Digital future for UK roads network focus of new Commission study
Harnessing the potential of digitally connected autonomous cars and commercial vehicles to increase road safety, tackle congestion and improve the accessibility of transport services will be the focus of a new National Infrastructure Commission study on connected and autonomous mobility (CAM). The government has this week published the terms of reference for the study, first announced in […]
Transport Safety Officer pilot launched in Essex
A pilot project that will see traffic officers deployed on public transport around Essex is set to be launched this month. Essex County Council has launched the pilot Transport Safety Officers (TSOs) initiative alongside Thurrock Council and Southend-on-Sea Council. Six officers have now trained and began their roles this month. They aim to make public […]
Council hopes drivers’ dash cam footage will help catch litter louts on our roads
Drivers are being asked to share dash cam footage of other motorists throwing rubbish from their vehicles – as North Ayrshire Council gets tough on litter louts. Videos showing people throwing litter – from cigarettes to fast-food packaging – can be used as evidence for the Council to issue a Fixed Penalty Notice of £80. […]
JCT offers cut-price Symposium places to Early Careers Professionals
The organisers of the popular JCT Traffic Signals Symposium are offering people new to the industry heavily discounted tickets to the event in September. The Symposium shares best practice in the signals industry through a programme of learned papers covering a range of topics including road safety, traffic management research, asset management and on-street intelligence, […]
Clearview webinar explains active travel solutions
The highways and transport solutions provider Clearview Intelligence is helping local authorities and their advisers understand ways of supporting the drive to active travel commuting by hosting a webinar on the subject this Thursday (15 February). The event, hosted by Head of Technical Sales Peter Cattell, will discuss how Clearview Intelligence can provide active travel behaviour […]
Research suggests hazard training for mobility scooter users “virtually non-existent”
The largest ever study of more than 250 motorised mobility scooter users by Nottingham Trent University is highlighting and identifying a core set of real-world hazards encountered by users and the strategies that users of all experience levels utilise to make their experience safer. Of those questioned, around 62% had not received any form of […]
Campaigners use Super Bowl to target Tesla for second year in a row
Two TV adverts broadcast during the Super Bowl in the US on Sunday have targetted Tesla’s self-driving technology, urging viewers to boycott the company and claiming that its vehicles are unsafe. The website The Hill reports the Dawn Project’s ads follow a 2023 Super Bowl ad campaign that featured what it claimed was an Autopilot-driven […]
National Highways publicises effect litter has on wildlife
National Highways and partners have teamed up in a new campaign to urge road users: ‘Lend a paw – bin your litter’ as the RSPCA reveals it has received over 10,000 reports of animals found injured, trapped or dead from discarded litter in last three years – numbering nearly ten per day. The government-owned company […]
Aberdeen starts LEZ sign installation
Signs are about to go up warning of a new low emission zone in Aberdeen city centre. As part of a Scotland-wide programme, LEZs are being introduced in Scotland’s four biggest cities, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Dundee, and Aberdeen. The councils say the objective of introducing these LEZs is to tackle air pollution in city centres, mainly […]
