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Research carried out by Hyundai Motor UK has shown that female drivers are more likely to display anger behind the wheel than male drivers. The recent study was carried out on 1,000 UK drivers. It showed that women are, on average, 12% angrier than men when behind the wheel.

US drivers are getting older, while there are now more females than males behind the wheel in the country. The latest data shows that nearly 20% of drivers in the US are aged 65 or more, and women drivers now outnumber male drivers. These trends have been identified as a result of data analysis by the US Department of Transportation's Federal Highway Administration (FHWA). The preliminary data from the FHWA shows that the US now has more drivers than ever before, an estimated 217.9 million. The research sho

Work on a new road project worth US$102.6 million is now underway. In all the highway will be 140km long, connecting Al Faya, Razeen and Al Quaa. The work is being carried out by contractor Musanada. The project is being carried out in two stages, with the 88km stretch from Al Faya to Razeen and a 52km stretch from Razeen to Al Quaa.

An amended loan agreement will help with the construction of a major highway project in Serbia. The funding for the project is being provided by Azerbaijan. The loan facility for the work on the Corridor 11 highway project has now been extended for an additional two years. The total loan for the project is €308 million. The project is now due for completion in May 2018. The work is being carried out by Azerbaijan-based contractor Azvirt.

A new highway is being planned for Vietnam that will run from north-south and feature four traffic lanes, with two in either direction. The project has been put forward to the Vietnam Government by the country’s Ministry of Transport (MOT). The route of the highway has still to be revealed but the link would improve travel connections between capital Hanoi in the north of the country and Ho Chi Minh City in the south. Running for some 1,372km in all, the highway has an estimated cost of US$10.25 billion to

The European Transport Safety Council (ETSC) has announced the 2016 winners of the PRAISE awards. This is in recognition of organisations that have taken outstanding measures to improve the safety of their vehicle fleets. The winners were honoured at a conference and award ceremony held in Brussels on Wednesday 19th October. Using the road for business is the leading cause of work-related deaths and injuries. It is estimated that in Europe 60% work accidents resulting in death are road crashes, incl

The University of Hertfordshire is collaborating in a £9 million project aimed at reducing carbon emissions from off-highway machinery. The University of Hertfordshire’s School of Engineering and Technology is part of a specialist engineering consortium working on the project. Benefiting from more than £4 million in funding from the Advanced Propulsion Centre UK Limited (APC), the project includes companies such as Caterpillar subsidiary Turner Powertrain Systems and Torotrak, a developer and supplier o

Funding sources have been found for a major transport corridor for East Africa. The US$1.91 billion project will improve transport connections from Lamu Port to South Sudan and Ethiopia. Funding for the project is being provided by the state-run Development Bank of South Africa (DBSA). The 537km road link is called the Lamu Port-South Sudan-Ethiopia (LAPSSET) transport corridor. The project will connect Lamu on the coast of Kenya, with Garissa and Isiolo, providing a through route to the landlocked nations

Research from Dubai reveals that male drivers account for 90% of crashes. Meanwhile males represent 70% of the country’s population, although figures on what percentage of the country’s drivers are female are not available. As in most other countries, young male drivers pose a particularly high risk on Dubai’s roads, with those aged 21-29 being involved in 37% of vehicle crashes. Males aged 30-39 accounted for 34% of crashes. Older male drivers fared better in the safety stakes, with those aged 40-49 accoun

A construction start to the extension of Route 32 between Rio Frio and Limon is set for another setback after the government demanded more environmental work to be done. La Republica newspaper is reporting that Costa Rica’s Secretariat of Environment (Setena) Wants China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC), to provide more information on the environmental impact of the proposed 107km project. Marco Arroyo, president of Setena, has told CHEC would it has until April 2017 to provide the information on v

Koridori Srbije, the contractor building the eastern section of the Corridor 10 motorway between Nis and the Bulgarian border, said completion will be delayed. The newspaper Vecernje Novosti reported that Koridori Srbije said works on the Prosek-Bancarevo section, Crvena Reka-Ciflik, Pirot East-Dimitrovgrad and the Bancarevo tunnel should be finished by the end of the year. Construction on the Dimitrovgrad ringroad are due to be completed in March.

Caterpillar chairman and CEO Doug Oberhelman is retiring after more than 41 years with the company. This will become effective from March 31st, 2017. During his time as chairman and CEO, Oberhelman has boosted the company’s focus on serving customers while also driving a culture of quality and safety. Oberhelman led the company to its highest sales and revenue peak in its 91-year history in 2012, and, since that time, has successfully led the company through the unprecedented downturn affecting our key indu

A Chinese contractor is building a new highway in Montenegro. The 40km highway will include a tunnel stretch as well as a bridge. China Communications Construction Company (CCCC) is the contractor carrying out the construction work, which is costing around €800 million. The project features a number of challenges as the route passes through difficult terrain. It is due to the number of mountains and valleys along the route that the tunnel stretch and bridge are required so as to ensure that the highway will