Update 20 March 07:30 Lausanne, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – A technical error in a fixed radar in Lausanne caused nearly 3,000 innocent motorists to be fined for speeding over a period of three months, say city police.
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Driverless car injures 7 at bus stop in Geneva
Geneva, Switzerland (romandie/ats, Fre) – Seven people waiting at a bus stop near Glacis-de-Rive at 14:00 Wednesday 18 March were injured by a car whose driver left the motor running.
Road deaths and injuries fell in 2008
Bern, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – The number of deaths caused by road accidents fell by 7% in 2008 to 357, compared to 2007, and the number of serious injuries was down by 9%, to 4759. The statistics were released 24 February by BPA, the Swis Bureau for the Prevention of Accidents which credits a variety of factors […]
Weathering the winter
Lake Geneva region (GenevaLunch) – It was hard to avoid the weather 17 February in the region: either you were out in it or everyone mentioned it, or both. The media covered it: Le Temps, Tribune de Geneve, TSR, 20 Heures. Snow, accidents, and slippery roads until daytime Wednesday 18 February, when the sun is […]
Major accident reported on Rivaz-Cully lake road in Vaud
Vaud, Switzerland (24 Heures, Fre) – Traffic on the A9 around Vevey was disrupted early this morning, around 07:00, by a car on fire near Chexbres, with several drivers leaving the autoroute at Vevey to take the lake road.