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VIDEO IMAGES COULD HELP SPEED UP CITY TRAFFIC
Current methods of traffic control are normally based on inductive loops placed in the road on approaches to traffic lights, to sense the presence of approaching vehicles. Inductive loops are expensive to install and are prone to damage, while also giving limited information about traffic conditions. view more (1999-09-14)
An active way to boost traffic flow
A futuristic scheme is to be trialled on the M42 in Birmingham, using a combination of hi-tech traffic management systems, to help smooth traffic flow and reduce congestion. From summer 2004, a series of innovative tools will start to be integrated as part of the Active Traffic Management project. Helping to provide safer, smoother and more... view more... (2003-12-01)
Gas explosions: A new way to study phantom traffic jams
A University of Alberta researcher has devised a new theoretical approach to studying phantom traffic jams. Normally a traffic tie-up happens when vehicles reach a bottleneck and traffic flow is reduced, or in the case of an accident, halted completely. view more (2009-06-09)
Departure time choice determines congestion
Improved traffic planning with dynamic traffic models To gain insight into the expected traffic congestion on Dutch roads, it is necessary to take into account the moment of departure of the Dutch driver. This moment can be determined by using indirect observation and mathematics. This is one of the conclusions from the research of Karel Lindveld,... view more... (2003-08-29)
Irish airport to take part in the EGNOS system
On 24 July, ESA signed a contract with the Irish Aviation Authority to install satellite navigation equipment at Cork airport in Ireland. This will form part of EGNOS, Europe's first venture into satellite navigation and the first step on the way to Galileo, Europe's own satellite navigation system which is a joint initiative of the European... view more... (2001-08-09)
Study: When local revenue falls, traffic citations go up
Got a lead foot? Hold on to your wallet. A new study to be published in next month's Journal of Law and Economics finds statistical evidence that local governments use traffic citations to make up for revenue shortfalls. So as the economy tanks, motorists may be more likely to see red and blue in the rearview. view more (2009-01-13)
Infection with toxoplasmososis increases the risk of being involved in a road traffic accident
A new study published in BMC Infectious Diseases reveals that people with latent toxoplasmosis (a harmless form of the disease) are more likely to be involved in a road traffic accident. These findings may well be due to the presence of cysts formed in nerves and muscle tissue, which may reduce the ability of infected individuals to concentrate.... view more... (2002-08-05)
Building for the Future
Providing motorists with real time information on incidents and road delays, the Highway's Agency state-of-the-art National Traffic Control Centre (NTCC) is taking shape. From 2004, NTCC will play a vital role in the way traffic is managed. Based in the West Midlands, the purpose built centre has been designed to communicate real-time traffic... view more... (2003-12-01)
Driving Under the Influence (of Stress): Regional Effects of 9/11 Attacks on Driving
The September 11 terrorist attacks had a profound impact on this country's psyche. Eight years after the attacks, we are still learning how those terrible events affected us. view more (2009-02-03)
The European Internet Traffic Observatory
The Evergrow Traffic Observatory Management Infraestructure Centre (ETOMIC) is to be installed at the Public University of Navarre (Basque Country), as a result of the participation of the Telematic Networks, Systems and Services Research Group of the university, in a European project the ultimate aim of which is to predict how Internet traffic... view more... (2004-03-23)
Where rubber meets the road
Intelligent tyres, where a vehicle is controlled by a combination of the satellite Global Positioning System and the tyre-road contact patch may be a thing of the future, but steps towards this will be described on Thursday 7 December at the Institute of Physics Conference, ‘Where Rubber Meets the Road’. Improvements in materials and... view more... (2000-12-05)
Study finds air traffic control tracking method reduces errors in trauma management
New research published in the June issue of the Journal of the American College of Surgeons shows that a method used by air traffic controllers tracks patient data more effectively and with fewer errors compared with current hospital methods, primarily the use of clipboards. view more (2009-06-12)
Risk models can reduce number of collisions with wild animals
Hundreds of thousands of animals are killed in traffic every year. The threat traffic represents to badgers is greater than was previously known. A new dissertation at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) illuminates the conflict between traffic and animals in Sweden and provides models that predict the risk of accidents involving... view more... (2003-12-18)
Go with the flow
Traffic flows account for as much as one-third of global energy consumption. But unconventional changes in managing traffic flow could significantly reduce such waste and lower harmful CO2 emissions, says Dirk Helbing. view more (2007-11-16)
This grass is still greener
In areas of the U.S. where golfers can enjoy the game year-round, winter temperatures, foot and equipment traffic, and frost can wreak havoc on healthy greens and present challenges for course managers and owners. view more (2009-02-27)
No fixed flight paths makes for 'quieter' airspace
If pilots, with the aid of a computer and within a certain set of rules, were to determine their own flight routes, the skies would appear quieter to them. Moreover this so-called Free Flight concept offers advantages in efficiency and safety for air traffic. This is the opinion of Ir. Jacco M. Hoekstra, who has researched the possibilities of... view more... (2001-11-02)
Traffic jam mystery solved by mathematicians
Mathematicians from the University of Exeter have solved the mystery of traffic jams by developing a model to show how major delays occur on our roads, with no apparent cause. view more (2007-12-19)
Reduced flight delays and safer aviation - see for yourself
Congested airports are putting tremendous strain on existing methods of air and ground control. A new technique called EGNOS TRAN is to be demonstrated at Kiruna airport (Sweden) on 10 April 2003 and those from the aviation industry are invited to see the technology in action. EGNOS (European Global Navigation Overlay System) transmits a signal... view more... (2003-03-26)
Model predicts motorway journey time reliability
For car users and drivers of freight vehicles on motorways, being able to rely on the time taken to complete a journey is as important as the actual duration of the trip itself. view more (2008-04-17)
Handsfree mobile phone is no safer in traffic
A VTI study performed in the driving simulator shows that using a mobile phone with a handsfree kit is no safer in traffic than using a hand-held mobile phone. view more (2004-09-13)
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