AUDIO: How geometry can improve road safety
In the latest edition of the ITE Talks Transportation podcast, hosted by Bernie Wagenblast, Robert Wunderlich,…
Browsing: Safety
Self-learning road infrastructure will provide intelligent object-specific early warnings
The Universities of Applied Sciences of Ulm and Heilbronn, Germany, along with industrial partners, have…
STUDY RESULTS: Voice control set to make in-car systems safer
A new report, published by the UK’s Transport Research Laboratory (TRL), shows that driver distraction levels…
VIDEO: FHWA uses YouTube to issue Covid-19 workzone safety message
As much of the USA remains in ‘Covid-19 lockdown’ with ‘stay at home’ orders in…
UK connected vehicle project could end motorway ‘pile-ups’
A pioneering UK project has developed technology that could radically reduce the number of multi-vehicle…
Flashing footpath LEDs can break the ‘smartphone spell’, study shows
Research by the Queensland University of Technology (QUT) in Australia has shown that flashing LED…
Nokia delivers smart landslide alert system for Chinese highway operator
Nokia is helping to deliver a smart highway landslide alert system in China. In partnership…
‘Supercab’ to patrol M25 to cut driver smartphone use
Highways England’s ‘supercab’ is to patrol Britain’s most iconic motorway in a bid to increase…
Infotainment systems are worse than cannabis or alcohol for driving performance
The effects of infotainment systems on driving performance is comparable to that of alcohol and…
Minnesota trialling Bluetooth ‘tags’ to warn drivers about highway workzones
In a project sponsored by the Roadway Safety Institute, University of Minnesota (UMN) researchers have…