News tagged with traffic camera

Without driver or map, vans go from Italy to China

Across Eastern Europe, Russia, Kazakhstan and the Gobi Desert - it certainly was a long way to go without getting lost.

Technology / Engineering

created Oct 28, 2010 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (10) | comments 9

Plan to use satellites to monitor British motorists

(PhysOrg.com) -- Britain may soon be using global positioning satellites and advanced speed cameras with number plate recognition technology to track speeding motorists, and according to a report released ...

Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation

created Apr 22, 2010 | popularity 2.7 / 5 (6) | comments 28 | with audio podcast report

Simulated skiers reveal mountain traffic jams

Millions of skiers and snowboarders escape to the mountains every winter, but some everyday stresses -- like traffic jams -- are unavoidable even on the slopes. In plenty of time to prepare for next season, ...

Physics / General Physics

created May 09, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Ticket's in the mail: Red-light cameras questioned

(AP) -- Minutes after Neel Manglik illegally turned right on a red light in the Des Moines suburb of Clive, a video popped up on a computer at an office park outside Scottsdale, Ariz.

Technology / Other

created Mar 13, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Ground Control to Major Tom: London ISA Catches Speeders

An Intelligent Speed Adaption (ISA) system is being tested by the London for Transport (TfL). The eye-in-the-sky ISA system relies on a computer installed in the vehicle with pre-loaded speed limit road data ...

Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation

created May 11, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 4 weblog

Consistent evidence: Speed cameras do reduce injuries and deaths

Placing speed cameras on roads reduces the number of road traffic injuries and deaths, concludes a team of researchers from The University of Queensland, in Brisbane, Australia. Their findings are published this month in ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Oct 06, 2010 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Red-light cameras critical to public safety, traffic researcher finds

As automated traffic monitoring systems such as red light cameras keep a law enforcement "eye" on the streets across the country, many drivers accuse city governments of installing the monitors as a way to generate revenue. ...

Other Sciences / Other

created Jun 07, 2011 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 1