One in five road casualties could be prevented through greater trust in smart-car safety tech, says Australian insurance group
More than 7,000 casualties could be prevented each year on Australia’s roads through greater use of Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS), according to insights from a study by IAG. IAG, whose brands include NRMA Insurance, CGU, WFI, Rollin’, RACV Insurance and RACQ Insurance, partnered with the Queensland University of Technology (QUT) and the iMOVE Cooperative […]
Government set to decide on ‘ghost plate’ points and car seizure laws
Motorists who use illegal “ghost” number plates to evade speed cameras and bypass clean-air tolls face having their cars seized on the spot under a swingeing road safety crackdown being prepared by ministers. Under proposals drawn up by the Department for Transport, reports Devon Live, the police will be granted immediate powers to confiscate vehicles […]
Caerphilly outlines Rhymney High Street drainage Improvements
Work is scheduled to start next week on a major scheme to improve drainage along Rhymney High Street, in Caerphilly, helping to reduce the risk of surface flooding and improve the local street scene. Caerphilly county borough council has contracted Alun Griffiths (Contractors) Limited to undertake the project that has an estimated duration of 10 […]
M8 to close during September bridge jacking works
Drivers in the Glasgow area have been urged to plan their journeys ahead of essential works taking place over a full weekend next month. Amey, working on behalf of Transport Scotland, is carrying out major bridge jacking works on the M8 Woodside Viaducts between Junctions 18 and 16 as the motorway curves round the city centre, says […]
Mayor of London criticised for silence on Gallows Corner ‘misery’
City Hall has failed to respond to a series of queries and Freedom of Information (FOI) requests about the further delay to the Gallows Corner roundabout in Romford fully reopening, senior Conservative politicians have claimed. According to My London, Shadow Cabinet Minister Julia Lopez, who is the MP for Hornchurch and Upminster, filed a series of […]
Extreme heat to damaging UK roads, says AA’s King
AA President Edmund Kind has warned the UK’s already deteriorating roads were under strain during the extreme heatwave as temperatures reached the mid-30°Cs for large parts of July and August=. Mr Kind said air temperatures in the low-to-mid 30°C range could translate into much higher road surface temperatures as the asphalt absorbs and stores heat, causing some roads to soften and leading highways […]
OPINION: From driver error to safer system design – the folly of 21st Century cars on 19th century roads
Vastly experiences road engineering expert Derek Cozens explores the fundamental flaw of cars packed full of modern technology being driven by human beings on roads that were, in many cases, designed for horse-drawn carriages. In this fascinating opinion piece written exclusively for Highways News, he outlines some potential solutions and wonders if the incentive to […]
Toward Zero Deaths: Minnesota DOT selects Sensys Gatso for work zone safety pilot
Sensys Gatso Group has announced a partnership agreement with the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) to support their innovative Work Zone Safety Camera Pilot Program. Budgeted at US$800,000 (SEK 7.6 million/£575,000), the initiative is designed to educate drivers on the dangers of speeding, slow their travel through active highway work zones, and improve safety for […]
Amey secures one-year National Highways contract extension
Amey has secured a one-year extension to its facilities management contract with National Highways, continuing a long-standing partnership that supports the safe and efficient operation of England’s strategic road network. Amey provides hard and soft facilities management services across National Highways’ complex and geographically dispersed estate, helping to ensure essential facilities remain safe, compliant, resilient […]