https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Spain in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Police are hunting a driver filmed playing the guitar while at the wheel of a car on a motorway in Mallorca. https://www.thelocal.es/20180503/video-driver-playing-guitar-at-the-wheel-on-mallorca-motorway-sought-by-police Thu, 03 May 2018 13:37:34 +0200 video-driver-playing-guitar-at-the-wheel-on-mallorca-motorway-sought-by-police At least six people, including a baby, were injured after the British driver of a 4x4 tried to evade police in the resort of Puerto Banos. https://www.thelocal.es/20170529/six-injured-after-drunk-driver-ploughs-through-pedestrians-in-marbella Mon, 29 May 2017 13:51:36 +0200 six-injured-after-drunk-driver-ploughs-through-pedestrians-in-marbella A French tourist has been detained on the Spanish island of Mallorca after she hit and killed a policeman cycling with his son while four times over the drink drive limit, authorities said Friday. https://www.thelocal.es/20160916/drink-driving-tourist-held-in-spain-after-killing-policeman Fri, 16 Sep 2016 17:35:58 +0200 drink-driving-tourist-held-in-spain-after-killing-policeman A reckless cyclist has been filmed riding 80km/hour through a tunnel in Barcelona, using the backdraft from a bus to pick up speed. https://www.thelocal.es/20160112/slipstream-cyclist-daredevil-bus-barcelona Tue, 12 Jan 2016 17:09:43 +0100 slipstream-cyclist-daredevil-bus-barcelona A bus driver with a blood alcohol level four times the legal limit had to be stopped by his own passengers, who feared for their lives along the highway to Barcelona's airport. https://www.thelocal.es/20150928/passengers-force-drunk-coach-driver-to-stop-zig-zagging-bus-headed-for-airport Mon, 28 Sep 2015 19:16:52 +0200 passengers-force-drunk-coach-driver-to-stop-zig-zagging-bus-headed-for-airport The Spanish Federation of Taxi Drivers (Fedetaxi) is calling for a European alliance to fight against Uber while the ride-sharing company continues to face legal battles across the continent. https://www.thelocal.es/20150708/spanish-cabbies-call-for-anti-uber-alliance Wed, 08 Jul 2015 17:58:51 +0200 spanish-cabbies-call-for-anti-uber-alliance A public funeral was held in the Spanish town of Fuensalida on Sunday for three teenagers run over a day earlier by a driver who later tested positive for alcohol. Two other children were also injured, one of them seriously. https://www.thelocal.es/20141124/town-mourns-children-killed-by-drunk-driver Mon, 24 Nov 2014 11:20:00 +0100 town-mourns-children-killed-by-drunk-driver The driver of a shuttle bus service between Barcelona's airport and city centre is facing disciplinary action after a passenger videoed him sending WhatsApp messages on his mobile phone while steering through traffic. https://www.thelocal.es/20140916/barcelona-bus-driver-busted-texting-at-wheel Tue, 16 Sep 2014 15:02:00 +0200 barcelona-bus-driver-busted-texting-at-wheel A driver in Madrid on Monday panicked and floored the accelerator instead of hitting the brake pedal, causing her car to crash through the second-floor wall of a car park and land on its roof in the street below, crushing two other vehicles. https://www.thelocal.es/20140909/spanish-second-floor-parking-fail-sends-car-flying Tue, 09 Sep 2014 14:10:00 +0200 spanish-second-floor-parking-fail-sends-car-flying A 20-year-old man who was arrested by police after posting a YouTube video of himself driving from the passenger seat on a highway near Barcelona has been given a six-month suspended sentence. https://www.thelocal.es/20140728/spains-stupid-driver-gets-suspended-jail-twitter Mon, 28 Jul 2014 12:40:00 +0200 spains-stupid-driver-gets-suspended-jail-twitter The driver of a 458 Italia Ferrari supercar, valued at a minimum of €240,000, crashed into a skip in the centre of the Spanish capital on Sunday night then abandoned the scene – and his car – according to witnesses. https://www.thelocal.es/20140327/madrid-ferrari-owner-crashes-240k-car-and-flees Thu, 27 Mar 2014 18:12:00 +0100 madrid-ferrari-owner-crashes-240k-car-and-flees A study has revealed that Spanish motorists are more likely to honk their horns, insult or pass other road users on the wrong side than other European drivers. https://www.thelocal.es/20140326/swearing-and-honking-spanish-drivers-overtake-eu-average Wed, 26 Mar 2014 15:21:00 +0100 swearing-and-honking-spanish-drivers-overtake-eu-average Spanish Police's Twitter hotshots have taken just 13 hours to locate a reckless driver who posted a video of himself steering his vehicle from the passenger seat. https://www.thelocal.es/20140227/this-crazy-driver-is-spains-most-wanted-man Thu, 27 Feb 2014 14:30:00 +0100 this-crazy-driver-is-spains-most-wanted-man A study has shown that spaces in Madrid and Barcelona's public car parks are tighter than anywhere else in Europe and often leave motorists unable to exit their vehicles. https://www.thelocal.es/20140213/spanish-parking-places-are-smallest-in-europe Thu, 13 Feb 2014 13:48:00 +0100 spanish-parking-places-are-smallest-in-europe