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France loves them, the US hates them. Why do roundabouts divide us?

Environment

France loves them, the US hates them. Why do roundabouts divide us?

They’re safer than other kinds of road junction, require less energy for lights and result in less pollution from vehicles. But will they ever conquer the world?

Features

Top view of Highway road junctions at night. The Intersecting freeway road overpass the eastern outer ring road of Bangkok, Thailand.

Environment

Scientists analysed the best and worst cities to travel around

News

Should we eat local to cut food miles, or does it make no difference?

Environment

Should we eat local to cut food miles, or does it make no difference?

Comment

Traffic in San Francisco

Technology

Uber and Lyft increased traffic delays in San Francisco by 40 percent

News

Man at crossroad

Environment

Electric cars won't shrink emissions enough - we must cut travel too

Analysis

Daniel Craig as James Bond, leaning on an Aston Martin

Comment

James Bond is making the switch to an electric car, so when will you?

Comment

Hacking just 1 in 10 cars could gridlock all of the roads in Manhattan

Technology

Hacking just 1 in 10 cars could gridlock all of the roads in Manhattan

News

Green protest

Environment

18 up-and-running projects that could save us from climate change

Features

cars

Health

Driving a car in the city should be the new smoking

Leader

cyclists

Environment

Banning cars in major cities would rapidly improve millions of lives

Cities are starting to experiment with banning cars from their streets and the benefits to health and well-being could be enormous

Insight

Technology

Going Underground: British Rail’s 1970s plans for a channel tunnel

Regulars

Life

When you ride the subway you share bacteria with everyone in your city

News

Technology

Fossil-free Dutch vehicles line up for a cool future

Culture

Physics

Solar-powered nanotech could automatically defrost your car

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