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High on this wall. you can see me land on my neck. has it affected you in anyway? the only that's been affected, i now don't trust any drivers. i'm much more twitchy around vehicles. until the moment i'm sure they've stopped seeing me, —— until the moment i'm sure they've stopped, seen me, and i'm not pulling out, i can't continue. the government is spending billions, trying to get more cyclists on to the road. but this survey suggests a lot of drivers don't want them there. richard bilton, bbc news. duncan dollimore from cycling uk is here and edmund king, president of the aa, joins us fr...

Traditional 3pm kick—offs could be moved to either 12:30 or 2 o'clock to save money by avoiding using floodlights. an amber traffic warning has come into force today as thousands of carjourneys are expected to be made out of the capital over the bank holiday weekend. the warning has been issued by the aa, which estimates 15 million trips will be made across the country. families returning from summer holidays and people travelling to events will make this one of the busiest bank holidays on the roads. this weekend sees the return of the notting hill carnival to the streets of west london. th...

Here to the pumps are simply struggling. in terms of the breakdown in figures, as of yesterday, the price of wholesale petrol was at £1 50 and that is the price that supermarkets and independent forecourts actually bite the petrol at and then they put their other figure on it, the petrol at and then they put their otherfigure on it, so an extra 36p here, but in terms of the figures, the government takes 53p per litre in fuel duty and that is not including the vat. what you had todayis not including the vat. what you had today is one motoring organisation, the aa, urging the government to intr...

That they will do the right thing. john works at a local garage and deals with cars that have aeb installed. he says the technology is proven and effective. how does the brake in a car normally work and how is that different to aeb? you press that brake pedal, that energy is then transferred to this pad, which then hits that disc. it clamps together with another pad this side and obviously slows you down accordingly. aeb works alongside a lot of different systems on a vehicle. you have a little camera in the front of this one that you can see just there. then you have radar built into the car,...

Of different systems on a vehicle. you have a little camera in the front of this one you can see just there. then you have radar built into the car, as well. and if that car sees an object that it thinks you are going to hit, it will slow you down accordingly. it's a safety feature. it's brilliant, it works. it wants to be on every car. meera's campaign is being supported by the aa. the european commission has voted to introduce it and it will be - introduced on all new cars - from july, but the uk government hasn't decided to support that. we think, in terms of safety, it could be a gamechang...