The paper is derived from the manuscript of a book on Transport Communications and Globalisation by Professor Emeritus John Tiffin and Professor of Transport Chris Kissling. The book is the outcome of five years of collaborative research into the future of transport as it is impacted by information technology. This paper focuses on the system of communication that enables road traffic to use road infrastructures. For as long as there have been roads this has been based on people reading roadside signage. The system is inefficient and fraught with problems. At some point in the future it is likely to be replaced by a more efficient and safer communication system based on computers and radio. The paper examines some of the ways this could happen. (Author/publisher) For the covering entry of this conference, please see ITRD abstract no. E213684.
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