The Third Revision of Code of Practice for Road Signs was released by IRC in 2012. After almost a span of ten years IRC has issued its Fourth Revision which was published in June 2022. This essay by Ashwini Bagga – road safety expert and former consultant to the Department of Transport and Road Safety, Government of Rajasthan– is an ...
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Chandigarh: On going fight against serious road accidents
National Crime Records Bureau Data shows that India had about 155, 622 deaths due to road accidents in 2022. With millions more sustaining severe injuries. In this first part of the series of accounts covering road safety initiatives by Indian Cities, Jaswinder Singh, Dy.SP/Traffic (R&D), Road Safety, UT, Chandigarh tells Trafficinfratech how the City has put in place systems and ...
Digital mapmaking innovations are revolutionizing travel
Digital maps are valued as the third most important service of the internet, behind search and email, as found in a 2019 study conducted by MIT. While cartography has been around for millennia as a way to understand the places we inhabit, digital mapping is an innovation that leverages the technology of today’s digital age. GPS, cars with holographic maps ...
Solutions for Road Network Assessment
Vehicle Management for Factories and Manufacturing Facilities
The factory is a synthesis of personnel, assets, equipment, and machinery. Therefore, complicated challenges arise frequently in a factory, such as personnel mobility and fire hazards. Hikvision’s Solution by Scenario for Factories provides more cost-effective ways to guarantee efficient and safe production, and property protection. Secured by our professionally selected products and subsystems, the whole solution can bring more momentum ...
ITS solutions from Advantech
Intelligent transportation systems (ITS) are needed to address the growing challenges faced by modern transportation networks, including traffic congestion, safety and environmental concerns, increasing demand for mobility, and aging infrastructure. Advantech’s IP65 fanless PC, the TS-207, is an ideal choice for an ITS due to its rugged design, reliability, and ability to withstand harsh environments. The TS-207’s rugged design protects ...
Smart Bus Stop – from SuperUS Systems
Enabling a Connected Information Ecosystem The Smart Bus Stop converts conventional bus stop into Smart Bus Stop and accurately shows the arrival of the buses in real-time ETA. The paper-like, high-contrast display offers excellent readability and provides real-time arrival information, service alerts, and route display, all updatable from a central location. The Smart Bus Stop is easily adaptable and can ...
Three Strategic Axes to Leh
With the opening of all three strategic passes and axes, BRO has successfully restored connectivity on all routes leading to Ladakh. Never in the history were these routes opened in such short time frame and the connectivity achieved in March this year, writes Col Prashant Oberoi, Director HSPR, HQ DGBR The UT of Ladakh enjoys the significance of being located ...
Is flyover a long-term and sustainable mobility solution?
A Transportation Systems Engineering perspective It’s a common misconception that building flyovers can solve traffic congestion, but in reality, they merely shift the point of traffic congestion. Ashish Verma, Professor & Convenor and Rohit Singh Nitwal Ph.D. Scholar, IISc Sustainable Transportation Lab ( IST Lab), Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru point out that the ultimate goal ...
Path India Ltd Projects and more Projects
Prakash Asphalting & Toll highways (India) Ltd is the leading road construction company in Central India and a pioneer in executing engineering projects. Path India is constantly looking for innovations and challenging projects. In a brief Interview with Mangala Chandran, Director Nipun Agrawal gives an update on the company’s foray into more verticals like logistics parks and wayside amenities Path ...