Following on the successful launch last year of TRL Traffic Signals Tour across the UK, TRL Software has announced its Second TRL Traffic Signals Tour 2013. From the 1-16 October 2013, TRL Software will be holding six events in key locations across Britain. The tour will be calling at London, Cardiff, Leicester, Leeds and Glasgow as well as at its Crowthorne headquarters in Berkshire. Feedback from last year’s events was highly positive, providing access to some of TRL’s latest research, the latest product
The latest data from Sri Lanka reveals a massive rise in road accidents and the deaths. Finding the root cause is not straightforward however and may be many complex causes for this scenario. Key factors have been identified by local experts however and these include reckless driving without adequate road discipline, the absence of an effective procedure for issuing driving licenses and a lack of any training procedures for drivers as well as other road users. Other key problems include deficiencies in the
A wide array of measures is being used around the world to encourage customers to buy electric vehicles. Customers are still proving reluctant in many markets to buy electric vehicles, with range concerns and purchase costs amongst the key. Nissan reports that sales of its sophisticated Leaf model (developed jointly with its partner Renault) have been sluggish in Europe, despite glowing reviews in various motoring magazines. In the UK one leading thinktank, the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR), h
The centre of Brussels, the Belgian capital, has become a 30km/hour
speed limit zone.
At 4.6km², it is now one of the largest such zones in Europe and its introduction coincided with European Mobility Week (16-22 September). The entire area within Brussels’ Ring Road will be restricted to 30km/hour for all vehicles except trams. An exception will be made for four wide lanes awaiting redevelopment.
Traffic signs will be posted at all access routes, and drivers will be reminded of the speed limit with roa
