Better information for your journey
The National Traffic Control Centre collects real-time information on road conditions
Lane Hog!
John Stapleton looks into why people Lane Hog and what effects it has on the driver hogging the lane and other road users.
Educating tomorrow's drivers
See how we are driving through key messages about safety on our network for the drivers of tomorrow.
Meet the Ancestors
Find out about the history of roads and the work the Agency does to preserve archaeological remains.
See when traffic will be lightest
Our traffic forecaster can help get you there quicker
If we do nothing?
The potential consequences of ever-increasing road traffic include:
- the costs to society and businesses of congestion;
- delays and unreliable journey times;
- increases in road accidents leading to casualties and delays;
- more pollution caused by emissions from vehicles, affecting health and quality of life;
- emissions of Carbon Dioxide, the main 'greenhouse gas' contributing to global warming;
- noise;
- negative effects on sensitive sites and areas; and
- poorer health as people do less exercise by relying more on the car.
To help us protect our health and the environment and to fight congestion and pollution, we need to promote good alternatives to car journeys made by people travelling on their own. *smarter travel choices have an important role to play in providing these alternatives.
* 'Smarter travel choices' are techniques for influencing people's travel behaviour towards more sustainable options such as encouraging school, workplace and individualised travel planning. They also seek to improve public transport and marketing services such as travel awareness campaigns, setting up websites for car share schemes, supporting car clubs and encouraging teleworking.
