While not the leading cause of road accidents in the UK – that dubious honour goes to people speeding and not wearing seat belts – brake failure is a factor in some accidents.
According to statistics from the Department for Transport, there were 3,894 crashes between 2013 and 2019 wherein brake defects were a contributing factor.
Cheshire East Council is to develop new schemes to promote cycling and walking in the borough after being awarded £588,000 by the government.
The grant follows a bid by the council for a second phase of “active travel” funding from Department for Transport.
Pavement parkers could face a crackdown under plans by Cheshire East Council.
The authority says it will target measures to ensure pedestrians, people with pushchairs, wheelchair users and the partially sighted are no longer impeded.
By Stephen Topping, local democracy reporter
The Government has handed borough chiefs another funding boost to tackle potholes – but an opposition councillor warns some roads might never be restored.
Cheshire East Council has been given an extra £533,171 from the Department for Transport to improve the borough’s roads.
A new HS2 hub station in Crewe will provide seven high-speed trains per hour, the Government has announced.
The Department for Transport has published its results of the consultation ‘Crewe Hub: options for building on existing connectivity’ held in 2017.
Communities in Nantwich and Crewe are being invited to apply for grants aimed at promoting walking and cycling.
Town and parish councils, charities and voluntary organisations can apply to Cheshire East Council for up to £9,999 in funding.
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