China launches project on road safety
RS10, a five year, global road safety project was launched in China late last year. The project aims to reduce road-crash related death and injury […]
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Texas drivers concerned about road safety
According to the Texas Safety Culture Survey, in Texas, USA, drivers have agreed that texting while driving is a major concern as there has been […]
Brazilian cities win Volvo safety award
The prestigious Volvo Road Safety award has been won by two Brazilian cities that are engaged in Global Road Safety Partnership (GRSP)’s Proactive Partnership Strategy. […]
Virginia Smart Road can create rains
The Virginia Department of Transportation and Virginia Tech’s Transportation Institute (VTTI) are building a 5.7-mile limited-access highway between Blacksburg and Interstate 81. This direct link […]
Abu Dhabi’s environment-friendly airport terminal
The Abu Dhabi 2030 plan for transforming the desert land into the ‘Garden of the Gulf’ will use a design that will respond to its […]
World’s longest tunnel to open in 2017
World’s longest tunnel at Sedrun, Switzerland is now ready. Technically difficult to drill, the tunnel is very expensive. On October 15 this year, Swiss engineers […]
Heathrow airport to have automatic, driverless pod cars
will soon roll out the environment friendly pod cars. They will replace shuttle buses that are at present used to ferry people to and from […]
Beijing returns to bicycles
Lakhs of Beijingers are returning to the use of bicycles. Only, these are electric bikes – battery-powered and silent. This shift has taken place thanks […]
Turkey Metro will be earthquake resistant
Turkey has introduced a new isolated bearing system which is designed to preserve the alignment of critical structures while saving millions in construction costs. It […]
TagMaster and Confidex join hands
Swedish company TagMaster, the leading producer of advanced RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) solutions for railway applications, and Confidex, the world’s leading supplier of high-performing RFID […]