Wait in line: Nearly a year of our life is spent in QUEUES
The average adult will spend the equivalent of almost one year of their lives stuck in a queue
CCTV captures woman giving birth in traffic jam
This is the dramatic moment CCTV cameras captured a man delivering his own daughter by the road side – after he and his pregnant girlfriend got stuck in a TRAFFIC JAM. Nursery nurse Helen Osborne, 29, felt the baby’s head pop out as partner Richard Sullivan drove her to hospital. Richard, 31, was forced to…
Noel Edmonds taxi mannequin plan to beat Bristol traffic
Deal or No Deal star Noel Edmonds drives a shop window dummy around in the back of his black cab – to stop punters flagging him down. The TV legend, 61, bought the traditional ageing taxi for ‘a few hundred pounds’ after repeatedly getting stuck in traffic jams on his way to filming in Bristol….
Massive traffic jam as safety campaigner uses pedestrian crossing non stop for 1 hour
A road safety campaigner suffered a barrage of abuse from angry drivers after he caused a four-mile tailback by repeatedly pressing the button at a pedestrian crossing. Tony Fuller, 77, was protesting about commuter traffic and speeding lorry drivers using the picturesque village of Chideock, near Bridport, Dorset, as a rat run. He and 25…
Pothole reveals 1920′s tramline buried 60 years ago
Residents were stunned when a huge pothole on their street became so deep it revealed an historic TRAM line – which was buried 60 YEARS ago. The crater uncovered a metal track which once carried trams through the streets of Plymouth, Devon, in pre-war Britain. Local residents were completely unaware of the historic line except…
Phantom traffic jams can be caused by just one driver
Thousands of drivers could find themselves stuck in miles of Bank Holiday traffic this weekend – due to the actions of just ONE driver, new research revealed yesterday. ‘Phantom’ traffic jams bring motorways to a halt for no apparent reason and cause enormous tailbacks before inexplicably clearing. Experts analysed driver behaviour on one of Britain’s…
