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A US firm, SmartDrive Systems, has developed a sophisticated tool that can be used to boost fuel efficiency across vehicle fleets while also improving safety.

ASECAP and its members are among many oragnisations leading the fight to improve road safety Many European organisations have pledged their support to the goal of dramatically reducing even further the number of accidents, fatalities and serious injuries on roads. And at its annual road safety conference in the Czech capital Prague, ASECAP (the European Association of Operators of Tolled Road Infrastructures), presented EU institutions, national authorities and transport stakeholders "the outstanding resul

Mobility is essential for prosperity. How the transport industry will respond to future needs was debated by ERTRAC How will we travel in 2030? That question was posed in a debate on future scenarios of road transport during the launch of the 'Road Transport futures 2030 initiative,' organised in Brussels recently by ERTRAC (the European Road Transport Research Advisory Council).

UK firm Exeros Technologies has developed a camera and alarm system that can help combat the problem of driver fatigue and distraction. The non-contact system is smaller than most satnav devices and works by using an advanced video camera algorithm. This monitors the driver's eyes and face for signs of fatigue or prolonged distraction. It uses advanced facial recognition techniques to detect and monitor retina and eyelid movement of the driver. Should the driver show signs of fatigue, the camera will recogn

Big increases in traffic mean that today highways are under greater pressure than ever, and materials have to perform to increasingly higher standards. Modern highways, particularly in and around major cities, are tested like never before, and it is essential that surfaces are built to withstand increasing traffic.

A British man was given a 40 month sentence for his role in a conspiracy to defraud insurance firms through a long string of staged vehicle accidents. The man caused at least 93 car crashes, which cost the insurance sector some €1.8 million. The unemployed man charged his ‘customers’ a fee of around €555 for each crash that he staged, netting himself at least €51,000 in the three years that he carried out his crimes. The money was spent on holidays and other luxuries for himself and his girlfriend. His favo

A Canadian man now realises that wearing a clown suit and driving in a somewhat irregular fashion can attract the attention of the police. He has also come to realise that when a police car turns on its emergency lights, it is better to use the brakes to stop rather than to come to a halt by crashing into the police car.

Motorcyclists in Scotland have faced a tough time in recent months. One biker had the misfortune to collide with a sheep that had wandered into the road and in the resulting impact, broke his hip socket, pelvis and collarbone as well as cracking seven ribs and suffering a collapsed lung. His Honda motorcycle burst into flames and melted the surface of the road, leaving a bubbly texture. After five weeks in hospital the man returned home to find a letter from Aberdeenshire council containing an invoice for t