Redflex battles revenue drop in the US
The Australian speed camera manufacturer Redflex has seen its share price drop by a third thanks to a fall in revenue due to the Coronavirus crisis. The Wall Street Journal reports that the company’s seen a loss in revenue because fewer drivers means fewer people speeding which impacts on the share the company receives. It […]
Transport use plummets during lockdown
Statistics from the Department for Transport suggest that transport use has dropped by at least three quarters since social distancing rules came in. It’s issued a graphic showing that, compared with 18 March, use of London’s tube is down by three quarters, while trains, London buses and motor vehicle transport is down by at least […]
Call for speed limit cut during Coronavirus crisis
The speed reduction campaign 20’s Plenty is calling for a cut in limits during the Coronavirus crisis to reduce the burden of road traffic accidents on the NHS. It wants limits on national roads to be cut from 70 or 60 to 50 mph, while it says all urban roads should be cut to 20. […]
AVs will lead to increased drinking – research
It’s probably not one of the most surprising pieces of research into the effects of driverless cars – a study in Australia suggests people expect they will drink more if they don’t have to worry about driving. Just over 1,300 Australians of legal driving age who consume alcohol completed an online survey for Curtin University. […]
Dubai uses speed cameras to enforce lockdown
Police in the UAE emirate of Dubai are using speed camera technology to identify people driving without permission. During the Coronavirus lockdown there, people have to register to be allowed to travel in their cars. Only those approved are allowed out. ArabianBusiness.com reports that Dubai Police has activated radar to track motorists violating restrictions during […]
TfL suspends Congestion Charge
In order to help critical workers during the Coronavirus crisis, Transport for London has decided not to charge people for driving in the congestion charge zone. It’s also suspended the ULEZ and Low Emission Zone charges. Mayor Sadiq Khan said, though, that this shouldn’t lead to people driving who otherwise wouldn’t, “This is not an […]
HE in £32m SVD tender
After Highways England pledged to increase the safety levels on smart motorways, it’s put out a tender for a stopped vehicle detection system. It wants companies to pitch their designs for technology that will detect individual stopped vehicles in live lanes on all-lane running sections. It says the SVD solution must enable early intervention and […]
Kids’ radio station teaches transport
If you’re trying to work and home school at the same time, how about almost combining both and teaching the children about roads? You won’t have to do it yourself, because national children’s radio station Fun Kids, which broadcasts on DAB, has put together a series of features which it’s including in its regular programming […]
ITS America still plans to run LA Congress
ITS America has issued a statement that it intends the World Congress in Los Angeles this October will go ahead as planned despite many other events being cancelled due to Coronavirus. The 27th ITS World Congress 2020 will still occur as scheduled, October 4 – 8, 2020 in Los Angeles,” it says. “There are no […]
HE puts out SVD tender
Highways England has put out a tender for a Stopped Vehicle Detection solution to detect individual stopped vehicles in live lanes on Smart Motorway All Lane Running sections of the Network in England.