Road safety : how technology and can help.

Author(s)
Clowes, D.
Year
Abstract

Current trends in intelligent transport systems (ITS) are discussed in relation to road safety in the UK. Active safety systems in the interurban road environment include variable speed limit systems, motorway incident control systems (including variable message warning signs), bend warning lights, fog warning systems and CCTV traffic surveillance. In urban areas traffic signals and co-ordinated traffic signal control are important. The potential of in-vehicle driver assistance systems including speed control and route guidance is described. Enforcement systems are considered. Passive ITS safety systems include the indirect benefits of encouraging modal shift to public transport, route guidance, incident detection, passenger, pedestrian and cyclist information, and pedestrian detection systems.

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Publication

Library number
C 20608 (In: C 20604 [electronic version only]) /72 /73 /85 /91 / ITRD E111782
Source

In: Targets 2010 : taking the road safety strategy forward : proceedings of a conference organised by the Parliamentary Advisory Council for Transport Safety (PACTS), London, UK, 17th October 2000, p. 57-61

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