Mobility Campers pledge to “make a difference”
The 6th annual volunteer-run Mobility Camp “unconference” has taken place, with nearly a hundred people coming together to discuss, debate and tackle the subject of ‘Changing the Narrative in transport’. The attendees, from backgrounds including transport planners, councillors, modellers, engineers, technologists and students came together for the event at the IET in Birmingham, which saw only […]
More than 200 people dealt with as result of clampdown on dangerous drivers
More than 200 people have either been arrested or given a ticket as part of a week of action to clamp down on dangerous drivers in Lancashire. The county’s police force says the week of surge activity was all about its most vulnerable road users – namely children, the elderly, pedestrians, mobility device users, horse-riders, […]
Campaigners worry for Scottish road safety as police patrol numbers drop
Campaigners in Scotland are expressing fears over the impact of cuts to road traffic officer numbers in the country over the last decade. Figures obtained by BBC Scotland News reveal there were 548 officers in June – 14% less than in March 2014. The Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM) and road safety charity Brake told […]
Nissan-backed research project to bring autonomous mobility to UK residential and rural roads
The UK’s newest autonomous driving research project backed by Nissan and funded by the UK Government is underway. With the aim of enhancing the UK’s autonomous drive capability and technically supporting the supply chain’s readiness for mass adoption, the project called evolvAD will put Connected and Autonomous Vehicles through their paces on a variety of […]
Khan confirms Blackwall Tunnel tolling
London Mayor Sadiq Khan has confirmed that drivers will have to pay to drive through the Blackwall Tunnel from 2025, and that it should come as “no surprise”. He told the London Evening Standard newspaper it had been in the pipeline for years, and was needed to help pay for the new Silvertown tunnel, which […]
Looking ahead to Highways UK on this week’s Highways Voices
With just three weeks to go to Highways UK at Birmingham’s NEC, this week’s Highways Voices gives you details of what to expect, talks to a couple of exhibitors and has some hints and tips to get the most out of your investment in being at the event. These podcasts are sponsored by AGD Systems […]
Video explains how Jenoptik average speed cameras change driver behaviour
The road safety platform Project EDWARD has issued a new video promoting the value of targeted speed enforcement reducing casualties across Devon and Cornwall. Project EDWARD, which stands for Every Day Without A Road Death, promotes an evidence-led, ‘safe system’ approach to deliver a road traffic system free from death and serious injury. In the […]
ITS World Congress 2024 themes revealed
The organisers of next year’s ITS World Congress, ERTICO – ITS Europe have revealed the four pillars of transport technology which are the central to the event. The Congress, from 16-20 September in Dubai, has the theme “Mobility Driven by ITS” will concentrate on Urban Mobility, Innovation in Mobility and Logistics, Clean Mobility and Automated […]
Teletrac Navman debuts intelligent in-cab camera for logistics
The connected mobility platform for industries that manage vehicle and equipment assets, Teletrac Navman, is launching an AI-powered, dual-camera dash cam to give fleet owners a unified view of their video and telematics data so that they can understand events and be empowered to improve driver safety through informed coaching. The fully connected IQ Camera […]
GoSafe reveals speeding threshold in Welsh 20mph zones
The Welsh road casualty reduction partnership GoSafe has revealed drivers will not be punished for driving above the new 20mph standard residential speed limit until they are caught driving at 26mph or more. The new lower limits were introduced across Wales on Sunday 17 September, with enforcement being introduced to support compliance. On its website […]