Greater Manchester to trial Acusensus cameras that automatically detect distracted drivers
Acusensus cameras which can automatically detect drivers using mobile phones behind the wheel or not wearing a seat belt are being trialled in Greater Manchester. The new ‘Heads Up’ technology from the Australian-based company captures footage of passing vehicles before the images are processed using artificial intelligence to detect potential offending drivers. Footage deemed to […]
Eleven innovations in line for new award at JCT Traffic Signals Symposium
A hardware-free signal analytics solution, solving traffic jams before they happen by using real-time modelling, and a new connected magnetometer are among eleven innovative traffic management solutions in the running to win a new award at the popular JCT Traffic Signals Symposium in Nottingham next month. The ITS UK-sponsored “Most Innovative product or Service at […]
V for victory: VESOS, Valerann and VivaCity solutions among six road safety innovations to win trials with National Highways
Near-misses, collisions, unsafe driving and roadworks – just some of the hazards that National Highways has to manage on motorways and major A roads across the country. But now, after National Highways launched a competition to find new ways to manage such hazards, six winning ideas are going to be trialled which could help to […]
Fuel campaigners fear budget duty hike
The campaign group FairFuelUK says it fears drivers will be “hit hard” in the forthcoming budget, after Prime Minister Kier Starmer did not mention fuel duty in his warnings over a tough budget to come. In the Prime Minister’s speech yesterday, he repeated that there would be no increase in income tax, VAT, or national […]
A9 road safety to benefit from new road marking and solar road studs
A stretch of the A9 on the west of the Cairngorms in Scotland is due to be closed overnight for six weeks for essential road marking and the installation of new solar road studs. BEAR Scotland, on behalf of Transport Scotland will be working on a 7.5 mile (12km) single-lane section between the Kincraig duals […]
Record numbers sign up to JCT Traffic Signals Symposium networking events
The organisers of the popular JCT Traffic Signals Symposium in Nottingham next month say more attendees than ever before have signed up to join their social gatherings on the Tuesday and Wednesday evenings, “proving they remain a key part of the overall event.” The Symposium brings together the UK’s leading experts in traffic management to […]
Durham Police warn “we see you” after nearly a thousand law-breaking drivers identified by Acusensus camera
Police have reported that nearly a thousand drivers across County Durham have been caught using their mobile phone or not wearing a seatbelt in just one week, thanks to the installation of a temporary enforcement camera. These people will now receive either warning letters or fines. The Acusensus camera was deployed in the first week […]
Clearview SolarLite road studs make village road safer in East Riding of Yorkshire
The highways and transport solutions provider Clearview Intelligence has improved road safety in the East Riding of Yorkshire with the installation of a series of solar road studs at the entry to a 30mph zone. The SolarLite studs were installed Keyingham, around 10 miles east of Hull. This initiative is part of East Riding’s ongoing […]
Treasury opens industry stakeholder survey
The Government has published a Stakeholder Survey to make representations to the Autumn Budget 2024 and/or the Spending Review. The surveys ask for comment on Government policy and suggestions of new policy ideas to be included in the forthcoming Budget. They ask for considerations on subjects such as the likely effectiveness and value for money, […]
Renfrew Bridge successfully closes for the first time – video
Civil engineering company GRAHAM has successfully achieved the first operational closing of the Renfrew Bridge, bringing its opening a step closer. The company says the testing of the first opening road bridge across the River Clyde marks a significant milestone on the project as GRAHAM continue commissioning works ahead of the official opening later this […]