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Road Safety News
Jenoptik’s new Speed Cameras deliver power to your Road Safety Toolkit
Jenoptik’s new Speed Cameras deliver power to your Road Safety Toolkit Eight new fixed spot speed cameras being installed in Scotland will boost road safety and reduce deaths, according the man...
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Targeting queue jumpers with WJ
Targeting queue jumpers with WJ Queue jumping is an ever present and increasing problem on the UK’s road network, whereby motorists wrongly utilise a traffic-free lane to cut in front of other road us...
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Actibump looks back on 2021 International installations
Actibump looks back on 2021 International installations The Swedish company Edeva that, among other things, manufactures and sells the active speed bump Actibump have made a number of international in...
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National Highways new digital system will help keep motorists better informed
National Highways new digital system will help keep motorists better informed National Highways is reaching for the skies with a new digital infrastructure that will help keep roads moving and give dr...
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UK Roads Policing Chief urges joint effort to alter Road Danger mindsets
UK Roads Policing Chief urges joint effort to alter Road Danger mindsets The UK’s top roads policing officer is urging every force in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland to support a major n...
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Hardstaff Barriers maximises city bridge safety during reconstruction project
Hardstaff Barriers maximises city bridge safety during reconstruction project Hardstaff Barriers is playing a major role in a two-year motorway bridge reconstruction project in Leeds which aims to imp...
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All Traffic Products starts-up with Santander UK funding
All Traffic Products starts-up with Santander UK funding All Traffic Products, based in Willenhall in the West Midlands, is a start-up business supplying steel tubes, brackets and road signage fitting...
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EIB supports Road Safety in Cyprus with €362m financing
EIB supports Road Safety in Cyprus with €362m financing Werner Hoyer, President of the European Investment Bank and Alain Godard, Chief Executive of the European Investment Fund, today visited Cyprus...
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Hardstaff Barriers now protecting Scottish drivers after M8 bridge upgrades
Hardstaff Barriers now protecting Scottish drivers after M8 bridge upgrades A major bridge upgrade project on Scotland’s busiest motorway has been completed ensuring maximum protection for all road us...
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Top 8 challenges with Inner City Construction
Top 8 challenges with Inner City Construction Construction can be a complex and challenging process no matter where the work site is. With so many stakeholders, building codes, and unpredictable facto...
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Jenoptik Red Light Enforcement Camera wins UK Home Office approval
Jenoptik Red Light Enforcement Camera wins UK Home Office approval Automated enforcement specialists Jenoptik Traffic Solutions UK have received Home Office Type Approval for a new Red Light enforceme...
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MIT looks at counting pedestrians to make pedestrians count
MIT looks at counting pedestrians to make pedestrians count A key portion of MIT’s campus overlaps with Kendall Square, the bustling area in East Cambridge where students, residents, and tech employee...
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High steel prices restraining the Guardrail road safety industry
High steel prices restraining the Guardrail road safety industry The European Union Road Federation, together with its members active in the Road Restraint Systems business, have expressed their conce...
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The top safety issues for Highway Construction Workers
The top safety issues for Highway Construction Workers Construction can be one of the most dangerous industries to work in, so ensuring safety is essential. While all worksites come with risks, some p...
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Road safety benefiting from Big Data
Road safety benefiting from Big Data Whenever we drive a connected car, dozens of gigabytes of data are generated anonymously and collected by its numerous sensors and electronic components, such as t...
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Why is Highways England updating the Highway Code
Why is Highways England updating the Highway Code Highways England, the UK government-run motorways operator, has been looking forward to updating the Highway Code in the upcoming weeks. The Highway c...
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TRL welcomes consultation on the use of mobile phones while driving
TRL welcomes consultation on the use of mobile phones while driving TRL is calling for further research into distracted driving to address fundamental flaws in existing legislation. This comes off the...
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How Improved Data Communication can minimize the Spike in US Traffic Deaths
How Improved Data Communication can minimize the Spike in US Traffic Deaths The coronavirus pandemic has impacted so many aspects of our lives, but one of its most surprising consequences has been an...
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The snow, ice and road gritting myths
The snow, ice and road gritting myths The onset of winter weather sees the return of gritting lorries on roads across the UK. In addition to clearing snow and ice, specialist operators The Gritting Co...
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SEAT explores infrared and iris sensors to drive road safety
SEAT explores infrared and iris sensors to drive road safety Infrared light sensors, high resolution images and a sophisticated algorithm. All this technology is used to find out exactly where people...
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Actibump speed bumps bring fair play to Stockholm
Actibump speed bumps bring fair play to Stockholm The Swedish capital Stockholm and the suburb Sundbyberg have both recently inaugurated their very first fair speed bumps. The name of the system is Ac...
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EIB backs €470 million road safety scheme in Greece
EIB backs €470 million road safety scheme in Greece The European Investment Bank has agreed to support a €470 million nationwide programme to reduce death and injury caused by traffic accidents across...
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European Bank for Reconstruction and Development signs up for improved road safety
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development signs up for improved road safety The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is joining eight Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs) in...
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Research shows the best tools to improve older driver safety
Research shows the best tools to improve older driver safety A newly-published systematic review and meta-analysis identifies the training activities that have been shown to be effective in improving...
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Greater Manchester Police using Road Safety Support speedometer calibration services
Greater Manchester Police using Road Safety Support speedometer calibration services Greater Manchester Police has become the latest force to appoint the Road Safety Support Speed Test Laboratory to c...
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Ten Development Banks increase their commitment to road safety
Ten Development Banks increase their commitment to road safety In a virtual meeting, the European Investment Bank (EIB) and nine other multilateral development banks signed a high-level joint statemen...
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AGD Systems enhances safety with upgraded AGD326 pedestrian detector
AGD Systems enhances safety with upgraded AGD326 pedestrian detector An even safer pedestrian experience is on offer thanks to enhancements made to an industry-leading on-crossing detector from AGD Sy...
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Hillsborough County selects Iteris for $8m Smart Mobility and safety initiative
Hillsborough County selects Iteris for $8m Smart Mobility and safety initiative Iteris, a global leader in smart mobility infrastructure management, today announced that it has been awarded a four-yea...
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Highways England spots ten thousand tailgaters in just two weeks
Highways England spots ten thousand tailgaters in just two weeks Almost 10,000 vehicles were caught tailgating in the first two weeks of new cameras being tested to clamp down on the offence. Highways...
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World Bank and BRAC partner to improve Road Safety in Bangladesh
World Bank and BRAC partner to improve Road Safety in Bangladesh The World Bank and BRAC signed a Memorandum of Understanding to collaborate to improve road safety in Bangladesh, and at an online even...
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Architects warn security is an afterthought in pedestrianisation
Architects warn security is an afterthought in pedestrianisation New research has found that nearly half (49%) of urban design professionals believe that the recent rise of pedestrianisation in city a...
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Highways England install new safety measures after A556 platform work in Cheshire
Highways England install new safety measures after A556 platform work in Cheshire Drivers using the motorway network and other roads in Cheshire and Greater Manchester will benefit from safer journeys...
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StreetLight Data and Ford Mobility provide leading Traffic Safety Solutions
StreetLight Data and Ford Mobility provide leading Traffic Safety Solutions StreetLight Data, a leader in Big Data analytics for mobility, and Ford Mobility, Ford Motor Company’s subsidiary dedicated...
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Highways England tests Vehicle Incursion Airbag to protect road workers
Highways England tests Vehicle Incursion Airbag to protect road workers An inflatable safety barrier that can be put up in a matter of minutes is to help protect road workers on Highways England’s roa...
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Headway urging cyclists to wear a helmet as UK Government kickstarts a cycling revolution
Headway urging cyclists to wear a helmet as UK Government kickstarts a cycling revolution Headway, the brain injury association has relaunched its campaign to encourage people to wear cycle helmets af...
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TRL asks how many road deaths are acceptable?
TRL asks how many road deaths are acceptable? In this article Dr Neale Kinnear, Head of Behavioural Science at TRL examines our acceptance of road deaths. “In the video above from Western Austra...
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Ford trialling tech to foresee accidents, connect cars and improve road safety
Ford trialling tech to foresee accidents, connect cars and improve road safety A consortium led by Ford is developing an innovative predictive road safety tool which, using data from connected vehicle...
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Perth road project protected with Highway Care Barrier System
Perth road project protected with Highway Care Barrier System A temporary steel barrier system from Highway Care has recently been deployed in a major highways project in Western Australia to ensure v...
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British MP urges parents to make sure their children are Road Safety Aware
British MP urges parents to make sure their children are Road Safety Aware Most parents do not think their children understand road dangers or concentrate properly when near roads, a new survey reveal...
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HORIBA MIRA promotes drive for Automated Lane Keeping Regulations
HORIBA MIRA promotes drive for Automated Lane Keeping Regulations With new UN regulations on Automated Lane Keeping Systems (ALKS) coming into force next year, leading automotive engineering consultan...
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Safety and zero-emissions at the heart of Volta commercial vehicles
Safety and zero-emissions at the heart of Volta commercial vehicles According to Carl-Magnus Norden, Founder of Volta Trucks: “Safety is at the heart of the Volta brand for one simple reason. In Londo...
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JW Speaker introduces powerful Solar LED Flasher Lights for obstructions and hazards
JW Speaker introduces powerful Solar LED Flasher Lights for obstructions and hazards J.W. Speaker Corporation has announced the launch of high-powered, low-profile solar LED flasher lights to help cre...
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Velodyne Lidar and PARIFEX announce 3 year agreement to improve road safety
Velodyne Lidar and PARIFEX announce 3 year agreement to improve road safety Velodyne Lidar, Inc. today announced a three year sales agreement with PARIFEX, a leading provider of traffic management and...
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UK tyre safety initiative could see ban on fitting older tyres
UK tyre safety initiative could see ban on fitting older tyres TyreSafe has welcomed the outcomes and initiatives of the ‘Government response to the consultation to ban tyres aged 10 years or older’....
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Highways England warns about the dangers of unsecured loads
Highways England warns about the dangers of unsecured loads Shocking footage showing the moment a road worker is struck by metal on the motorway and images of items strewn across roads – Highway...
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Artificial Intelligence keeping an eye on road safety will give fleet managers a helping hand
Artificial Intelligence keeping an eye on road safety will give fleet managers a helping hand The use of dash cam technology is on the rise, and for good reason. Last year, Scotland Yard revealed the...
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TRL calls for safer voice-controlled in-vehicle technologies
TRL calls for safer voice-controlled in-vehicle technologies TRL, the UK’s Transport Research Laboratory, has recently authored a report – commissioned by IAM Roadsmart, FIA Road Safety and Rees Jeffr...
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Keele University experts advise policymakers on road safety during and after lockdown
Keele University experts advise policymakers on road safety during and after lockdown Criminology experts from Keele University are studying the impact of the coronavirus lockdown on Britain’s road n...
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The Road Safety Trust awards £120K in funding for six local organisations
The Road Safety Trust awards £120K in funding for six local organisations The Road Safety Trust, a charity dedicated to making the UK’s roads the safest in the world, has awarded £120,000 funding to...
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World Bank funds $500m for green and safe highways in India
World Bank funds $500m for green and safe highways in India The World Bank Board of Executive Directors today approved a $500 million project to build safe and green national highway corridors in the...
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