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One Lap of the Web: Ditching Miss Belvedere

-- In the Netherlands, the street lights are expensive to run. Who knew? Hence, a much more striking vision of the future: a luminescent paint applied to the roads so its markings glow at night -- for as long as eight hours.

Toyota Aygo gets a nip and tuck for 2012

2012 Toyota Aygo gets a Facelift Toyota has joined Peugeot and Citroen in giving the Toyota Aygo a mild workover to freshen it for 2012. Cosmetic changes and improved economy. In perhaps the least surprising announcement of 2012 so far, Toyota has revealed they’ve given the Aygo a facelift for 2012.

Mobile phones set to be biggest roads killer

MOBILE PHONES are likely to be the number one cause of fatal collisions on the UK’s roads by 2015. The number of drivers making calls, texting and using social media while driving has risen dramatically, which has led Transport Minister Patrick McLoughlin to propose doubling the number of penalty points added to a driver’s licence if caught using a mobile phone while at the wheel. Figures from the Department for Transport show there were 378 accidents in 2012 that were directly attributed to mobile phone use, with 17 deaths recorded as a result.