HS2 grant secured for Digbeth lighting scheme in Birmingham
Birmingham City Council has been awarded more than £210,000 from the HS2 Business and Local Economy Fund (BLEF) to improve the lighting and accessibility of walking routes in Digbeth. The funding will be used for a new lighting scheme designed to brighten streets near HS2’s flagship Birmingham Curzon Street Station, currently under construction. It will […]
Green Light for Safety: The Role of Smart Signaling in Pedestrian Safety
By Andrew Caleya Chetty, CEO Starling Technologies An increase in pedestrian incidents In 2023, 405 pedestrians lost their lives and 6,067 suffered serious injuries on UK roads. This represents a 6% increase in pedestrian fatality and a 4% increase in serious injury, compared to the previous year. A staggering 66% of fatalities and 86% of […]
Oxfordshire gets set for winter with new salt barn and fleet of gritters
With a new fleet of gritting vehicles, a freshly built salt barn, 60 specialist drivers and over 10,000tonnes of road salt, Oxfordshire is ready for winter. Oxfordshire County Council and its highways maintenance contractor, Milestone Infrastructure, have worked hard to ensure that the county’s roads keep moving and stay safe when the colder weather hits […]
Views sought on cutting A-road’s 60mph speed limit
Views are being sought on plans to cut the speed limit along stretches of a major road through Cambridgeshire and Norfolk for safety reasons. National Highways wants to reduce the speed limit on the A47 from 60mph to 50mph on single carriageway sections due to the number of collisions in which people were hurt or […]
Storm Bert causes widespread disruption on road and rail
Train services between London and the West were suspended at the weekend, as well as many roads shut, due to flooding and fallen trees caused by Storm Bert. Great Western Railway (GWR) advised passengers not to travel, external and said tickets would be valid on Monday or Tuesday, but told travellers to check before setting off as the […]
Traffic revolution: AGD’s AGD650 Detector gets smarter, faster and more versatile
AGD is delighted to showcase its updated AGD650 AI Multi Modal Detector, setting a new standard for intelligent traffic management. With advanced tracking capabilities for buses now fully integrated and trials underway to extend functionality to bicycles and heavy goods vehicles (HGVs), the AGD650 is positioned as a game-changer in modern traffic detection. Originally designed […]
Authorities urged to embrace pioneering predictive technology to achieve Vision Zero
Road safety experts and bereaved families are uniting to urge local authorities, safer roads partnerships and police forces to adopt a new Vision Zero tool designed to identify and address high-risk locations before crashes occur. They warn that if the UK is to achieve Vision Zero – the goal of eliminating road deaths and serious […]
TfL and Met Police begin trial of CCTV at bus shelters to improve safety, especially for women and girls
This White Ribbon Day (25 November), Transport for London (TfL) continues to take a stand against violence against women and girls by launching a 12-month trial of CCTV at 20 bus shelters across London, together with the Met. The trial is designed to improve passenger safety, especially for women and girls, and ensure they can […]
Report proposes ‘Five Cs’ to reduce UK’s road mortality rate
A new report by road marking and highway safety specialists, WJ Group, has highlighted the challenges and potential opportunities for improving road safety and reducing the number of people killed or seriously injured on the UK’s road network. Released to coincide with Brake’s Road Safety Week, WJ Group’s new report, ‘Making Vision Zero a Reality‘, […]
