The world’s highway networks are facing “a major paradigm shift” from a past that was based on hardware, engineering, economic, analogue, vehicle and supply driven solutions to a future that will be based instead on software, social, environmental, digital, multi-modal demand-driven solutions. Think road users and the customers first if you want to help drive future road policy said Young Tae Kim, secretary general of the International Transport Forum (ITF), speaking at the opening ceremony of PPRS 2018
Christophe Nicodème, ERF's Director General, explores a missing link in the road safety chain
Road works are an essential part of the work of public administrations and toll operators; aimed at preserving a safe road infrastructure for users, while minimising the disruption caused as a result of unavoidable traffic interventions.
Given the essential role of road works, one would assume that well-defined regulations exist at national and European level to determine the best way of conducting them.
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APT Skidata is offering a sophisticated long-range Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tag and reader solution to complement its existing automatic number plate recognition (ANPR) capabilities.
APT Skidata, says that there is a clear need for such technologies in applications where ANPR may not be cost-effective or practical to install and manage. Without the need for the driver to wave or press a card against a reader, the long-range tag is said to be more convenient than other forms of identification/
Saudi Arabia is suffering from poor road safety, despite continuing investment in infrastructure. The country’s road crash rate is very high, accounting for up to 19 deaths/day on average. The data shows that Saudi Arabia’s road network one of the most dangerous in the world. The Government of Saudi Arabia has introduced various policies to address the problem and enforcement has become much tougher. Although congestion is being addressed with the construction of new links and the implementation of ITS tech
