Frankfurt motor show 2011 photo gallery

  The Volkswagen stand was absolutely rammed with metal. They've already shown the Polo R WRC car - but just look at it! Can't wait to see it on dirt from next year  Volkswagen showed the Nils - a vision for a single-seater commuter EV for future cities Inside the VW Nils Land Rover showed two concept cars  Upright, square, wheel on the back... could only be a Land Rover Land Rover DC100: sounds like a plane, one of the hits of Frankfurt   Land Rover showed a brace of concepts, both looking to the new Defender due in 2015.

Video shows voice-to-text is as dangerous as actual texting

As we cruise through Texas A&M Transportation Institute Tuesday revealed that voice-to-text apps -- which read text messages aloud and allow users to respond using their voice -- are equally as distracting as manual texting. In the test, TTI had 43 drivers complete various tasks within a closed driving course. The drivers were asked to finish one lap completely free of cell phone use.

London road casualties at lowest ever

THE NUMBER OF DEATHS and serious injuries on the roads of London has fallen to its lowest ever, showing a 23% drop in 2013 compared to the previous best figures. Pedestrian figures are down even more at 25% for the same period. In 2013, there were 132 fatalities on London’s roads, which is the second lowest figure since records began.