https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Italy in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Italy tops the table for the number of speed cameras across the country's roads, compared to the rest of Europe, a new study has revealed. https://www.thelocal.it/20210529/italy-has-the-most-speed-cameras-in-europe-study-shows Sat, 29 May 2021 17:54:49 +0200 italy-has-the-most-speed-cameras-in-europe-study-shows Two years after the deadly collapse of a bridge in Genoa, Italy's powerful Benetton family is relinquishing control of the company that manages Italian motorways, which will be nationalised. https://www.thelocal.it/20200715/genoa-bridge-collapsecosts-italys-benetton-family-its-motorway-business Wed, 15 Jul 2020 18:02:01 +0200 genoa-bridge-collapsecosts-italys-benetton-family-its-motorway-business Who are the most aggressive drivers in Europe? What about the most likely to speed or beep their horns? A new survey claims to have the answers. https://www.thelocal.it/20200701/driving-in-europe-who-are-the-worst-drivers-in-europe Wed, 01 Jul 2020 16:40:45 +0200 driving-in-europe-who-are-the-worst-drivers-in-europe Now is the time for Italy to rebuild schools, roads, and bridges, and to invest in the green economy and internet connectivity, experts say. https://www.thelocal.it/20200506/is-rebuilding-italys-crumbling-roads-and-bridges-the-key-to-saving-the-economy Wed, 06 May 2020 11:16:43 +0200 is-rebuilding-italys-crumbling-roads-and-bridges-the-key-to-saving-the-economy Are Italian drivers really as bad as everyone says? Writer Gordon Craigie shares his observations from more than a decade of driving in Italy. https://www.thelocal.it/20191113/ten-italian-driving-habits-to-watch-out-for Wed, 13 Nov 2019 10:35:22 +0100 ten-italian-driving-habits-to-watch-out-for Drivers in Italy have been warned to fill up their gas tanks ahead of a two-day strike this week affecting every petrol station in the country. https://www.thelocal.it/20191105/drivers-in-italy-brace-for-two-day-national-petrol-station-strike Tue, 05 Nov 2019 11:18:08 +0100 drivers-in-italy-brace-for-two-day-national-petrol-station-strike Here's how to stay safe - and sane - by avoiding the "mass exodus" on Italy's roads. https://www.thelocal.it/20190724/these-are-the-worst-dates-to-travel-on-italian-roads-this-summer Wed, 24 Jul 2019 11:14:59 +0200 these-are-the-worst-dates-to-travel-on-italian-roads-this-summer Anyone travelling or commuting in Italy today or Friday should brace for potential disruption from two nationwide transport strikes. https://www.thelocal.it/20190722/major-transport-strike-to-hit-road-rail-and-air-travel-across-italy Mon, 22 Jul 2019 14:06:37 +0200 major-transport-strike-to-hit-road-rail-and-air-travel-across-italy Rome will remove cobblestones from some of its busiest thoroughfares and re-lay them in pedestrian zones in a bid to improve the city's notoriously bad roads, Mayor Virginia Raggi announced on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.it/20190611/rome-to-remove-cobblestones-from-its-main-roads Tue, 11 Jun 2019 18:24:42 +0200 rome-to-remove-cobblestones-from-its-main-roads Mayor says high number of people driving through Acquetico at 'crazy' speeds have left residents too scared to cross the roads. https://www.thelocal.it/20181119/tiny-italian-town-issues-58000-speeding-fines-in-two-weeks Mon, 19 Nov 2018 16:11:43 +0100 tiny-italian-town-issues-58000-speeding-fines-in-two-weeks Italian prosecutors called on Wednesday for the head of the country's beleaguered Autostrade motorway operator to serve ten years in jail for a bus crash in 2013 in which 40 people died. https://www.thelocal.it/20181011/italy-motorway-operator-boss-faces-jail-for-deadly-bus-crash Thu, 11 Oct 2018 10:55:48 +0200 italy-motorway-operator-boss-faces-jail-for-deadly-bus-crash If you're going to drive badly in Italy, do it towards the end of the local mayor's term in office. That's the lesson learned by economist Emanuele Bracco, who studied elections' effect on how city hall enforces the rules of the road. https://www.thelocal.it/20180604/revealed-how-italian-mayors-hoard-parking-tickets-ahead-of-elections Mon, 04 Jun 2018 18:58:49 +0200 revealed-how-italian-mayors-hoard-parking-tickets-ahead-of-elections The single most dangerous road in Italy is a motorway east of Milan, accident statistics show. https://www.thelocal.it/20171127/italy-most-dangerous-road-in-italy-milan-motorway Mon, 27 Nov 2017 15:39:00 +0100 italy-most-dangerous-road-in-italy-milan-motorway An Italian couple were killed on Thursday when a motorway bridge collapsed on top of their car, police said, as debate sparked over the reasons for the second tragedy of its kind in just over four months. https://www.thelocal.it/20170310/two-dead-after-motorway-bridge-collapses-in-italy Fri, 10 Mar 2017 08:30:25 +0100 two-dead-after-motorway-bridge-collapses-in-italy Italy's notorious bureaucracy was blamed on Saturday for the death of a pensioner killed when a road bridge collapsed hours after the highway agency asked for its closure on safety grounds. https://www.thelocal.it/20161031/paperwork-delay-leads-to-fatal-bridge-collapse-in-italy Mon, 31 Oct 2016 09:48:08 +0100 paperwork-delay-leads-to-fatal-bridge-collapse-in-italy Weekend rain washed away the dangerous pollution that has afflicted Rome in recent weeks but left city authorities with a new headache: roads and pavements made treacherous by bird droppings. https://www.thelocal.it/20160104/never-rains-but-it-pours-for-guano-hit-rome Mon, 04 Jan 2016 09:12:36 +0100 never-rains-but-it-pours-for-guano-hit-rome Italy's roads are getting safer, although the number of deaths is still higher than the regional average, the European Commission said. The data follows a survey which found that Italy produces Europe's most reckless drivers. https://www.thelocal.it/20150325/italys-roads-are-getting-safer-eu Wed, 25 Mar 2015 11:31:10 +0100 italys-roads-are-getting-safer-eu