Finding the best free gift at this year’s INTERMAT is a real challenge – and from rugby balls to biscuits there is a lot to choose from: but in a jam-packed, hectic environment, the greatest giveaway of the day is something that should help you relax.
Roberto Impero, chief executive of SMA Road Safety, and Stefano Caterino, head of SMA's marketing, urge a major rethink about how European crash cushions and end terminals are tested for safety certification.
A survey carried out by the UK’s Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM) points to tougher sentencing for driving offenders. According to the survey, 80% of respondents said that repeat drink drive offenders should have their vehicles seized and sold or scrapped. The poll also said that 50% of respondents think that this should also happen to drivers caught several times over the limit. The respondents were also behind reducing the drink-drive limit, with 66% wanting to see the limit reduced. Most said it sho
Mapping the asset
High-speed data collection just got faster for England’s newly created strategic roads operator
Highways England’s establishment as a publicly held company in 2015 created a need for a highly accurate asset inventory. This was potentially very costly and had serious safety implications.
As well as its relationships with numerous managing agents and contractors, assets include 35,300km of highway, 12,100km of earthworks, 23,200km of safety fences, 150,000 technology assets and sig
