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Our editorial board comprises a specialist group of leading industry figures who, in conjunction with the road traffic technology editorial team, identify the main drivers of the industry helping to produce regular, thought provoking opinion pieces on the latest issues, challenges and developments.

Latest Road Traffic Feature

3D road design: Cutting costs without cutting corners
23 January, 2012
Engineering firm Beam, Longest & Neff used software to save millions when redesigning an interchange on I-69 in Indiana. Chris Lo talks to the project's designers and the Indiana Department...
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Trust in telematics – the race to insure (and improve) driver behaviour 06 January, 2012 As the cost of in-car telematics comes down, insurers are leading the race to capture and commoditise driver data. Elly Earls meets MyDrive Solutions CEO Linden Holliday to find out why...

Traffic miracles – anti-congestion projects that worked 21 December, 2011 Tackling congestion often seems like an unwinnable war but several cities have managed to make sizeable inroads. Here we profile a few of these schemes including congestion charges in...

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Road trains take the lead 14 December, 2011 Could platoons of vehicles, each linked to the other to form an urban train, hold the answer to EU congestion worries? Elly Earls meets Tom Robinson and Carl Bergenhem of the Safe Road Trains...

Endless highway: Ten road mega-projects 22 November, 2011 Improving national connections through road projects can provide an economic boost in tough times. Road Traffic Technology looks at ten of the world's most ambitious road builds, taking in...

Harnessing the power of sunlight - street by street 15 November, 2011 Swedish architect Måns Tham's Solar Serpents project seeks to harness solar power via existing road networks. Rowan watt-Pringle speaks to the architect to find out more about the potential...

Waking up to safety technology 26 October, 2011 Close to 20% of accidents are sleep related - a statistic that is changing the face of road safety technology. Frances Cook reports on a range of anti-sleep technology coming to the fore...

The UK’s future vision for road traffic logistics 11 October, 2011 Just how will economic pressures, spiralling emissions and the advent of electric cars impact the UK’s road infrastructure? In September, the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport hoped...

Tips for traffic management training 12 September, 2011 As traffic management systems become more complex, the task facing road traffic officials is changing apace. Dr Gareth Evans reports on how growing demands of sustainability,...

Rise of the flexible bollard system 08 September, 2011 The flexibility of automated bollard systems has breathed fresh life into traffic enforcement methods. Roadtraffic-technology.com investigates the innovation behind the rise of...

Rapid Incident Detection as Easy as 1, 2, 3 11 August, 2011 Using advanced detection technology for rapid response as well as traffic data collection is now possible. Frances Cook...

Turning Down the Volume on Road Traffic 04 August, 2011 Road traffic produces a great deal of noise, an increasingly frustrating issue for many urban areas. Various traffic calming measures can, however, be deployed with some success. Rowan...

Downtown Edmonton – a Smart City Solution to Urban Traffic 25 July, 2011 Urban traffic safety planning has proved to be a fertile ground for technologies capable of deciphering ample data. Rowan Watt-Pringle finds out how the Canadian city of Edmonton is planning...

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