Squashed in Poole
On a steep hill within the town, Poole borough council has created a 6.5ft wide cycle lane, leaving just 4.5 ft for other road traffic between this new lane and the centre road markings. An AA spokesman expressed concern that this would force motorists into the opposing carriageway but the council has pointed out that the cycle lane markings 'are for guidance only' and could be straddled by motorists - which seems to place cyclists at risk instead.

Just as bad as Europe
A poll of European motorists by TomTom (a popular satnav supplier) reveals that a quarter of the twenty most congested cities are in the British Isles - these being London, Edinburgh, Birmingham, Belfast and Dublin.

Check that train
A Czech train driver,on a bicycle, pursued his train for half a mile through the streets of Prague after the vehicle had rolled out of it's depot under power – but without him on board. The train was eventually stopped when the transport authorities turned off the electricity supply Human error was blamed for this runaway.

Frog march
The main road through Langadas (near Thessaloniki in Greece) was closed for two hours when millions of frogs spread across it during a late spring migration. Three cars had skidded off the road when their drivers tried to dodge the frogs but none was hurt.