Category: Driving

Video: Unknown driver takes formula racing-type car onto D4 motorway near Pribram, Central Bohemia; cops seek witnesses (Ceska televize) [Social Media Post]

Czech Travel / Driving / Local News / Police / Social Media Posts

13 September, 2019

Video: Unknown driver takes formula racing-type car onto D4 motorway near Pribram, Central Bohemia; cops seek witnesses (Ceska televize) [Social Media Post]

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Czech highways agency RSD launches its first “Western-style” motorway rest area, on the D55 near Kurovice, Zlin Region, inspired by Austria’s “rastplatz” network; facilities include playgrounds and phone-chargers (Aktualne.cz) [Social Media Post]

Czech Travel / Driving / Local News / Social Media Posts

10 September, 2019

Czech highways agency RSD launches its first “Western-style” motorway rest area, on the D55 near Kurovice, Zlin Region, inspired by Austria’s “rastplatz” network; facilities include playgrounds and phone-chargers (Aktualne.cz) [Social Media Post]

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Video: Train hits truck stopped between level-crossing barriers in Prague 10-Uhrineves on Friday; eight people were injured, including the truck’s 68-year-old driver, who’s been charged with an “obecne ohrozeni” (“public threat”) offence (YouTube) [Social Media Post]

Accidents / Czech Travel / Driving / Foreigners / Prague Travel / Social Media Posts / Trains

9 September, 2019

Video: Train hits truck stopped between level-crossing barriers in Prague 10-Uhrineves on Friday; eight people were injured, including the truck’s 68-year-old driver, who’s been charged with an “obecne ohrozeni” (“public threat”) offence (YouTube) [Social Media Post]

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Video: Gathering of tow-trucks at Vyskov airfield, South Moravia, sets unofficial world record for longest tow-truck “train”: a line of vehicles 680 metres in length (Nova) [Social Media Post]

Driving / Local News / Social Media Posts / Technology

13 August, 2019

Video: Gathering of tow-trucks at Vyskov airfield, South Moravia, sets unofficial world record for longest tow-truck “train”: a line of vehicles 680 metres in length (Nova) [Social Media Post]

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Road between Vysocina Region villages of Brezi and Rozsec is newly repaired – except for 300-metre section where it crosses into South Moravia Region; Moravians yet to begin repair work on their side of the border (Nova) [Social Media Post]

Czech Travel / Driving / Local News / Social Media Posts

8 August, 2019

Road between Vysocina Region villages of Brezi and Rozsec is newly repaired – except for 300-metre section where it crosses into South Moravia Region; Moravians yet to begin repair work on their side of the border (Nova) [Social Media Post]

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Pardubice cops pull over horsebox and are shocked to find 18 children travelling in the back; kids were on their way to summer camp; youngest child was 7 years old (Nova) [Social Media Post]

Children / Driving / Local News / Social Media Posts / WTF

8 August, 2019

Pardubice cops pull over horsebox and are shocked to find 18 children travelling in the back; kids were on their way to summer camp; youngest child was 7 years old (Nova) [Social Media Post]

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Torrential rain causing problems across city, particularly Prague 7-Holesovice; several tram and bus routes affected; one of Blanka tunnel’s Letna exits currently closed, in direction of Troja (iDNES.cz) [Social Media Post]

Buses / Driving / Prague Travel / Public Transport / Social Media Posts / Trams / Weather

31 July, 2019

Torrential rain causing problems across city, particularly Prague 7-Holesovice; several tram and bus routes affected; one of Blanka tunnel’s Letna exits currently closed, in direction of Troja (iDNES.cz) [Social Media Post]

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Hradec Kralove Region family of five with almost no money and no roaming on their mobiles get stuck on Polish motorway for three days after car breaks down; finally make it home thanks to help from local residents (Nova) *edited* [Social Media Post]

Czechs Abroad / Driving / Foreigners / Social Media Posts

23 July, 2019

Hradec Kralove Region family of five with almost no money and no roaming on their mobiles get stuck on Polish motorway for three days after car breaks down; finally make it home thanks to help from local residents (Nova) edited [Social Media Post]

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Goat runs wild on D11 motorway, near Sedlice, Hradec Kralove Region; aggressive animal leaves road unharmed after butting door of police car (Tydenik Policie) [Social Media Post]

Animals / Driving / Local News / Police / Social Media Posts

22 July, 2019

Goat runs wild on D11 motorway, near Sedlice, Hradec Kralove Region; aggressive animal leaves road unharmed after butting door of police car (Tydenik Policie) [Social Media Post]

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Breaking: Barrels containing 94% concentration of sulphuric acid leaking from crashed lorry on D1 motorway near Kromeriz, Zlin Region (east of Brno); driver hospitalised with burns (iDNES.cz) [Social Media Post]

Accidents / Driving / Environment / Local News / Social Media Posts

17 July, 2019

Breaking: Barrels containing 94% concentration of sulphuric acid leaking from crashed lorry on D1 motorway near Kromeriz, Zlin Region (east of Brno); driver hospitalised with burns (iDNES.cz) [Social Media Post]

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