Former DfT Director General predicts that the death of driving is “overstated”
Industry sage Steve Gooding has used his keynote address this year’s popular JCT Traffic Signals Symposium to tell the audience that our transport networks will rely on people driving cars for the foreseeable future, while gantries might never disappear from our roadsides. Mr Gooding, the Director of the RAC Foundation and former Director General at […]
Road safety campaigner urges UK to unlock eCall data’s life-saving potential after major report highlights missed opportunities
Independent road safety campaigner Meera Naran MBE, whose son was killed in a road traffic collision, is calling for better use of the in-vehicle safety system, eCall, after a major report found its benefits have not been maximised in the UK. The eCall system automatically raises the alarm in the event of a crash when […]
UK transport and tech leaders urge government to set crucial deadline for AV technology
A coalition of the UK’s leading transport solution providers and data consumers has today sent an open letter to the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Future of Roads), Lilian Greenwood MP, urging the government to set a firm deadline for the nationwide implementation of Digital Traffic Regulation Orders (DTROs). The group warns that the […]
Cars will “slow down if drivers are speeding” under EU safety tech in new cars
Cars will vibrate, sound an audible warning or slow down if drivers are speeding under new mandatory safety technology which comes into effect this summer. From July 6, new vehicles sold in the European Union and Northern Ireland will be fitted with intelligent speed assistance (ISA) to prevent accidents. Although the UK has opted out, meaning it will not […]
Changing weather patterns worrying bridge engineers, says RAC Foundation
One in every twenty-five council-maintained road bridges in Great Britain is officially deemed as substandard, according to research by the RAC Foundation. In December 2023 the Foundation approached all 208 local highways authorities in England, Scotland and Wales, and based its analysis on Freedom of Information responses from 201 of them. Between them, the 201 […]
VESOS eCall solution provides road safety benefit “there for the taking”
Motoring and road safety stakeholders are welcoming the National Highways award of pathfinder funding for new initiatives to help manage hazards on motorways and major A roads, including the VESOS solution for harnessing the benefit of data generated by the eCall system.” VESOS is one of nine new ideas selected by National Highways to receive […]
The practicalities of owning an EV evinced by RAC Foundation report
The RAC Foundation has published a report by director, Steve Gooding, in the practicalities of owning an EV. Gooding’s personal observation of driving a battery-electric vehicle around south-east England and trying to recharge it at a number of locations, with various types and speeds of charger, operated by different companies, makes for fascinating reading. By […]
“Driven by Information” author hails TTF’s contribution to technology progress
The author of major reports for the RAC Foundation into the value of data being used to make transport safer and more efficient is praising the value of the Transport Technology Forum over the last three years. Andy Graham’s latest report “Driven by information revisited – stepping up a gear” is a follow-up to a […]
New report shows the value of connected vehicles, and tackles who pays for the technology
A new report by leading connected vehicle expert Andy Graham of White Willow Consulting is highlighting how many of the opportunities to improve the transport network’s safety and efficiency risk being delayed or missed completely if the issue of who pays for use of such data is not quickly addressed. Mr Graham’s report for the […]
Proportion of substandard road bridges falls
The proportion of road bridges managed by councils across Great Britain that are classified as ‘substandard’ has fallen slightly over the past year. However, 1 in every 24 bridges (4.3%) is still unable to carry the heaviest vehicles on our roads, including lorries of up to 44 tonnes, according to the RAC Foundation. Many of […]