<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">  <channel>    <title>Lancashire Evening Post road safety</title>    <link>https://www.lep.co.uk/topic/road-safety/rss</link>    <description>Visit now for the latest news direct from Lancashire Evening Post road safety and updated throughout the day</description>    <language>en-gb</language>    <copyright>Copyright 2026, Iconic Media Group Ltd</copyright>    <pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 11:46:33 GMT</pubDate>    <dc:date>2026-10-16T11:46:33Z</dc:date>    <dc:language>en-gb</dc:language>    <dc:rights>Iconic Media Group Ltd or its affiliated companies. All rights reserved. 2026</dc:rights>    <atom:link rel="self" href="https://www.lep.co.uk/topic/road-safety/rss" type="application/rss+xml" />    <link rel="hub" href="https://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/" />        <item>          <title><![CDATA[Council responds to claim ‘it’s a matter of time’ before vehicle crashes off busy A59 bridge between Preston and Southport]]></title>          <link>https://www.lep.co.uk/news/traffic-and-travel/a59-bank-bridge-tarleton-collision-warning-lancashire-highways-bosses-respond-9291046</link>          <description><![CDATA[<p>A crash barrier ends before what is seemingly the most dangerous part of the structure.</p>]]></description>          <pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 06:31:25 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">9291046</guid>        <media:content url="https://www.lep.co.uk/jpim-static/image/2026/10/11/1/05/A59-Bank-Bridge-safety-barrier.png?width=1200&amp;auto=webp&amp;trim=0%2C23%2C0%2C23" type="image/png" medium="image">            <media:credit>image: Google</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[The permanent safety barrier ends before the part of the bridge that is most often struck - meaning emergency concrete blocks have to be put in place to prevent an exposed drop -  (image: Google)]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Paul Faulkner]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2026-10-16T06:31:25+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[Traffic and Travel]]></category><category><![CDATA[News]]></category>        </item>  </channel></rss>