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Added on the 26/05/2011 16:15:03 - Copyright : Auto Moto EN
Road safety MEPs close loopholes for traffic offenders EU wide
About 200 demonstrators, gathered at the call of the CGT union, block traffic on the Paris ring road during a demonstration against pension reform and the use of the 49.3 clause. IMAGES
Heavy traffic clogs the roads to the worst-affected areas around Turkey's quake-hit Iskenderun four days after a 7.8 magnitude quake hit the country's southeast, as well as neighbouring Syria. IMAGES
Honda Research Institute USA, Inc. is developing a road condition monitoring system that uses vehicle technology to evaluate road conditions in an effort to detect possible hazards. With this vehicle-generated road condition reporting system, Honda hopes to help road operators monitor lane marking conditions in a more frequent, efficient and cost-effective way that helps fulfill Honda’s concept of “Safety for Everyone.”Honda Research Institute is conducting a pilot program in Ohio to evaluate a system that uses GPS coordinates and sensors such as cameras to collect real-time road condition information that can be shared with road operators. Honda is collaborating with the Ohio Department of Transportation and plans to start providing road condition data in early 2022, from Honda vehicles used as part of the pilot program, to help enhance the efficiency of the road maintenance operation in Ohio. Honda Research Institute also is exploring how connected vehicles can access the anonymized data to adjust Honda and Acura Advanced Driver Assistance System’s (ADAS) perception settings, and if needed, warn drivers if lane markings are faded or are in need of repair.
With snow drifts, black ice and train cancellations, the onset of dramatic winter weather causes considerable traffic disruptions in many places in the north and center of Germany. Deutsche Bahn discontinued numerous connections in local and long-distance traffic, between Hamburg and Hanover and Hamburg and the State of Northrhine Westphalia, where many parts of the highway have been closed to traffic. IMAGES of the highway covered with snow and of the Dortmund train station in the State of Northrhine Westphalia