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BRT is also known as a busway or a transitway. It describes a high-capacity urban public transport system with its own right of way, vehicles at short headways, platform-level boarding, and pre-ticketing. Purists will argue that a BRT needs all these attributes, but often the ticketing system is on-board – albeit cashless and fast – so as not to slow ...

Road safety experts and the Government have been stressing on the need for speedy and uniform implementation of Intelligent Transport System (ITS) in India. It covers all modes of transport and holds together dynamically various elements of the transportation systems and the users. Satheesh G, Scientist G & Group Head – Intelligent Transportation & Networking Group, CDAC gives an update ...

Defensive driving training and traffic psychology would be a powerful combination that could contribute to safer driving practices. This can help reduce the chances of road crash deaths and injuries, writes Arushi Baluja, Head – Department of Driver Training, Public Health and International Relations, Institute of Road Traffic Education (IRTE) – College of Traffic Management (CTM). India has an estimated ...

Ensuring road safety is a critical task that requires the cooperation of various stakeholders. While regulatory bodies and law enforcement agencies are typically the primary focus of road safety measures, car dealerships play a crucial role that should be noticed. Vivek Datta, MD & CEO, Globe Toyota, explains how these establishments have a considerable influence on customer education, vehicle features, ...

Fátima Pereira da Silva, Board Member (ICADTS); (EWDTS) and Member Traffic Psychology International (TPI) is a Traffic safety professional from Portugal with more than 35 years of experience in Traffic psychology. She is also a professor at the Polytechnic University of Coimbra, teaching Organizational Psychology for many years. During a virtual interview with Trafficinfratech, Fátima stressed the importance of traffic ...

Inaugurated by Hon’ble Prime Minister Narendra Modi in March 2024, Arunachal Pradesh’s Sela Tunnel is the world’s largest bi-lane tunnel. It will usher in a new era of economic prosperity for the Tawang region, fostering trade, tourism, employment and overall development. Constructed at an altitude of 13000 feet on the Balipara-Charduar-Tawang road connecting Tezpur to Tawang in Arunachal Pradesh, Sela ...

With clear focus on formulating water based & solvent based paints suitable for heavy traffic flow and adverse weather conditions, ITS Coatings Pvt Ltd, has established itself as a specialized player in the market. Rinkoo Shah, Asst. Vice President – Strategy & Operations, ITS Coatings Private Limited shares with Trafficinfratech the international quality standards of the offerings that are tested ...

As a young volunteer in her teens, Neha Khullar, Director (Projects and Training) with MUSKAAN Foundation for Road Safety organised road safety awareness activities in her hometown in Jaipur. As her passion for road safety grew, she took upon to herself to build focused modules and training for specific segments in the society. She ensured that she built her own ...

With an array of government charger point operators (CPOs) and private players operating in the charging infrastructure space, the critical question is not about the existence of charging infra or discoverability of charging stations. Instead, the next set of operational challenges around availability and scaling-up including inter-operability of the charging stations becomes critical, state Preetesh Singh, Specialist CASE & Alternate ...

Reducing greenhouse gas emissions from transport is crucial to meet India’s climate action commitments and limit future global warming to 1.5°C. This is especially urgent amidst recurring hazardous air quality crises in Delhi, Mumbai, and other major Indian cities. A new report by ITDP and the University of California, Davis—the Compact Cities Electrified: India roadmap—shows that developing compact and dense ...