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Improving Vehicle Performance, Road Dynamics and Safety on a Budget
Improving Vehicle Performance, Road Dynamics and Safety on a Budget After several years of decline, the number of U.S. traffic fatalities rose in 2020 and has continued to trend upwards since then. Th...
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How to improve Road Safety in your organization
How to improve Road Safety in your organization Whether a large or small fleet of vehicles is part of your company, you often have employees on the road for work or you just want to make sure that you...
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Otonomo to help Geograma advance Road Safety in Spain
Otonomo to help Geograma advance Road Safety in Spain Otonomo Technologies Ltd., the platform powering the mobility economy, today announced that Geograma, a geographic information systems (GIS) and l...
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How AI Technology is making our Roads Safer
How AI Technology is making our Roads Safer Artificial Intelligence (AI) is now all around us – on your phone, analysing your financial prospects, and selecting what films to recommend on Netfli...
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GM Future Roads and INRIX supporting Safer Roads with Safety View
GM Future Roads and INRIX supporting Safer Roads with Safety View General Motors andΒ INRIX Inc.,Β a world leader in mobility analytics and connected car services, announced thatΒ Safety View by GM Futur...
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Welsh schools boost Road Safety with Messagemaker digital Speed Signs
Welsh schools boost Road Safety with Messagemaker digital Speed Signs In partnership with infrastructure and traffic management specialist ERH Communications, Messagemaker Displays has supplied its re...
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UK Government creating Investigation Branch focused on Road Safety
UK Government creating Investigation Branch focused on Road Safety The Government will recruit a specialised team of inspectors to join the countryβs first ever Road Safety Investigation Branch, looki...
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New Smart Guardrail can warn drivers of Risky Situations
New Smart Guardrail can warn drivers of Risky Situations Researchers from the Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV), belonging to the ai2 Institute, and from the company Metalesa have developed a...
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Chulalongkorn University develops Rocking Traffic Poles from Natural Rubber
Chulalongkorn University develops Rocking Traffic Poles from Natural Rubber A lecturer from the Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University has developed rocking traffic poles made of natural rubber...
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The dangers of Urban Streets that look like Highways
The dangers of Urban Streets that look like Highways Serious auto crashes in urban areas are more likely on city streets that look to drivers like highways, new research suggests. The study used a nov...
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MIT researchers use AI to help autonomous vehicles avoid idling at red lights
MIT researchers use AI to help autonomous vehicles avoid idling at red lights No one likes sitting at a red light. But signalized intersections arenβt just a minor nuisance for drivers; vehicles consu...
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Why it is important to ensure your wheels are balanced
Why it is important to ensure your wheels are balanced Cars are one of the most popular modes of transport across the entire UK. They provide quick and easy access to every part of any city, so it com...
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National Highways on course to deliver Smart Motorway safety upgrade
National Highways on course to deliver Smart Motorway safety upgrade The installation of new safety equipment on smart motorways without a permanent hard shoulder will be completed within the next fiv...
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GM and INRIX create SaaS Road Safety Solution for Transportation Planners
GM and INRIX create SaaS Road Safety Solution for Transportation Planners General Motors andΒ INRIX Inc., a world leader in mobility analytics and connected car services, announced a collaboration to d...
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TRL Speed Management Tool set to deliver reduced Road Casualty in LMIC Countries
TRL Speed Management Tool set to deliver reduced Road Casualty in LMIC Countries TRL has been awarded a prestigious grant by the World Bankβs Global Road Safety Facility (GRSF) to develop ways of impl...
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Flow of Traffic vs Speed Limit Dangers
Flow of Traffic vs Speed Limit Dangers Speed limits seem quite straightforward at a glance as they tell drivers to drive under the required number. However, a common belief that makes this issue a lit...
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North Valley Barricade acquired by RoadSafe Traffic Systems
North Valley Barricade acquired by RoadSafe Traffic Systems RoadSafe Traffic Systems, Inc., America’s largest provider of traffic control and pavement marking services, announced today the acqui...
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Road Safety Trust announces funding for Road Safety Projects
Road Safety Trust announces funding for Road Safety Projects Road safety funding for public and private organisations, registered charities, university departments and not for profits, has been announ...
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Taking on Sensorfication – one Advanced Driver Assistance System at a time
Taking on Sensorfication – one Advanced Driver Assistance System at a time Advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) are one of the fastest growing technologies in automotive electronics. A majo...
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Jenoptik celebrates National Highways Framework Deal
Jenoptik celebrates National Highways Framework Deal Automated enforcement specialists Jenoptik says its appointment to National Highwaysβ Operational Technology Commercial Framework will speed up wor...
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TRL iMAAP to help Jamaican Ministry of Transport and Mining make roads saferΒ
TRL iMAAP to help Jamaican Ministry of Transport and Mining make roads safer TRL Software has announced it has won the contract to provide the Jamaican Ministry of Transport and Mining with its web-ba...
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Applied Driving Techniques to provide Road Safety e-learning for Amey
Applied Driving Techniques to provide Road Safety e-learning for Amey Amey, a leading public service provider, has chosen Applied Driving Techniques (ADT) to provide e-learning across the business to...
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Active speed bump launched at Intertraffic now available world-wide
Active speed bump launched at Intertraffic now available world-wide The Swedish SmartCity system, the Actibump, is now available world-wide after 10 years and 100 installations in the Nordics. A speci...
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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 UKβs 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 UKβs 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 β¬362m financing
EIB supports Road Safety in Cyprus with β¬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 Scotlandβs 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 MITβs 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 β¬470 million road safety scheme in Greece
EIB backs β¬470 million road safety scheme in Greece The European Investment Bank has agreed to support a β¬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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