Road to Pakistan’s Election
The Grand Trunk Road is buzzing with talk of the coming vote, and of the country’s future.
Farmers Block Traffic Near Paris With Tractors Before Macron’s Speech
Protesters blocking roads in and out of Paris, who say farms are squeezed by low prices and excessive regulation, seemed unmoved by promises from Prime Minister Gabriel Attal.
French Farmers Block Roads Around Paris in Growing Standoff
The authorities warned residents to brace for disruptions as farmers converged on the capital to press a wide range of grievances.
Winter Storm Traps Hundreds of Motorists Overnight in Sweden
Truck drivers and other motorists were locked in blankets of snow on a major roadway overnight after nearly 10 inches of snow fell within 24 hours.
India Ignored Repeated Warnings Before Tunnel Trapped 41 Men
Environmentalists argued that a road project was destabilizing the fragile Himalayan landscape. The government maneuvered to continue it.
Thousands Wait at Ukraine Border After Polish Truckers Blockade It
As drivers protested what they say is unfair competition from their Ukrainian counterparts, the waiting time at one checkpoint was estimated to be seven days.
Montreal’s Mayor Reclaims a Famous Road From Cars and Trucks
The closing of a road through Mount Royal Park is part of Valérie Plante’s ambitious project to get Montrealers on bikes.
‘Bee Emergency’: How Beekeepers Got 5 Million Bees Off a Road in Canada
A dozen beekeepers converged to help rescue a swarm of angry bees that escaped when their boxes fell off a truck in Burlington, Ontario, on Wednesday.